Question 1

Which statement is most accurate about the U.S.between 1840-1860?

Accepted Answer

A) The per capita income of free people in the Southwest was about twice the national average. 
B) The per capita income of free people in the entire U.S.decreased. 
C) The per capita income of free people in the entire U.S.increased,but increased more slowly than it did before the Revolution. 
D) The Northwest was the poorest part of the nation,as measured by per capita income of free people. 
A) The per capita income of free people in the Southwest was about twice the national average. 
B) The per capita income of free people in the entire U.S.decreased. 
C) The per capita income of free people in the entire U.S.increased,but increased more slowly than it did before the Revolution. 
D) The Northwest was the poorest part of the nation,as measured by per capita income of free people.

Question 2

Productivity gains on southern cotton plantations were due to

Accepted Answer

A) improved varieties of seeds. 
B) use of the gang system. 
C) longer work hours. 
D) All of the above. 
E) Both a and b are correct. 
A) improved varieties of seeds. 
B) use of the gang system. 
C) longer work hours. 
D) All of the above. 
E) Both a and b are correct.

Question 3

Between 1810 and 1860,the value of slaves in the United States

Accepted Answer

A) nearly doubled. 
B) tripled. 
C) increased nearly fourfold. 
D) increased nearly tenfold. 
A) nearly doubled. 
B) tripled. 
C) increased nearly fourfold. 
D) increased nearly tenfold.

Question 4

In the 20 years before the Civil War real per capita incomes were ___ in the South than in the North,and the growth rate was ___ in the South than in the North.

Accepted Answer

A) higher,higher. 
B) lower,higher. 
C) higher,lower. 
D) lower,lower. 
A) higher,higher. 
B) lower,higher. 
C) higher,lower. 
D) lower,lower.

Question 5

Approximately how many slaves were brought to the colonial U.S.from Africa during the operation of the transatlantic slave trade?

Accepted Answer

A) 50,000 
B) 700,000 
C) 5 million 
D) 10 million 
A) 50,000 
B) 700,000 
C) 5 million 
D) 10 million

Question 6

Which statement is most accurate about the U.S.between 1800-1860?

Accepted Answer

A) New states were always permitted to choose whether they wanted to be free or slave states. 
B) Slaves were prohibited from the western territories and new states. 
C) The threat of having their jobs replaced by slaves led many southerners to unionize. 
D) The total value of slaves in the U.S.increased substantially after the slave trade was stopped in the early 1800s. 
A) New states were always permitted to choose whether they wanted to be free or slave states. 
B) Slaves were prohibited from the western territories and new states. 
C) The threat of having their jobs replaced by slaves led many southerners to unionize. 
D) The total value of slaves in the U.S.increased substantially after the slave trade was stopped in the early 1800s.

Question 7

Which region in the New World received the largest share of slaves brought to the New World?

Accepted Answer

A) Brazil 
B) Colonial America 
C) Cuba 
D) Canada 
A) Brazil 
B) Colonial America 
C) Cuba 
D) Canada

Question 8

The colonial U.S.accounted for approximately what share of the transatlantic slave trade?

Accepted Answer

A) 3 percent 
B) 6 percent 
C) 12 percent 
D) 36 percent 
E) 72 percent 
A) 3 percent 
B) 6 percent 
C) 12 percent 
D) 36 percent 
E) 72 percent

Question 9

Most current economic historians believe that

Accepted Answer

A) slavery was profitable and viable. 
B) slavery would have eventually ended due to its inherent unprofitability. 
C) slavery was economically inefficient. 
D) free labor was more productive than slave labor. 
A) slavery was profitable and viable. 
B) slavery would have eventually ended due to its inherent unprofitability. 
C) slavery was economically inefficient. 
D) free labor was more productive than slave labor.

Question 10

New Jersey adopted a policy of gradual emancipation slaves that freed male slaves when they reached age 25.This policy meant that slave owners earned a rate of return ______.

Accepted Answer

A) of zero,because profits during the slave's working years about equaled the costs of rearing a slave. 
B) that was about equal to the normal return,because the profits earned up to age 25 exceeded rearing costs by a substantial margin. 
C) a very high rate of return because slaves were generally unproductive after their peak years. 
D) that cannot be calculated because of a lack of data. 
A) of zero,because profits during the slave's working years about equaled the costs of rearing a slave. 
B) that was about equal to the normal return,because the profits earned up to age 25 exceeded rearing costs by a substantial margin. 
C) a very high rate of return because slaves were generally unproductive after their peak years. 
D) that cannot be calculated because of a lack of data.

