Question 1

Tobacco cultivation in the antebellum South

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A)  was easy on the soil. 
B)  was gradually moving westward. 
C)  enjoyed a stable market. 
D)  was centered in the lower South. 
E)  never made a profit. 
A)  was easy on the soil. 
B)  was gradually moving westward. 
C)  enjoyed a stable market. 
D)  was centered in the lower South. 
E)  never made a profit.

Question 2

Rice and sugar production in the antebellum South

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A)  had short growing seasons. 
B)  were concentrated in a relatively small geographic area. 
C)  had difficulty sustaining profits for growers. 
D)  was in considerable decline by the 1850s. 
E)  threatened to overwhelm cotton production in the lower South. 
A)  had short growing seasons. 
B)  were concentrated in a relatively small geographic area. 
C)  had difficulty sustaining profits for growers. 
D)  was in considerable decline by the 1850s. 
E)  threatened to overwhelm cotton production in the lower South.

Question 3

Which of the following statements about the poorest class of white southerners is FALSE?

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A)  They often felt affinity with slaves as members of another oppressed class. 
B)  They were known variously as "crackers" or "sand hillers." 
C)  They supported themselves by foraging or hunting. 
D)  They suffered from pellagra, hookworm, and malaria. 
E)  They were forced to resort at times to eating clay. 
A)  They often felt affinity with slaves as members of another oppressed class. 
B)  They were known variously as "crackers" or "sand hillers." 
C)  They supported themselves by foraging or hunting. 
D)  They suffered from pellagra, hookworm, and malaria. 
E)  They were forced to resort at times to eating clay.

Question 4

In the mid-nineteenth century,slavery in the Western world existed only in the United States,Brazil,Cuba,and ________.

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The answer of In the mid-nineteenth century,slavery in the Western...

Question 5

Most "plain folk" of the Old South

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A)  owned at least one slave. 
B)  were never able to move into the planter class. 
C)  were passionately antislavery. 
D)  were subsistence farmers who owned at least one slave. 
E)  were subsistence farmers who were passionately antislavery. 
A)  owned at least one slave. 
B)  were never able to move into the planter class. 
C)  were passionately antislavery. 
D)  were subsistence farmers who owned at least one slave. 
E)  were subsistence farmers who were passionately antislavery.

Question 6

Prior to 1860,southern white women

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A)  had about the same access to education as northern white women. 
B)  were not expected to engage in manual labor, whatever their social standing. 
C)  generally lived lives that were isolated from the wider world. 
D)  had a birth rate that was lower than the national average. 
E)  were more likely to see their children grow to adulthood than northern white women. 
A)  had about the same access to education as northern white women. 
B)  were not expected to engage in manual labor, whatever their social standing. 
C)  generally lived lives that were isolated from the wider world. 
D)  had a birth rate that was lower than the national average. 
E)  were more likely to see their children grow to adulthood than northern white women.

Question 7

Between 1840 and 1860,the American South's slave population

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A)  could not meet the South's labor needs. 
B)  changed little. 
C)  dramatically shifted into the Southwest. 
D)  declined in overall numbers. 
E)  became concentrated in the upper South. 
A)  could not meet the South's labor needs. 
B)  changed little. 
C)  dramatically shifted into the Southwest. 
D)  declined in overall numbers. 
E)  became concentrated in the upper South.

Question 8

Perhaps the single strongest unifying factor of pre-Civil War southern whites was their

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A)  kinship relationships. 
B)  contempt of northern capitalism. 
C)  perception of white racial superiority. 
D)  fear of federal authority. 
E)  intense national pride. 
A)  kinship relationships. 
B)  contempt of northern capitalism. 
C)  perception of white racial superiority. 
D)  fear of federal authority. 
E)  intense national pride.

Question 9

Within the slave family,women had special burdens,but also a special authority.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 10

The central ideology of slavery,and the vital instrument of white control,was

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A)  fraternity. 
B)  maternalism. 
C)  paternalism. 
D)  sorority. 
E)  egalitarianism. 
A)  fraternity. 
B)  maternalism. 
C)  paternalism. 
D)  sorority. 
E)  egalitarianism.

Question 11

To overcome communication barriers,African slaves learned a simple,common language known as "________" English.

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The answer of To overcome communication barriers,African slaves learned a...

Question 12

A runaway slave making a successful escape from the American South was

Accepted Answer

A)  highly likely. 
B)  likely. 
C)  unlikely. 
D)  highly unlikely. 
E)  impossible. 
A)  highly likely. 
B)  likely. 
C)  unlikely. 
D)  highly unlikely. 
E)  impossible.

Question 13

In the South,small farmers,often as much as great planters,were committed to the plantation system.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 14

In 1850,outside of the United States,slavery in the Western Hemisphere also existed in

Accepted Answer

A)  Colombia. 
B)  Brazil. 
C)  the Virgin Islands. 
D)  Haiti. 
E)  no other country. 
A)  Colombia. 
B)  Brazil. 
C)  the Virgin Islands. 
D)  Haiti. 
E)  no other country.

Question 15

According to some scholars,the actual material conditions of American slavery may have been better than those of some northern factory workers and better than those of both peasants and industrial workers in much of nineteenth-century Europe.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 16

What were the differences between being a slave in the city and a slave in the country?

Accepted Answer

The differences between being a slave in

Question 17

________ led the only actual large-scale slave revolt in the United States in the nineteenth century.

Accepted Answer

The answer of ________ led the only actual large-scale slave...

Question 18

In the late 1850s,many of the great landholders of the lower South were

Accepted Answer

A)  still first-generation settlers. 
B)  part of a wealthy leisure class. 
C)  from longstanding aristocratic families. 
D)  rooted to one plantation for many generations. 
E)  former Old World aristocrats that emigrated from Europe. 
A)  still first-generation settlers. 
B)  part of a wealthy leisure class. 
C)  from longstanding aristocratic families. 
D)  rooted to one plantation for many generations. 
E)  former Old World aristocrats that emigrated from Europe.

Question 19

It was common for slaves to hold an entirely hostile attitude toward their owners.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 20

Southern women generally had final authority on issues related to the home and children.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Exam 11: Cotton, Slavery, and the Old South

Tobacco cultivation in the antebellum South

Rice and sugar production in the antebellum South

Which of the following statements about the poorest class of white southerners is FALSE?

In the mid-nineteenth century,slavery in the Western world existed only in the United States,Brazil,Cuba,and ________.

Most "plain folk" of the Old South

Prior to 1860,southern white women

Between 1840 and 1860,the American South's slave population

Perhaps the single strongest unifying factor of pre-Civil War southern whites was their

Within the slave family,women had special burdens,but also a special authority.

The central ideology of slavery,and the vital instrument of white control,was

To overcome communication barriers,African slaves learned a simple,common language known as "________" English.

A runaway slave making a successful escape from the American South was

In the South,small farmers,often as much as great planters,were committed to the plantation system.

In 1850,outside of the United States,slavery in the Western Hemisphere also existed in

According to some scholars,the actual material conditions of American slavery may have been better than those of some northern factory workers and better than those of both peasants and industrial workers in much of nineteenth-century Europe.

What were the differences between being a slave in the city and a slave in the country?

________ led the only actual large-scale slave revolt in the United States in the nineteenth century.

In the late 1850s,many of the great landholders of the lower South were

It was common for slaves to hold an entirely hostile attitude toward their owners.

Southern women generally had final authority on issues related to the home and children.

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