Question 1

All the following might be used to explain the South's distinctiveness EXCEPT:

Accepted Answer

A)  its climate 
B)  its preponderance of farming 
C)  its biracial population 
D)  the high proportion of immigrants that comprised the overall southern population 
E)  its determination to preserve slavery 
A)  its climate 
B)  its preponderance of farming 
C)  its biracial population 
D)  the high proportion of immigrants that comprised the overall southern population 
E)  its determination to preserve slavery

Question 2

A black overseer on a plantation was known as a driver.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 3

On a plantation, the position responsible for managing the agricultural production in every way was the:

Accepted Answer

A)  driver 
B)  slave 
C)  field hand 
D)  overseer 
E)  master 
A)  driver 
B)  slave 
C)  field hand 
D)  overseer 
E)  master

Question 4

Poor whites were often employed as:

Accepted Answer

A)  day laborers 
B)  blacksmiths and other skilled labor positions 
C)  slave drivers 
D)  teachers 
E)  indentured servants 
A)  day laborers 
B)  blacksmiths and other skilled labor positions 
C)  slave drivers 
D)  teachers 
E)  indentured servants

Question 5

MATCHING
Match each description with the item below.
-Toussaint L'Ouverture

Accepted Answer

A) plotted a slave revolt near Richmond in 1800 
B) was hanged for killing her master when defending herself against a sexual assault 
C) ran away from slavery in Maryland and became an outspoken critic of the institution 
D) plantation mistress who was a critic of the plantation system 
E) led a successful slave revolt on Saint-Domingue
F)allegedly plotted slave rebellion in South Carolina
G)free black man kidnapped and sold into slavery in the South
H)led the largest slave revolt in American history just north of New Orleans
I)author of Uncle Tom's Cabin
J)led a slave revolt in 1831 in Southampton County, Virginia 
A) plotted a slave revolt near Richmond in 1800 
B) was hanged for killing her master when defending herself against a sexual assault 
C) ran away from slavery in Maryland and became an outspoken critic of the institution 
D) plantation mistress who was a critic of the plantation system 
E) led a successful slave revolt on Saint-Domingue
F)allegedly plotted slave rebellion in South Carolina
G)free black man kidnapped and sold into slavery in the South
H)led the largest slave revolt in American history just north of New Orleans
I)author of Uncle Tom's Cabin
J)led a slave revolt in 1831 in Southampton County, Virginia

Question 6

Agricultural diversity in the Old South was practically nonexistent.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 7

Which of the following statements was generally true of slave life?

Accepted Answer

A)  Their lives were very similar from place to place and master to master. 
B)  Masters saw the wisdom in feeding their slaves well. 
C)  Field hands were organized into work gangs. 
D)  Slave mothers saw the overwhelming majority of their children reach adulthood. 
E)  Punishments were only meted out when a serious crime warranted them. 
A)  Their lives were very similar from place to place and master to master. 
B)  Masters saw the wisdom in feeding their slaves well. 
C)  Field hands were organized into work gangs. 
D)  Slave mothers saw the overwhelming majority of their children reach adulthood. 
E)  Punishments were only meted out when a serious crime warranted them.

Question 8

How important was slavery to the economy of the Old South? Discuss its effects on agriculture, industry, and any other relevant aspects of the South.

Accepted Answer

Slavery was incredibly important to the

Question 9

The development of southern industry:

Accepted Answer

A)  lagged behind the North 
B)  was more significant than agriculture to the southern economy 
C)  was the only sector of the southern economy that did not rely on slaves 
D)  turned the North into a colonial dependency of the more developed South 
E)  was nonexistent before the Civil War 
A)  lagged behind the North 
B)  was more significant than agriculture to the southern economy 
C)  was the only sector of the southern economy that did not rely on slaves 
D)  turned the North into a colonial dependency of the more developed South 
E)  was nonexistent before the Civil War

Question 10

By 1860, slavery was most concentrated:

