Question 1

As a result of the introduction of the cotton gin,

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A)  fewer slaves were needed on the plantations. 
B)  the textile industry expanded in the South. 
C)  slavery was reinvigorated. 
D)  the center of cotton production shifted to Tennessee and Missouri. 
E)  the African slave trade was legalized. 
A)  fewer slaves were needed on the plantations. 
B)  the textile industry expanded in the South. 
C)  slavery was reinvigorated. 
D)  the center of cotton production shifted to Tennessee and Missouri. 
E)  the African slave trade was legalized.

Question 2

Identify and state the historical significance of the following:
-Wendell Phillips

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Wendell Phillips (1811–1884) was a promi

Question 3

Consider the ways in which African Americans responded to life under slavery.How did they manage to maintain dignity under such conditions? What cultural forms did they create to sustain themselves?

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African Americans responded to life unde

Question 4

By 1860,in some counties of the deep South,especially along the lower Mississippi River,blacks accounted for more than ____ percent of the population.

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A)  25 
B)  40 
C)  50 
D)  75 
E)  90 
A)  25 
B)  40 
C)  50 
D)  75 
E)  90

Question 5

Identify and state the historical significance of the following:
-West Africa Squadron

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The West Africa Squadron was a detachmen

Question 6

The great increase of the slave population in the first half of the nineteenth century was largely due to

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A)  the reopening of the African slave trade in 1808. 
B)  imports of slaves from the West Indies. 
C)  natural reproduction. 
D)  reenslavement of free blacks. 
E)  the deliberate "breeding" of slaves by plantation owners. 
A)  the reopening of the African slave trade in 1808. 
B)  imports of slaves from the West Indies. 
C)  natural reproduction. 
D)  reenslavement of free blacks. 
E)  the deliberate "breeding" of slaves by plantation owners.

Question 7

As a substitute for the wage-incentive system,slaveowners most often used

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A)  the lure that slaves might eventually purchase their freedom. 
B)  the protection of slave families. 
C)  the threat of sale or family disruption. 
D)  whipping and flogging. 
E)  incentive of free time for holidays. 
A)  the lure that slaves might eventually purchase their freedom. 
B)  the protection of slave families. 
C)  the threat of sale or family disruption. 
D)  whipping and flogging. 
E)  incentive of free time for holidays.

Question 8

Identify and state the historical significance of the following:
-driver

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In a historical context, the term "drive

Question 9

Before the Civil War,free blacks

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A)  were far more numerous in the North than in the South. 
B)  were in many cases the mulatto offspring of white fathers and black mothers. 
C)  were more accepted in the North. 
D)  found their greatest friends and sympathizers among poor Irish immigrants. 
E)  were widely supportive of the colonization movement. 
A)  were far more numerous in the North than in the South. 
B)  were in many cases the mulatto offspring of white fathers and black mothers. 
C)  were more accepted in the North. 
D)  found their greatest friends and sympathizers among poor Irish immigrants. 
E)  were widely supportive of the colonization movement.

Question 10

The contingent of southerners most opposed to both the wealthy planters and African American slaves were the

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A)  European immigrants 
B)  mountain whites. 
C)  small slaveowners. 
D)  non-slaveowning subsistence farmers. 
E)  citizens of the border states. 
A)  European immigrants 
B)  mountain whites. 
C)  small slaveowners. 
D)  non-slaveowning subsistence farmers. 
E)  citizens of the border states.

Question 11

In 1860,three-quarters of the white population of the South were

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A)  planter aristocrats. 
B)  small slaveowners. 
C)  urban mill workers. 
D)  European immigrants. 
E)  non-slaveowning subsistence farmers. 
A)  planter aristocrats. 
B)  small slaveowners. 
C)  urban mill workers. 
D)  European immigrants. 
E)  non-slaveowning subsistence farmers.

