Question 1

What portion of the South's white population had no proprietary interest in slaves?

Accepted Answer

A)  one tenth 
B)  one fourth 
C)  one half 
D)  two thirds 
E)  three fourths 
A)  one tenth 
B)  one fourth 
C)  one half 
D)  two thirds 
E)  three fourths

Question 2

The large-scale slaveholding planter class made up only a very small portion of the overall southern society.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 3

Approximately how many slaves joined Christian denominations by 1860?

Accepted Answer

A)  none 
B)  100 percent 
C)  More than half 
D)  20 percent 
E)  less than 1 percent 
A)  none 
B)  100 percent 
C)  More than half 
D)  20 percent 
E)  less than 1 percent

Question 4

The focus on cotton and other cash crops has obscured the degree to which:

Accepted Answer

A)  the antebellum South fed itself from its own fields 
B)  the South became totally dependent on the West for its food 
C)  the South relied on Britain for its manufactured goods 
D)  the North had to use imported cotton from overseas for its textile manufacturers 
E)  most white southerners lived and worked in cities 
A)  the antebellum South fed itself from its own fields 
B)  the South became totally dependent on the West for its food 
C)  the South relied on Britain for its manufactured goods 
D)  the North had to use imported cotton from overseas for its textile manufacturers 
E)  most white southerners lived and worked in cities

Question 5

Falling crop prices and soil exhaustion spurred many residents from the Carolinas and Virginia to migrate to the Old Southwest.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 6

By the antebellum period, all of the following remained significant cash crops in the South EXCEPT:

Accepted Answer

A)  cotton 
B)  sugar 
C)  rice 
D)  tobacco 
E)  indigo 
A)  cotton 
B)  sugar 
C)  rice 
D)  tobacco 
E)  indigo

Question 7

As southerners moved farther west and south between 1812 and 1860:

Accepted Answer

A)  cotton production soared 
B)  the South became less agricultural 
C)  the South became less distinctive 
D)  fewer slaves were needed 
E)  North-South relations got better 
A)  cotton production soared 
B)  the South became less agricultural 
C)  the South became less distinctive 
D)  fewer slaves were needed 
E)  North-South relations got better

Question 8

The operation of the domestic slave trade often meant separating families from each other.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 9

MATCHING
Match each description with the item below.
-Mary Chesnut

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 10

The slave revolt led by Nat Turner:

Accepted Answer

A)  resulted in his escape to Canada 
B)  was one of hundreds in American history 
C)  proved the influence of abolitionists in the South 
D)  was betrayed before it even got started 
E)  killed more than 50 whites before its suppression 
A)  resulted in his escape to Canada 
B)  was one of hundreds in American history 
C)  proved the influence of abolitionists in the South 
D)  was betrayed before it even got started 
E)  killed more than 50 whites before its suppression

Question 11

The plantation mistress:

Accepted Answer

A)  usually led a life of idle leisure 
B)  often criticized the prevailing social order and racist climate 
C)  generally confronted a double standard in terms of moral and sexual behavior 
D)  was sometimes known as the slave driver 
E)  represented the typical southern white woman 
A)  usually led a life of idle leisure 
B)  often criticized the prevailing social order and racist climate 
C)  generally confronted a double standard in terms of moral and sexual behavior 
D)  was sometimes known as the slave driver 
E)  represented the typical southern white woman

Question 12

Free blacks were usually wealthy and highly educated.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 13

When in 1855 a slave named Celia killed her sexually abusive master, she was:

Accepted Answer

A)  acquitted 
B)  applauded 
C)  freed 
D)  sentenced to life in prison 
E)  hanged 
A)  acquitted 
B)  applauded 
C)  freed 
D)  sentenced to life in prison 
E)  hanged

Question 14

Approximately how many slaves lived in the South in 1860?