Accepted Answer

A)  in the Lower South 
B)  in the Carolinas 
C)  in the Upper South 
D)  in Texas and Louisiana 
E)  equally through the South 
A)  in the Lower South 
B)  in the Carolinas 
C)  in the Upper South 
D)  in Texas and Louisiana 
E)  equally through the South

Question 11

During the first half of the nineteenth century, cotton became the most profitable form of agriculture, surpassing:

Accepted Answer

A)  swine 
B)  rice 
C)  indigo 
D)  tobacco 
E)  hemp 
A)  swine 
B)  rice 
C)  indigo 
D)  tobacco 
E)  hemp

Question 12

The most numerous white southerners were the:

Accepted Answer

A)  planters 
B)  yeoman farmers 
C)  "poor whites" 
D)  manufacturers 
E)  overseers 
A)  planters 
B)  yeoman farmers 
C)  "poor whites" 
D)  manufacturers 
E)  overseers

Question 13

In the antebellum period, which of the following was in the Old Southwest?

Accepted Answer

A)  Virginia 
B)  North Carolina 
C)  Mississippi 
D)  Georgia 
E)  South Carolina 
A)  Virginia 
B)  North Carolina 
C)  Mississippi 
D)  Georgia 
E)  South Carolina

Question 14

Slave owners in the antebellum South acquired additional slaves from:

Accepted Answer

A)  Africa 
B)  Brazil 
C)  the domestic slave trade 
D)  the West Indies 
E)  Asia 
A)  Africa 
B)  Brazil 
C)  the domestic slave trade 
D)  the West Indies 
E)  Asia

Question 15

MATCHING
Match each description with the item below.
-Frederick Douglass

Accepted Answer

A) plotted a slave revolt near Richmond in 1800 
B) was hanged for killing her master when defending herself against a sexual assault 
C) ran away from slavery in Maryland and became an outspoken critic of the institution 
D) plantation mistress who was a critic of the plantation system 
E) led a successful slave revolt on Saint-Domingue
F)allegedly plotted slave rebellion in South Carolina
G)free black man kidnapped and sold into slavery in the South
H)led the largest slave revolt in American history just north of New Orleans
I)author of Uncle Tom's Cabin
J)led a slave revolt in 1831 in Southampton County, Virginia 
A) plotted a slave revolt near Richmond in 1800 
B) was hanged for killing her master when defending herself against a sexual assault 
C) ran away from slavery in Maryland and became an outspoken critic of the institution 
D) plantation mistress who was a critic of the plantation system 
E) led a successful slave revolt on Saint-Domingue
F)allegedly plotted slave rebellion in South Carolina
G)free black man kidnapped and sold into slavery in the South
H)led the largest slave revolt in American history just north of New Orleans
I)author of Uncle Tom's Cabin
J)led a slave revolt in 1831 in Southampton County, Virginia

Question 16

Which of the following was NOT part of the myth of the Old South's superiority?

Accepted Answer

A)  The standard of living in northern states had declined since slavery had been banned. 
B)  Kind planters indulged their happy slaves. 
C)  Slavery was beneficial to both the master and slave. 
D)  The South was morally superior to the North. 
E)  One southerner could defeat ten northerners in combat. 
A)  The standard of living in northern states had declined since slavery had been banned. 
B)  Kind planters indulged their happy slaves. 
C)  Slavery was beneficial to both the master and slave. 
D)  The South was morally superior to the North. 
E)  One southerner could defeat ten northerners in combat.

Question 17

What made the Old Southwest different from other parts of the South? Why are those differences important to understanding the antebellum period?

Accepted Answer

The Old Southwest, which included states

Question 18

Most southern men prided themselves on adhering to a moral code based on:

Accepted Answer

A)  deference to female authority 
B)  racial equality 
C)  a prickly sense of honor 
D)  the disregard of elders 
E)  pacifism 
A)  deference to female authority 
B)  racial equality 
C)  a prickly sense of honor 
D)  the disregard of elders 
E)  pacifism

Question 19

Which of the following was not a part of the "masculine" culture of the Old Southwest's frontier?