Question 12

Identify and state the historical significance of the following:
-Martin Delany

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Martin Delany (1812–1885) was an African

Question 13

The idea of transporting blacks back to Africa was

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A)  a recognition of blacks' desire to preserve their culture. 
B)  never carried out. 
C)  advocated by Frederick Douglass. 
D)  proposed by the African nation of Liberia. 
E)  an expression of widespread American racism. 
A)  a recognition of blacks' desire to preserve their culture. 
B)  never carried out. 
C)  advocated by Frederick Douglass. 
D)  proposed by the African nation of Liberia. 
E)  an expression of widespread American racism.

Question 14

Identify and state the historical significance of the following:
-"black ivory"

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"Black ivory" is a term that historicall

Question 15

Identify and state the historical significance of the following:
-Harriet Beecher Stowe

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Harriet Beecher Stowe (1811–1896) was an

Question 16

Based on "Varying Viewpoints," discuss how new perspectives,including women's history,have altered the understanding of actual human relationships under slavery.

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The inclusion of new perspectives, such

Question 17

Members of the planter aristocracy

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A)  focused on cultural gentility rather than politics. 
B)  dominated society and politics in the South. 
C)  provided democratic rule in the South. 
D)  promoted tax-supported public education. 
E)  kept up with developments in modern thought. 
A)  focused on cultural gentility rather than politics. 
B)  dominated society and politics in the South. 
C)  provided democratic rule in the South. 
D)  promoted tax-supported public education. 
E)  kept up with developments in modern thought.

Question 18

What was the relationship between slavery and racism in the pre-Civil War South? What did the existence of free blacks reveal about the character of American attitudes in both North and South?

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The relationship between slavery and rac

Question 19

Common forms of slave resistance included

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A)  refusing to attend to white children before slave children. 
B)  organizing successful slave rebellions. 
C)  sabotaging expensive equipment. 
D)  stealing expensive items from the "big house" for sale on the slave-run black market. 
E)  refusing to work under black "drivers." 
A)  refusing to attend to white children before slave children. 
B)  organizing successful slave rebellions. 
C)  sabotaging expensive equipment. 
D)  stealing expensive items from the "big house" for sale on the slave-run black market. 
E)  refusing to work under black "drivers."

Question 20

William Lloyd Garrison pledged his dedication to

Accepted Answer

A)  shipping freed blacks back to Africa. 
B)  a gradual emancipation of all southern slaves. 
C)  preventing the expansion of slavery beyond the South. 
D)  forming an antislavery political party. 
E)  the immediate abolition of slavery in the South. 
A)  shipping freed blacks back to Africa. 
B)  a gradual emancipation of all southern slaves. 
C)  preventing the expansion of slavery beyond the South. 
D)  forming an antislavery political party. 
E)  the immediate abolition of slavery in the South.

Exam 16: The South and the Slavery Controversy,1793-1860

As a result of the introduction of the cotton gin,

Identify and state the historical significance of the following: -Wendell Phillips

Consider the ways in which African Americans responded to life under slavery.How did they manage to maintain dignity under such conditions? What cultural forms did they create to sustain themselves?

By 1860,in some counties of the deep South,especially along the lower Mississippi River,blacks accounted for more than ____ percent of the population.

Identify and state the historical significance of the following: -West Africa Squadron

The great increase of the slave population in the first half of the nineteenth century was largely due to

As a substitute for the wage-incentive system,slaveowners most often used

Identify and state the historical significance of the following: -driver

Before the Civil War,free blacks

The contingent of southerners most opposed to both the wealthy planters and African American slaves were the

In 1860,three-quarters of the white population of the South were

Identify and state the historical significance of the following: -Martin Delany

The idea of transporting blacks back to Africa was

Identify and state the historical significance of the following: -"black ivory"

Identify and state the historical significance of the following: -Harriet Beecher Stowe

Based on "Varying Viewpoints," discuss how new perspectives,including women's history,have altered the understanding of actual human relationships under slavery.

Members of the planter aristocracy

What was the relationship between slavery and racism in the pre-Civil War South? What did the existence of free blacks reveal about the character of American attitudes in both North and South?

Common forms of slave resistance included

William Lloyd Garrison pledged his dedication to

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