Question 1

What health problem did Europeans have to worry about, but African Americans were generally immune to?

Accepted Answer

A)  food poisoning 
B)  lactose intolerance 
C)  dysentery 
D)  malaria 
A)  food poisoning 
B)  lactose intolerance 
C)  dysentery 
D)  malaria

Question 2

What was a primary advantage of being a skilled slave?

Accepted Answer

A)  They had authority and power over the other slaves, and could limit punishment. 
B)  They were often looked at by other slaves as religious leaders. 
C)  It was possible for them to get a taste of freedom and independence through their skills. 
D)  It was quite easy for them to buy their own freedom with the wages they earned. 
A)  They had authority and power over the other slaves, and could limit punishment. 
B)  They were often looked at by other slaves as religious leaders. 
C)  It was possible for them to get a taste of freedom and independence through their skills. 
D)  It was quite easy for them to buy their own freedom with the wages they earned.

Question 3

A slaves' diet in the period between 1820 and 1860

Accepted Answer

A)  was equal to whites' diet, and not far from today's standards, since they got a lot of fresh vegetables. 
B)  was poor by today's standards, but not by the standards of the rest of the world at that time. 
C)  generally was very European in style, since the master refused to let them cook anything else. 
D)  Was close to today's standards in nutrition, but not in quantity of food. 
A)  was equal to whites' diet, and not far from today's standards, since they got a lot of fresh vegetables. 
B)  was poor by today's standards, but not by the standards of the rest of the world at that time. 
C)  generally was very European in style, since the master refused to let them cook anything else. 
D)  Was close to today's standards in nutrition, but not in quantity of food.

Question 4

Which state had the largest slave population during the period 1820-1860?

Accepted Answer

A)  Alabama 
B)  Mississippi 
C)  Louisiana 
D)  Virginia 
A)  Alabama 
B)  Mississippi 
C)  Louisiana 
D)  Virginia

Question 5

How was life different for slaves in the city than on the plantation?

Accepted Answer

A)  Skilled urban slaves could purchase their freedom more easily. 
B)  There were generally very few slaves in the cities. 
C)  There was less opportunity for a city slave to make money, as they were more closely watched. 
D)  There were more freed blacks in rural areas near plantations. 
A)  Skilled urban slaves could purchase their freedom more easily. 
B)  There were generally very few slaves in the cities. 
C)  There was less opportunity for a city slave to make money, as they were more closely watched. 
D)  There were more freed blacks in rural areas near plantations.

Question 6

Why did cotton farmers use so many slaves?

Accepted Answer

A)  Cotton farming involved very intensive, laborious care and cultivation over the entire season. 
B)  Cotton planting and culture was spread over a very extensive area. 
C)  Cotton farmers generally were in Alabama and Mississippi, where racism was strongest. 
D)  Cotton farmers tended to be the wealthiest, and generally hated to do manual labor themselves. 
A)  Cotton farming involved very intensive, laborious care and cultivation over the entire season. 
B)  Cotton planting and culture was spread over a very extensive area. 
C)  Cotton farmers generally were in Alabama and Mississippi, where racism was strongest. 
D)  Cotton farmers tended to be the wealthiest, and generally hated to do manual labor themselves.

Question 7

What does the example of Celia and Robert Newsom in 1855 tell us about sexual exploitation of black women?

Accepted Answer

A)  The court refused to accept that Celia had a right to defend herself from rape. 
B)  White men could be held accountable for the murder of their slaves, especially female slaves. 
C)  Sexual exploitation rarely happened, since generally the slave women instigated the matter. 
D)  Sometimes sexual relationships between white men and black women could be consensual. 
A)  The court refused to accept that Celia had a right to defend herself from rape. 
B)  White men could be held accountable for the murder of their slaves, especially female slaves. 
C)  Sexual exploitation rarely happened, since generally the slave women instigated the matter. 
D)  Sometimes sexual relationships between white men and black women could be consensual.

Question 8

Which of the following is not true about African-American slave ownership?

Accepted Answer

A)  It was always for the purpose of freeing the slaves they bought. 
B)  Some women owned slaves. 
C)  Blacks sometimes owned slaves for economic purposes, rather than purchasing the members of their family. 
D)  Blacks owned slaves sometimes as a way to keep families together. 
A)  It was always for the purpose of freeing the slaves they bought. 
B)  Some women owned slaves. 
C)  Blacks sometimes owned slaves for economic purposes, rather than purchasing the members of their family. 
D)  Blacks owned slaves sometimes as a way to keep families together.

Question 9

Which statement is true about slave childhood?

Accepted Answer

A)  Slave children, since they were highly valued by the master, were well taken care of. Fewer slave children died than white children. 
B)  Slave children rarely played with white children, since the master would not allow it. 
C)  Slave childhood was short; slave children were usually doing adult work between the ages of 8 and 12. 
D)  Slave children generally could only rely on their own mother and father for help growing up. 
A)  Slave children, since they were highly valued by the master, were well taken care of. Fewer slave children died than white children. 
B)  Slave children rarely played with white children, since the master would not allow it. 
C)  Slave childhood was short; slave children were usually doing adult work between the ages of 8 and 12. 
D)  Slave children generally could only rely on their own mother and father for help growing up.