Question 11

Which of the following was a major omission from Ulrich B.Phillip's proxy for the rate of return in slavery?

Accepted Answer

A) The price of cotton. 
B) The price of slaves. 
C) The rate of interest. 
D) The productivity of slaves. 
E) The maintenance cost of slaves. 
A) The price of cotton. 
B) The price of slaves. 
C) The rate of interest. 
D) The productivity of slaves. 
E) The maintenance cost of slaves.

Question 12

Current research on the productivity of southern cotton plantations shows that

Accepted Answer

A) output per unit of input was greater on large slave plantations than on small free-family farms. 
B) the majority of the South's cotton crop was grown on farm units of less than 100 acres. 
C) output per slave declined during the antebellum period. 
D) plantation-style agriculture was inefficient. 
E) All of the above. 
A) output per unit of input was greater on large slave plantations than on small free-family farms. 
B) the majority of the South's cotton crop was grown on farm units of less than 100 acres. 
C) output per slave declined during the antebellum period. 
D) plantation-style agriculture was inefficient. 
E) All of the above.

Question 13

The text compares two studies on the profitability of slavery: one by Phillips and the other by Conrad and Meyer.The main reason for the difference in their results is

Accepted Answer

A) Phillips failed to account for the effect of rising marginal product on profitability. 
B) Conrad and Meyer had better data on slave prices. 
C) Conrad and Meyer used data from both northern and southern farms. 
D) Phillips assumed that cotton prices were falling during the antebellum period. 
A) Phillips failed to account for the effect of rising marginal product on profitability. 
B) Conrad and Meyer had better data on slave prices. 
C) Conrad and Meyer used data from both northern and southern farms. 
D) Phillips assumed that cotton prices were falling during the antebellum period.

Question 14

According to Walton and Rockoff,large slave plantations were _____ efficient than farms without slaves because (among several reasons)_______.

Accepted Answer

A) more,the great intensity per hour with which slaves were forced to worked. 
B) more,large plantation owners used political power to control the best land. 
C) less,free men work harder than slaves. 
D) less,slaves frequently sabotaged production. 
A) more,the great intensity per hour with which slaves were forced to worked. 
B) more,large plantation owners used political power to control the best land. 
C) less,free men work harder than slaves. 
D) less,slaves frequently sabotaged production.

Exam 13: The Entrenchment of Slavery and Regional Conflict

Which statement is most accurate about the U.S.between 1840-1860?

Productivity gains on southern cotton plantations were due to

Between 1810 and 1860,the value of slaves in the United States

In the 20 years before the Civil War real per capita incomes were ___ in the South than in the North,and the growth rate was ___ in the South than in the North.

Approximately how many slaves were brought to the colonial U.S.from Africa during the operation of the transatlantic slave trade?

Which statement is most accurate about the U.S.between 1800-1860?

Which region in the New World received the largest share of slaves brought to the New World?

The colonial U.S.accounted for approximately what share of the transatlantic slave trade?

Most current economic historians believe that

New Jersey adopted a policy of gradual emancipation slaves that freed male slaves when they reached age 25.This policy meant that slave owners earned a rate of return ______.

Which of the following was a major omission from Ulrich B.Phillip's proxy for the rate of return in slavery?

Current research on the productivity of southern cotton plantations shows that

The text compares two studies on the profitability of slavery: one by Phillips and the other by Conrad and Meyer.The main reason for the difference in their results is

According to Walton and Rockoff,large slave plantations were _____ efficient than farms without slaves because (among several reasons)_______.

Economic History

Founding the Colonies

Colonial Economic Activities

The Economic Relations of the Colonies

Economic Progress and Wealth

Three Crises and Revolt

Hard Realities for a New Nation

Land and the Early Western Movements

Transportation and Market Growth

Market Expansion Industry in First Transition

Labor During the Early Industrial Period

Money and Banking in the Developing Economy

War, Recovery and Regional Divergence

Agricultures Western Advance

Railroads and Economic Change

Industrial Expansion and Concentration

The Emergence of Americas Labor Consciousness

Money, Prices, and Finance in the Postbellum ERA

Commerce at Home and Abroad

Mobilizing for War

The Roaring Twenties

The Great Depression

The New Deal

World War II

The Changing Role of the Federal Government

Government the Business Cycle After World War II

Manufacturing, Productivity, and Labor

Achievements of the Past, Challenges for the Future

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In the 20 years before the Civil War real per capita incomes were _ in the South than in the North,and the growth rate was _ in the South than in the North.

According to Walton and Rockoff,large slave plantations were _ efficient than farms without slaves because (among several reasons)___.