Question 1

What did the American Colonization Society,which purchased land in Africa for free blacks,name the new country? ​

Accepted Answer

A) Ghana 
B) Ivory Coast 
C) ​Republic of the Congo 
D) ​Cameroon 
E) ​Liberia 
A) Ghana 
B) Ivory Coast 
C) ​Republic of the Congo 
D) ​Cameroon 
E) ​Liberia

Question 2

Most southern farmers owned at least one slave.​

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 3

The American Anti-Slavery Society followed the example of ​

Accepted Answer

A) Great Britain. 
B) France. 
C) ​Canada. 
D) ​Liberia. 
E) ​Mexico. 
A) Great Britain. 
B) France. 
C) ​Canada. 
D) ​Liberia. 
E) ​Mexico.

Question 4

In what city was the first congregation of the African Methodist Episcopal Church established? ​

Accepted Answer

A) Philadelphia 
B) Boston 
C) ​New York 
D) ​Savannah 
E) ​Trenton 
A) Philadelphia 
B) Boston 
C) ​New York 
D) ​Savannah 
E) ​Trenton

Question 5

The term "fictive kin" refers to children born of a union between slave owners and their female slaves. ​

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 6

White women on southern plantations ​

Accepted Answer

A) were required to be submissive to husbands 
B) felt powerless to challenge slavery 
C) ​turned control of all of their possessions over to their husbands upon marriage 
D) ​All of the above 
E) ​None of the above 
A) were required to be submissive to husbands 
B) felt powerless to challenge slavery 
C) ​turned control of all of their possessions over to their husbands upon marriage 
D) ​All of the above 
E) ​None of the above

Question 7

Efforts by white Americans to encourage free blacks to leave the United States and return to Africa,specifically to the newly created country of Liberia,proved largely successful.​

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 8

Slaves could legally marry and form families.​

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 9

Denmark Vesey was a black slave in North Carolina who led an aborted slave rebellion in 1822 ​

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 10

Denmark Vesey frightened the residents in and around what city when he attempted to launch a slave revolt? ​

Accepted Answer

A) Charleston 
B) Savannah 
C) ​Richmond 
D) ​Atlanta 
E) ​Washington,D.C. 
A) Charleston 
B) Savannah 
C) ​Richmond 
D) ​Atlanta 
E) ​Washington,D.C.

Question 11

The Missouri Compromise allowed Missouri to join the Union as a free state while permitting slavery inCalifornia.​

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 12

The explosive issue of slavery split which of the following churches? ​

Accepted Answer

A) Methodist 
B) Quakers 
C) ​Catholic 
D) ​Baptists 
A) Methodist 
B) Quakers 
C) ​Catholic 
D) ​Baptists

Question 13

Antislavery reformers sent hundreds of petitions to Congress,which were quickly acted upon.​

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 14

Slaves created their own communities and cultures in all of the following ways EXCEPT: ​

Accepted Answer

A) They developed nonblood familial relationships with other slaves,incorporating friends and neighbors into the roles of true family members 
B) They rejected Christian religion and held fast to their African faiths 
C) ​They created music and dance forms 
D) ​They developed stories and songs about the end of slavery 
A) They developed nonblood familial relationships with other slaves,incorporating friends and neighbors into the roles of true family members 
B) They rejected Christian religion and held fast to their African faiths 
C) ​They created music and dance forms 
D) ​They developed stories and songs about the end of slavery

Question 15

Eli Whitney became wealthy from his invention of the cotton gin.​

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 16

Young male slaves would bring the highest prices in the slave markets.​

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 17

About three of every four enslaved people worked as which of the following? ​

Accepted Answer

A) domestic servants 
B) factory workers 
C) ​Shipbuilders 
D) ​Fieldhands 
A) domestic servants 
B) factory workers 
C) ​Shipbuilders 
D) ​Fieldhands

Question 18

What was the result of Nat Turner's revolt? ​

Accepted Answer

A) The deaths of more than 700 whites 
B) The hanging of Turner and numerous other rebels 
C) ​A growing fear of slave rebellions throughout the South 
D) ​Both the deaths of 700 whites and the hanging of Turner 
E) ​Both Turner's hanging and an escalating fear of slave rebellions throughout the white South 
A) The deaths of more than 700 whites 
B) The hanging of Turner and numerous other rebels 
C) ​A growing fear of slave rebellions throughout the South 
D) ​Both the deaths of 700 whites and the hanging of Turner 
E) ​Both Turner's hanging and an escalating fear of slave rebellions throughout the white South

Question 19

Gabriel was an enslaved blacksmith in Virginia who led a doomed rebellion in 1800,fueling white fears ​

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 20

The invention of the invention of the cotton gin in 1793 helped transform cotton into the South's most profitable crop. ​

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Exam 8: The Peculiar Institution: the Old South and Slavery, 1800-1860

What did the American Colonization Society,which purchased land in Africa for free blacks,name the new country? ​

Most southern farmers owned at least one slave.​

The American Anti-Slavery Society followed the example of ​

In what city was the first congregation of the African Methodist Episcopal Church established? ​

The term "fictive kin" refers to children born of a union between slave owners and their female slaves. ​

White women on southern plantations ​

Efforts by white Americans to encourage free blacks to leave the United States and return to Africa,specifically to the newly created country of Liberia,proved largely successful.​

Slaves could legally marry and form families.​

Denmark Vesey was a black slave in North Carolina who led an aborted slave rebellion in 1822 ​

Denmark Vesey frightened the residents in and around what city when he attempted to launch a slave revolt? ​

The Missouri Compromise allowed Missouri to join the Union as a free state while permitting slavery inCalifornia.​

The explosive issue of slavery split which of the following churches? ​

Antislavery reformers sent hundreds of petitions to Congress,which were quickly acted upon.​

Slaves created their own communities and cultures in all of the following ways EXCEPT: ​

Eli Whitney became wealthy from his invention of the cotton gin.​

Young male slaves would bring the highest prices in the slave markets.​

About three of every four enslaved people worked as which of the following? ​

What was the result of Nat Turner's revolt? ​

Gabriel was an enslaved blacksmith in Virginia who led a doomed rebellion in 1800,fueling white fears ​

The invention of the invention of the cotton gin in 1793 helped transform cotton into the South's most profitable crop. ​

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What did the American Colonization Society,which purchased land in Africa for free blacks,name the new country?

Most southern farmers owned at least one slave.

The American Anti-Slavery Society followed the example of

In what city was the first congregation of the African Methodist Episcopal Church established?

The term "fictive kin" refers to children born of a union between slave owners and their female slaves.

White women on southern plantations

Efforts by white Americans to encourage free blacks to leave the United States and return to Africa,specifically to the newly created country of Liberia,proved largely successful.

Slaves could legally marry and form families.

Denmark Vesey was a black slave in North Carolina who led an aborted slave rebellion in 1822

Denmark Vesey frightened the residents in and around what city when he attempted to launch a slave revolt?

The Missouri Compromise allowed Missouri to join the Union as a free state while permitting slavery inCalifornia.

The explosive issue of slavery split which of the following churches?

Antislavery reformers sent hundreds of petitions to Congress,which were quickly acted upon.

Slaves created their own communities and cultures in all of the following ways EXCEPT:

Eli Whitney became wealthy from his invention of the cotton gin.

Young male slaves would bring the highest prices in the slave markets.

About three of every four enslaved people worked as which of the following?

What was the result of Nat Turner's revolt?

Gabriel was an enslaved blacksmith in Virginia who led a doomed rebellion in 1800,fueling white fears

The invention of the invention of the cotton gin in 1793 helped transform cotton into the South's most profitable crop.