Accepted Answer

A)  violence 
B)  gender equality 
C)  alcohol use 
D)  gambling 
E)  sexual promiscuity 
A)  violence 
B)  gender equality 
C)  alcohol use 
D)  gambling 
E)  sexual promiscuity

Question 20

MATCHING
Match each description with the item below.
-Solomon Northup

Accepted Answer

A) plotted a slave revolt near Richmond in 1800 
B) was hanged for killing her master when defending herself against a sexual assault 
C) ran away from slavery in Maryland and became an outspoken critic of the institution 
D) plantation mistress who was a critic of the plantation system 
E) led a successful slave revolt on Saint-Domingue
F)allegedly plotted slave rebellion in South Carolina
G)free black man kidnapped and sold into slavery in the South
H)led the largest slave revolt in American history just north of New Orleans
I)author of Uncle Tom's Cabin
J)led a slave revolt in 1831 in Southampton County, Virginia 
A) plotted a slave revolt near Richmond in 1800 
B) was hanged for killing her master when defending herself against a sexual assault 
C) ran away from slavery in Maryland and became an outspoken critic of the institution 
D) plantation mistress who was a critic of the plantation system 
E) led a successful slave revolt on Saint-Domingue
F)allegedly plotted slave rebellion in South Carolina
G)free black man kidnapped and sold into slavery in the South
H)led the largest slave revolt in American history just north of New Orleans
I)author of Uncle Tom's Cabin
J)led a slave revolt in 1831 in Southampton County, Virginia

Exam 11: The South, Slavery, and King Cotton, 1800-1860

All the following might be used to explain the South's distinctiveness EXCEPT:

A black overseer on a plantation was known as a driver.

On a plantation, the position responsible for managing the agricultural production in every way was the:

Poor whites were often employed as:

MATCHING Match each description with the item below. -Toussaint L'Ouverture

Agricultural diversity in the Old South was practically nonexistent.

Which of the following statements was generally true of slave life?

How important was slavery to the economy of the Old South? Discuss its effects on agriculture, industry, and any other relevant aspects of the South.

The development of southern industry:

By 1860, slavery was most concentrated:

During the first half of the nineteenth century, cotton became the most profitable form of agriculture, surpassing:

The most numerous white southerners were the:

In the antebellum period, which of the following was in the Old Southwest?

Slave owners in the antebellum South acquired additional slaves from:

MATCHING Match each description with the item below. -Frederick Douglass

Which of the following was NOT part of the myth of the Old South's superiority?

What made the Old Southwest different from other parts of the South? Why are those differences important to understanding the antebellum period?

Most southern men prided themselves on adhering to a moral code based on:

Which of the following was not a part of the "masculine" culture of the Old Southwest's frontier?

MATCHING Match each description with the item below. -Solomon Northup

The Collision of Cultures

England’s Colonies

Colonial Ways of Life

From Colonies to States

The American Revolution, 1776-1783

Strengthening the New Nation

The Early Republic, 1800-1815

The Emergence of a Market Economy, 1815-1850

Nationalism and Sectionalism, 1815-1828

The Jacksonian Era, 1828-1840

Religion, Romanticism, and Reform, 1800-1860

Western Expansion, 1830-1848

The Gathering Storm, 1848-1860

The War of the Union, 1861-1865

The Era of Reconstruction 1865-1877

Business and Labor in the Industrial Era, 1860-1900

The New South and the New West, 1865-1900

Political Stalemate and Rural Revolt, 1865-1900

Seizing an American Empire, 1865-1913

The Progressive Era, 1890-1920

America and the Great War, 1914-1920

A Clash of Cultures, 1920-1929

The Reactionary Twenties

The Great Depression, 1929-1939

The Second World War, 1933-1945

The Cold War and the Fair Deal, 1945-1952

Cold War America, 1950-1959

A New Frontier and a Great Society, 1960-1968

Rebellion and Reaction, 1960s and 1970s

Conservative Revival, 1977-1990

Twenty-first-century America, 1993-present

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