Accepted Answer

A)  30,000 
B)  100,000 
C)  1 million 
D)  4 million 
E)  10 million 
A)  30,000 
B)  100,000 
C)  1 million 
D)  4 million 
E)  10 million

Question 15

Visitors to the South often had a hard time telling poor whites apart from small farmers.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 16

Why was organized resistance to slavery by slaves risky?

Accepted Answer

A)  Most slaves supported slavery. 
B)  Southern whites possessed overwhelming authority and firepower. 
C)  Slaves were pacifists. 
D)  Slaves did not possess an alternative vision of what should replace slavery. 
E)  Slaves believed that disorganized resistance was far more effective. 
A)  Most slaves supported slavery. 
B)  Southern whites possessed overwhelming authority and firepower. 
C)  Slaves were pacifists. 
D)  Slaves did not possess an alternative vision of what should replace slavery. 
E)  Slaves believed that disorganized resistance was far more effective.

Question 17

Plantation mistresses:

Accepted Answer

A)  tended to oppose slavery 
B)  very seldom toiled 
C)  were usually college educated 
D)  supervised the domestic household 
E)  could count on their husbands being faithful 
A)  tended to oppose slavery 
B)  very seldom toiled 
C)  were usually college educated 
D)  supervised the domestic household 
E)  could count on their husbands being faithful

Question 18

Some free blacks were:

Accepted Answer

A)  eligible to vote 
B)  immigrants from the Caribbean 
C)  local political leaders 
D)  people of mixed ancestry called mulattoes 
E)  considered equal to whites 
A)  eligible to vote 
B)  immigrants from the Caribbean 
C)  local political leaders 
D)  people of mixed ancestry called mulattoes 
E)  considered equal to whites

Question 19

Why were theories of racial superiority significant in the South?

Accepted Answer

A)  They created a sense of unity that bridged class divisions among most southern whites. 
B)  They were primarily adhered to by the planter elite that owned slaves. 
C)  They played no role in encouraging white support of slavery. 
D)  They were created by slaves to justify their enslavement. 
E)  They fostered slave rebellions among slaves who believed in the inferiority of the planter class. 
A)  They created a sense of unity that bridged class divisions among most southern whites. 
B)  They were primarily adhered to by the planter elite that owned slaves. 
C)  They played no role in encouraging white support of slavery. 
D)  They were created by slaves to justify their enslavement. 
E)  They fostered slave rebellions among slaves who believed in the inferiority of the planter class.

Question 20

To be called a "planter," one had to:

Accepted Answer

A)  own at least twenty slaves 
B)  work alongside slaves 
C)  be engaged in the slave trade 
D)  own thousands of slaves 
E)  avoid involvement in politics 
A)  own at least twenty slaves 
B)  work alongside slaves 
C)  be engaged in the slave trade 
D)  own thousands of slaves 
E)  avoid involvement in politics

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

What portion of the South's white population had no proprietary interest in slaves?

The large-scale slaveholding planter class made up only a very small portion of the overall southern society.

Approximately how many slaves joined Christian denominations by 1860?

The focus on cotton and other cash crops has obscured the degree to which:

Falling crop prices and soil exhaustion spurred many residents from the Carolinas and Virginia to migrate to the Old Southwest.

By the antebellum period, all of the following remained significant cash crops in the South EXCEPT:

As southerners moved farther west and south between 1812 and 1860:

The operation of the domestic slave trade often meant separating families from each other.

MATCHING Match each description with the item below. -Mary Chesnut

The slave revolt led by Nat Turner:

The plantation mistress:

Free blacks were usually wealthy and highly educated.

When in 1855 a slave named Celia killed her sexually abusive master, she was:

Approximately how many slaves lived in the South in 1860?

Visitors to the South often had a hard time telling poor whites apart from small farmers.

Why was organized resistance to slavery by slaves risky?

Plantation mistresses:

Some free blacks were:

Why were theories of racial superiority significant in the South?

To be called a "planter," one had to:

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