Question 1

In the South,the paternalist ethos:

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A)  reflected the hierarchical society in which the planter took responsibility for the lives of those around him. 
B)  declined after the War of 1812 as southern society became more centered on market relations rather than on personal relations. 
C)  suffered because southern slaveholders lived among their slaves, so that the groups' constant exposure to each other made southern slavery more openly violent than elsewhere. 
D)  brought southern society closer to northern ideals. 
E)  encouraged southern women to become more active and better educated so that they could help their husbands in their paternal roles. 
A)  reflected the hierarchical society in which the planter took responsibility for the lives of those around him. 
B)  declined after the War of 1812 as southern society became more centered on market relations rather than on personal relations. 
C)  suffered because southern slaveholders lived among their slaves, so that the groups' constant exposure to each other made southern slavery more openly violent than elsewhere. 
D)  brought southern society closer to northern ideals. 
E)  encouraged southern women to become more active and better educated so that they could help their husbands in their paternal roles.

Question 2

Identify and give the historical significance of each of the following terms, events, and people in a paragraph or two.
-free blacks

Accepted Answer

Free blacks were African Americans who w

Question 3

Free blacks in the United States:

Accepted Answer

A)  had the same rights as whites in the North but faced far more restrictions on their freedom in the South. 
B)  tended to live in rural areas if they lived in the Lower South. 
C)  sometimes became wealthy enough to own slaves. 
D)  made up nearly one-third of the African-American population in the South. 
E)  could testify in court and vote in most states but could carry firearms only with the approval of the local sheriff. 
A)  had the same rights as whites in the North but faced far more restrictions on their freedom in the South. 
B)  tended to live in rural areas if they lived in the Lower South. 
C)  sometimes became wealthy enough to own slaves. 
D)  made up nearly one-third of the African-American population in the South. 
E)  could testify in court and vote in most states but could carry firearms only with the approval of the local sheriff.

Question 4

Identify and give the historical significance of each of the following terms, events, and people in a paragraph or two.
-paternalism

Accepted Answer

The answer of Identify and give the historical significance of...

Question 5

Despite being forbidden by law to marry,many slaves were able to create a family life on the plantation.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 6

To qualify as a member of the planter class,a person had to be engaged in southern agriculture and:

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A)  own at least ten slaves. 
B)  grow specifically cotton or sugarcane. 
C)  own at least twenty slaves. 
D)  live in a large mansion. 
E)  own at least fifty slaves. 
A)  own at least ten slaves. 
B)  grow specifically cotton or sugarcane. 
C)  own at least twenty slaves. 
D)  live in a large mansion. 
E)  own at least fifty slaves.

Question 7

Match the person or term with the with the correct description.
-Brer Rabbit

Accepted Answer

A) system to help slaves escape to the North 
B) slave trade within the United States 
C) poor work and breakage of tools 
D) slavery 
E) managed slaves in the field
F)community of freed Virginian slaves
G)treating slaves in a fatherly manner
H)working in the fields side-by-side
I)had one or two, if any, slaves
J)boundary line between Pennsylvania and Maryland
K)cotton
L)trickster tale 
A) system to help slaves escape to the North 
B) slave trade within the United States 
C) poor work and breakage of tools 
D) slavery 
E) managed slaves in the field
F)community of freed Virginian slaves
G)treating slaves in a fatherly manner
H)working in the fields side-by-side
I)had one or two, if any, slaves
J)boundary line between Pennsylvania and Maryland
K)cotton
L)trickster tale

Question 8

Match the person or term with the with the correct description.
-Andrew Johnson

Accepted Answer

A) southern politician who spoke against the slavocracy 
B) led a "successful" slave rebellion in Virginia 
C) favored returning the slaves of the Amistad to Cuba 
D) favored returning the slaves of the Amistad to Africa 
E) escaped slave who led the abolitionist movement
F)slave executed for conspiracy
G)defended slavery as a natural part of hierarchical society
H)outspoken proslavery politician
I)part of an organization helping slaves escape to the North
J)slave executed for killing her master
K)southern editor
L)Twelve Years a Slave 
A) southern politician who spoke against the slavocracy 
B) led a "successful" slave rebellion in Virginia 
C) favored returning the slaves of the Amistad to Cuba 
D) favored returning the slaves of the Amistad to Africa 
E) escaped slave who led the abolitionist movement
F)slave executed for conspiracy
G)defended slavery as a natural part of hierarchical society
H)outspoken proslavery politician
I)part of an organization helping slaves escape to the North
J)slave executed for killing her master
K)southern editor
L)Twelve Years a Slave

Question 9

What was true of the South and slavery in nineteenth-century America?