Question 10

What reason did white southerners not use to justify the sexual exploitation of black women?

Accepted Answer

A)  It helped white women stay pure. 
B)  The black women were inherently promiscuous. 
C)  Black women were responsible, since they seduced the white men. 
D)  That black women were better at producing strong babies when mixed with white men. 
A)  It helped white women stay pure. 
B)  The black women were inherently promiscuous. 
C)  Black women were responsible, since they seduced the white men. 
D)  That black women were better at producing strong babies when mixed with white men.

Question 11

What percentage of slaves did not have to work primarily as field hands?

Accepted Answer

A)  5% 
B)  25% 
C)  80% 
D)  No statistics have been found regarding slaves' work. 
A)  5% 
B)  25% 
C)  80% 
D)  No statistics have been found regarding slaves' work.

Question 12

What city served as a major slave market for slaves moving through the Southwest?

Accepted Answer

A)  New York 
B)  St. Louis 
C)  New Orleans 
D)  Atlanta 
A)  New York 
B)  St. Louis 
C)  New Orleans 
D)  Atlanta

Question 13

Which crop replaced tobacco as the main cash crop of Virginia and Maryland?

Accepted Answer

A)  cotton 
B)  sugarcane 
C)  potatoes 
D)  wheat 
A)  cotton 
B)  sugarcane 
C)  potatoes 
D)  wheat

Question 14

Where was rice cultivation important?

Accepted Answer

A)  in the swampy regions of Georgia and Florida 
B)  along the banks of the Mississippi River 
C)  in certain areas of South Carolina and Georgia 
D)  in Virginia and Maryland 
A)  in the swampy regions of Georgia and Florida 
B)  along the banks of the Mississippi River 
C)  in certain areas of South Carolina and Georgia 
D)  in Virginia and Maryland

Question 15

Which slave group had the highest status on the plantation?

Accepted Answer

A)  house servants 
B)  skilled slaves 
C)  the fastest worker in the field 
D)  the women, who bore children 
A)  house servants 
B)  skilled slaves 
C)  the fastest worker in the field 
D)  the women, who bore children

Question 16

What was the importance of the animal trickster folktales?

Accepted Answer

A)  They helped show slaves that sometimes the weaker, but cleverer, character wins. 
B)  They demonstrated that slaves were adopting white culture. 
C)  They helped children learn lessons of obedience and subservience. 
D)  They often made slaves some extra money on "festival days." 
A)  They helped show slaves that sometimes the weaker, but cleverer, character wins. 
B)  They demonstrated that slaves were adopting white culture. 
C)  They helped children learn lessons of obedience and subservience. 
D)  They often made slaves some extra money on "festival days."

Question 17

Who was the most famous of the animal tricksters found in African-American folktales?

Accepted Answer

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Question 18

Which slave-dependent crop was by far the most important to the country as a whole?

Accepted Answer

A)  sugarcane 
B)  rice 
C)  cotton 
D)  tobacco 
A)  sugarcane 
B)  rice 
C)  cotton 
D)  tobacco

Question 19

What elements of Christianity did white masters choose to present to their slaves?

Accepted Answer

A)  Slaves must obey their masters, just like they were supposed to obey God. 
B)  White masters refused to allow their slaves any access to Christianity. 
C)  White masters emphasized Jesus' love for all mankind. 
D)  They generally allowed the slaves to practice Christianity in any way they pleased. 
A)  Slaves must obey their masters, just like they were supposed to obey God. 
B)  White masters refused to allow their slaves any access to Christianity. 
C)  White masters emphasized Jesus' love for all mankind. 
D)  They generally allowed the slaves to practice Christianity in any way they pleased.

Question 20

Which of the following historians felt that slavery was a generally beneficial institution where slaveholders cared for happy slaves?

Accepted Answer

A)  Kenneth Stampp 
B)  Stanley Elkins 
C)  Ulrich B. Phillips 
D)  Eugene Genovese 
A)  Kenneth Stampp 
B)  Stanley Elkins 
C)  Ulrich B. Phillips 
D)  Eugene Genovese

Exam 6: Life in the Cotton Kingdom

What health problem did Europeans have to worry about, but African Americans were generally immune to?

What was a primary advantage of being a skilled slave?

A slaves' diet in the period between 1820 and 1860

Which state had the largest slave population during the period 1820-1860?

How was life different for slaves in the city than on the plantation?

Why did cotton farmers use so many slaves?

What does the example of Celia and Robert Newsom in 1855 tell us about sexual exploitation of black women?

Which of the following is not true about African-American slave ownership?

Which statement is true about slave childhood?

What reason did white southerners not use to justify the sexual exploitation of black women?

What percentage of slaves did not have to work primarily as field hands?

What city served as a major slave market for slaves moving through the Southwest?

Which crop replaced tobacco as the main cash crop of Virginia and Maryland?

Where was rice cultivation important?

Which slave group had the highest status on the plantation?

What was the importance of the animal trickster folktales?

Who was the most famous of the animal tricksters found in African-American folktales?

Which slave-dependent crop was by far the most important to the country as a whole?

What elements of Christianity did white masters choose to present to their slaves?

Which of the following historians felt that slavery was a generally beneficial institution where slaveholders cared for happy slaves?

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