Question 1

At Thomas Jefferson's Monticello slave children were sold as soon as they could work.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 2

A large group of southern farmers practiced ____________________ farming.

Accepted Answer

The answer of A large group of southern farmers practiced...

Question 3

In 1790,Chesapeake planters saw falling prices for ____________________.

Accepted Answer

The answer of In 1790,Chesapeake planters saw falling prices for...

Question 4

Describe the cultures of the southern United States in the period from 1820 to 1850.

Accepted Answer

Essay should address several key points:

Question 5

Slaves were able to negotiate and gain privileges.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 6

In regards to American slaves and Christianity

Accepted Answer

A) in 1800,one in five Methodists were black. 
B) no black could be a preacher. 
C) congregations were never integrated. 
D) in 1820,there were 700 independent black churches. 
E) all of these choices 
A) in 1800,one in five Methodists were black. 
B) no black could be a preacher. 
C) congregations were never integrated. 
D) in 1820,there were 700 independent black churches. 
E) all of these choices

Question 7

Which of the following was not part of the interstate slave trade?

Accepted Answer

A) Slave pens 
B) Safe houses 
C) Sophisticated financing 
D) A wide disparity in prices 
E) A well-traveled shipping route 
A) Slave pens 
B) Safe houses 
C) Sophisticated financing 
D) A wide disparity in prices 
E) A well-traveled shipping route

Question 8

The slave revolt that was planned with military precision was led by ____________________.

Accepted Answer

The answer of The slave revolt that was planned with...

Question 9

Antebellum southern society placed its greatest importance on

Accepted Answer

A) honoring obligations. 
B) individual achievement. 
C) personal freedom. 
D) gender equality. 
E) social progress. 
A) honoring obligations. 
B) individual achievement. 
C) personal freedom. 
D) gender equality. 
E) social progress.

Question 10

In 1820,rice planters in the low country faced an optimistic future.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 11

In the Chesapeake slave system a majority of women worked as domestic servants.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 12

Christianity as practiced by slaves was

Accepted Answer

A) similar to that of their masters. 
B) at variance with that of their masters. 
C) exactly the same as that of their masters. 
D) dependant on white preachers. 
E) a call for violent revolution to bring on the end of the world. 
A) similar to that of their masters. 
B) at variance with that of their masters. 
C) exactly the same as that of their masters. 
D) dependant on white preachers. 
E) a call for violent revolution to bring on the end of the world.

Question 13

The large slave rebellion that began in Southampton,Virginia,in 1831 under the leadership of a Baptist lay minister was known as the

Accepted Answer

A) Nat Turner Revolt. 
B) Denmark Vesey Revolt. 
C) Swamplands Revolt. 
D) Gullah Revolt. 
E) Southampton Revolt. 
A) Nat Turner Revolt. 
B) Denmark Vesey Revolt. 
C) Swamplands Revolt. 
D) Gullah Revolt. 
E) Southampton Revolt.

Question 14

Which of the following states was not a major producer of cotton?

Accepted Answer

A) Alabama 
B) Texas 
C) Mississippi 
D) Louisiana 
E) Florida 
A) Alabama 
B) Texas 
C) Mississippi 
D) Louisiana 
E) Florida

Exam 9: The Old South, 1790-1850

At Thomas Jefferson's Monticello slave children were sold as soon as they could work.

A large group of southern farmers practiced ____________________ farming.

In 1790,Chesapeake planters saw falling prices for ____________________.

Describe the cultures of the southern United States in the period from 1820 to 1850.

Slaves were able to negotiate and gain privileges.

In regards to American slaves and Christianity

Which of the following was not part of the interstate slave trade?

The slave revolt that was planned with military precision was led by ____________________.

Antebellum southern society placed its greatest importance on

In 1820,rice planters in the low country faced an optimistic future.

In the Chesapeake slave system a majority of women worked as domestic servants.

Christianity as practiced by slaves was

The large slave rebellion that began in Southampton,Virginia,in 1831 under the leadership of a Baptist lay minister was known as the

Which of the following states was not a major producer of cotton?

When Old Worlds Collide: Contact, conquest, catastrophe

The Challenge to Spain and the Settlement of North America

England Discovers Its Colonies: Empire, liberty, and Expansion

Provincial America and the Struggle for a Continent

Reform, resistance, revolution

The Revolutionary Republic

Completing the Revolution, 1789-1815

Northern Transformations, 1790-1850

Toward an American Culture

Whigs and Democrats

Antebellum Reform

Manifest Destiny: an Empire for Liberty--Or Slavery

The Gathering Tempest, 1853-1860

Secession and Civil War, 1860-1862

A New Birth of Freedom, 1862-1865

Reconstruction, 1863-1877

A Transformed Nation: the West and the New South, 1865-1900

The Rise of Corporate America, 1865-1914

Cities, peoples, cultures, 1890-1920

Progressivism

Becoming a World Power, 1898-1917

War and Society, 1914-1920

The 1920s

The Great Depression and the New Deal, 1929-1939

America During the Second World War

The Age of Containment, 1946-1953

Affluence and Its Discontents, 1953-1963

America During Its Longest War, 1963-1974

Uncertain Times, 1974-1992

Economic, social, and Cultural Change in the Late 20th Century

A Time of Hope and Fear, 1993-2012

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