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A)  England did not need cotton from the South. 
B)  The South's total population consisted of 20 percent slaves. 
C)  As it moved closer to 1860, the rate of natural increase for the slave population was decreasing. 
D)  The amount of money invested in slavery was a small part of the economy. 
E)  The Old South had developed into the largest and most powerful slave society the modern world has known. 
A)  England did not need cotton from the South. 
B)  The South's total population consisted of 20 percent slaves. 
C)  As it moved closer to 1860, the rate of natural increase for the slave population was decreasing. 
D)  The amount of money invested in slavery was a small part of the economy. 
E)  The Old South had developed into the largest and most powerful slave society the modern world has known.

Question 10

Although New Orleans was the only city of significant size in the South,it did not have a rich immigrant culture.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 11

Denmark Vesey's 1822 slave rebellion resulted in the deaths of more than thirty whites in Charleston.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 12

Plantation owners dominated U.S.southern life and:

Accepted Answer

A)  spread slavery to Cuba and other Caribbean islands. 
B)  wanted to avoid a Civil War at all costs. 
C)  focused on reuniting slave families. 
D)  promoted African-American culture. 
E)  exerted enormous influence on the national scene. 
A)  spread slavery to Cuba and other Caribbean islands. 
B)  wanted to avoid a Civil War at all costs. 
C)  focused on reuniting slave families. 
D)  promoted African-American culture. 
E)  exerted enormous influence on the national scene.

Question 13

Identify and give the historical significance of each of the following terms, events, and people in a paragraph or two.
-the slave family

Accepted Answer

The slave family refers to the family st

Question 14

Match the person or term with the with the correct description.
-Mason-Dixon Line

Accepted Answer

A) system to help slaves escape to the North 
B) slave trade within the United States 
C) poor work and breakage of tools 
D) slavery 
E) managed slaves in the field
F)community of freed Virginian slaves
G)treating slaves in a fatherly manner
H)working in the fields side-by-side
I)had one or two, if any, slaves
J)boundary line between Pennsylvania and Maryland
K)cotton
L)trickster tale 
A) system to help slaves escape to the North 
B) slave trade within the United States 
C) poor work and breakage of tools 
D) slavery 
E) managed slaves in the field
F)community of freed Virginian slaves
G)treating slaves in a fatherly manner
H)working in the fields side-by-side
I)had one or two, if any, slaves
J)boundary line between Pennsylvania and Maryland
K)cotton
L)trickster tale

Question 15

Slave religion:

Accepted Answer

A)  was based entirely on what slaves learned and heard from white ministers. 
B)  existed without approval from masters, who thought that letting slaves learn about religion might weaken their control. 
C)  benefited from masters assigning a member of each slave quarters to serve as a slave chaplain. 
D)  combined African traditions and Christian beliefs. 
E)  died out by the early 1820s because of strong opposition from whites. 
A)  was based entirely on what slaves learned and heard from white ministers. 
B)  existed without approval from masters, who thought that letting slaves learn about religion might weaken their control. 
C)  benefited from masters assigning a member of each slave quarters to serve as a slave chaplain. 
D)  combined African traditions and Christian beliefs. 
E)  died out by the early 1820s because of strong opposition from whites.

Question 16

Identify and give the historical significance of each of the following terms, events, and people in a paragraph or two.
-Nat Turner's Rebellion

Accepted Answer

Nat Turner's Rebellion was a significant

Question 17

Match the person or term with the with the correct description.
-Underground Railroad

Accepted Answer

A) system to help slaves escape to the North 
B) slave trade within the United States 
C) poor work and breakage of tools 
D) slavery 
E) managed slaves in the field
F)community of freed Virginian slaves
G)treating slaves in a fatherly manner
H)working in the fields side-by-side
I)had one or two, if any, slaves
J)boundary line between Pennsylvania and Maryland
K)cotton
L)trickster tale 
A) system to help slaves escape to the North 
B) slave trade within the United States 
C) poor work and breakage of tools 
D) slavery 
E) managed slaves in the field
F)community of freed Virginian slaves
G)treating slaves in a fatherly manner
H)working in the fields side-by-side
I)had one or two, if any, slaves
J)boundary line between Pennsylvania and Maryland
K)cotton
L)trickster tale

Question 18

Overall,slaves did not think much about freedom.They were content with their situation as long as their master was kind.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 19

The Brer Rabbit stories of slave folklore:

Accepted Answer

A)  celebrated how the weak could outsmart the more powerful. 
B)  borrowed heavily from English folktales but did add some African elements. 
C)  formed the basis of Uncle Tom's Cabin. 
D)  introduced the character Paul Bunyan to American culture. 
E)  were largely unknown until the making of a series of animated films in the twentieth century. 
A)  celebrated how the weak could outsmart the more powerful. 
B)  borrowed heavily from English folktales but did add some African elements. 
C)  formed the basis of Uncle Tom's Cabin. 
D)  introduced the character Paul Bunyan to American culture. 
E)  were largely unknown until the making of a series of animated films in the twentieth century.

Question 20

Who said that the language in the Declaration of Independence-that all men were created equal and entitled to liberty-was "the most false and dangerous of all political errors"?

Accepted Answer

A)  James Madison. 
B)  James G. Birney. 
C)  John C. Calhoun. 
D)  Denmark Vesey. 
E)  Solomon Northup. 
A)  James Madison. 
B)  James G. Birney. 
C)  John C. Calhoun. 
D)  Denmark Vesey. 
E)  Solomon Northup.

Exam 11: The Peculiar Institution

In the South,the paternalist ethos:

Identify and give the historical significance of each of the following terms, events, and people in a paragraph or two. -free blacks

Free blacks in the United States:

Identify and give the historical significance of each of the following terms, events, and people in a paragraph or two. -paternalism

Despite being forbidden by law to marry,many slaves were able to create a family life on the plantation.

To qualify as a member of the planter class,a person had to be engaged in southern agriculture and:

Match the person or term with the with the correct description. -Brer Rabbit

Match the person or term with the with the correct description. -Andrew Johnson

What was true of the South and slavery in nineteenth-century America?

Although New Orleans was the only city of significant size in the South,it did not have a rich immigrant culture.

Denmark Vesey's 1822 slave rebellion resulted in the deaths of more than thirty whites in Charleston.

Plantation owners dominated U.S.southern life and:

Identify and give the historical significance of each of the following terms, events, and people in a paragraph or two. -the slave family

Match the person or term with the with the correct description. -Mason-Dixon Line

Slave religion:

Identify and give the historical significance of each of the following terms, events, and people in a paragraph or two. -Nat Turner's Rebellion

Match the person or term with the with the correct description. -Underground Railroad

Overall,slaves did not think much about freedom.They were content with their situation as long as their master was kind.

The Brer Rabbit stories of slave folklore:

Who said that the language in the Declaration of Independence-that all men were created equal and entitled to liberty-was "the most false and dangerous of all political errors"?

A New World

Beginnings of English America,1607-1660

Creating Anglo-America,1660-1750

Slavery,Freedom,and the Struggle for Empire to 1763

The American Revolution,1763-1783

The Revolution Within

Founding a Nation,1783-1791

Securing the Republic,1790-1815

The Market Revolution,1800-1840

Democracy in America,1815-1840

An Age of Reform,1820-1840

A House Divided,1840-1861

A New Birth of Freedom: The Civil War,1861-1865

What Is Freedom?”: Reconstruction,1865-1877

America’s Gilded Age,1870-1890

Freedom’s Boundaries,at Home and Abroad,1890-1900

The Progressive Era,1900-1916

Safe for Democracy: The United States and World War I,1916-1920

From Business Culture to Great Depression: The Twenties,1920-1932

The New Deal,1932-1940

Fighting for the Four Freedoms: World War II,1941-1945

The United States and the Cold War,1945-1953

An Affluent Society,1953-1960

The Sixties,1960-1968

The Triumph of Conservatism,1969-1988

From Triumph to Tragedy,1989–2001

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