Question 1

Slaves had a few legal rights,but they were not well enforced.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 2

MATCHING
Match the person or term with the with the correct description.
-Nat Turner

Accepted Answer

A) southern politician who spoke against the slavocracy 
B) led a "successful" slave rebellion in Virginia 
C) favored returning the slaves of the Amistad to Cuba 
D) favored returning the slaves of the Amistad to Africa 
E) escaped slave who led the abolitionist movement
F)slave executed for conspiracy
G)defended slavery as a natural part of hierarchical society
H)outspoken proslavery politician
I)part of an organization helping slaves escape to the North
J)slave executed for killing her master
K)southern editor
L)Twelve Years a Slave 
A) southern politician who spoke against the slavocracy 
B) led a "successful" slave rebellion in Virginia 
C) favored returning the slaves of the Amistad to Cuba 
D) favored returning the slaves of the Amistad to Africa 
E) escaped slave who led the abolitionist movement
F)slave executed for conspiracy
G)defended slavery as a natural part of hierarchical society
H)outspoken proslavery politician
I)part of an organization helping slaves escape to the North
J)slave executed for killing her master
K)southern editor
L)Twelve Years a Slave

Question 3

The internal slave trade in the United States involved the movement of hundreds of thousands of enslaved persons from:

Accepted Answer

A)  older states like Virginia to the Lower South. 
B)  Texas,Louisiana,and Mississippi to Kentucky,Virginia,and Maryland. 
C)  the West Indies to the Mississippi River Valley. 
D)  the Lower South to the Upper South. 
E)  the lower Mississippi River Valley to the upper Mississippi River Valley. 
A)  older states like Virginia to the Lower South. 
B)  Texas,Louisiana,and Mississippi to Kentucky,Virginia,and Maryland. 
C)  the West Indies to the Mississippi River Valley. 
D)  the Lower South to the Upper South. 
E)  the lower Mississippi River Valley to the upper Mississippi River Valley.

Question 4

Which of the following statements about religious life among African-Americans in southern cities is true?

Accepted Answer

A)  Blacks usually worshipped in churches where they sat side-by-side with whites. 
B)  Urban free blacks sometimes formed their own churches. 
C)  African-Americans,free and slave,were banned from religious services. 
D)  Free blacks could worship publicly,but slaves were not permitted to do so. 
E)  The formation of the Afro-Catholic Church in 1844 was a major development in black Christianity. 
A)  Blacks usually worshipped in churches where they sat side-by-side with whites. 
B)  Urban free blacks sometimes formed their own churches. 
C)  African-Americans,free and slave,were banned from religious services. 
D)  Free blacks could worship publicly,but slaves were not permitted to do so. 
E)  The formation of the Afro-Catholic Church in 1844 was a major development in black Christianity.

Question 5

One historian has observed of southern slavery,"nothing escaped,nothing and no one." What do you think that historian meant by that statement? What evidence can you provide to support that observation?

Accepted Answer

The historian's statement "nothing escap

Question 6

MATCHING
Match the person or term with the with the correct description.
-Celia

Accepted Answer

A) southern politician who spoke against the slavocracy 
B) led a "successful" slave rebellion in Virginia 
C) favored returning the slaves of the Amistad to Cuba 
D) favored returning the slaves of the Amistad to Africa 
E) escaped slave who led the abolitionist movement
F)slave executed for conspiracy
G)defended slavery as a natural part of hierarchical society
H)outspoken proslavery politician
I)part of an organization helping slaves escape to the North
J)slave executed for killing her master
K)southern editor
L)Twelve Years a Slave 
A) southern politician who spoke against the slavocracy 
B) led a "successful" slave rebellion in Virginia 
C) favored returning the slaves of the Amistad to Cuba 
D) favored returning the slaves of the Amistad to Africa 
E) escaped slave who led the abolitionist movement
F)slave executed for conspiracy
G)defended slavery as a natural part of hierarchical society
H)outspoken proslavery politician
I)part of an organization helping slaves escape to the North
J)slave executed for killing her master
K)southern editor
L)Twelve Years a Slave

Question 7

The Brer Rabbit stories of slave folklore:

Accepted Answer

A)  celebrated how the weak could outsmart the more powerful. 
B)  borrowed heavily from English folktales but did add some African elements. 
C)  formed the basis of Uncle Tom's Cabin. 
D)  introduced the character Paul Bunyan to American culture. 
E)  were largely unknown until the making of a series of animated films in the twentieth century. 
A)  celebrated how the weak could outsmart the more powerful. 
B)  borrowed heavily from English folktales but did add some African elements. 
C)  formed the basis of Uncle Tom's Cabin. 
D)  introduced the character Paul Bunyan to American culture. 
E)  were largely unknown until the making of a series of animated films in the twentieth century.

Question 8

Identify and give the historical significance of each of the following terms, events, and people in a paragraph or two.
-slave resistance

Accepted Answer

Slave resistance refers to the various w

Question 9

Andrew Johnson of Tennessee and Joseph Brown of Georgia rose to political power:

Accepted Answer

A)  because of their membership in and identification with the planter class. 
B)  in the 1850s,as members of the small but influential southern Republican Party. 
C)  as self-proclaimed spokesmen of the common man against the great planters. 
D)  as proponents of gradual emancipation plans in order to destroy the "slavocracy." 
E)  after gaining popularity for creating public education systems in their states. 
A)  because of their membership in and identification with the planter class. 
B)  in the 1850s,as members of the small but influential southern Republican Party. 
C)  as self-proclaimed spokesmen of the common man against the great planters. 
D)  as proponents of gradual emancipation plans in order to destroy the "slavocracy." 
E)  after gaining popularity for creating public education systems in their states.

Question 10

What did paternalism reinforce?

Accepted Answer

A)  Slaves must formally get married. 
B)  Slaves need to be watched carefully. 
C)  Slaves must practice Christianity on their own. 
D)  Slaves should learn how to read. 
E)  Slave children should be taught right from wrong by their parents. 
A)  Slaves must formally get married. 
B)  Slaves need to be watched carefully. 
C)  Slaves must practice Christianity on their own. 
D)  Slaves should learn how to read. 
E)  Slave children should be taught right from wrong by their parents.

Question 11

A slave from which state had the best chance of escaping to freedom permanently?

Accepted Answer

A)  Alabama 
B)  Tennessee 
C)  South Carolina 
D)  Florida 
E)  Mississippi 
A)  Alabama 
B)  Tennessee 
C)  South Carolina 
D)  Florida 
E)  Mississippi

Question 12

From 1800 to 1860,which of the following occurred to the South and its economy?

Accepted Answer

A)  Southern cities,Dallas and Houston,had the most slaves. 
B)  The South manufactured about half of the cotton textiles. 
C)  Because the South was a slave society,most immigrants stayed away. 
D)  Slavery was not profitable for most slaveowners. 
E)  Southern banks' biggest customers were small-shop craftsmen. 
A)  Southern cities,Dallas and Houston,had the most slaves. 
B)  The South manufactured about half of the cotton textiles. 
C)  Because the South was a slave society,most immigrants stayed away. 
D)  Slavery was not profitable for most slaveowners. 
E)  Southern banks' biggest customers were small-shop craftsmen.

Question 13

Denmark Vesey's 1822 slave rebellion resulted in the deaths of more than thirty whites in Charleston.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 14

The relationship between rich southern planters and poor southern farmers:

Accepted Answer

A)  led to numerous violent uprisings in the southern hill country. 
B)  was complicated by the strong antislavery movement among poor farmers in the 1850s. 
C)  was strained by planters' insistence that farmers participate in the slave patrols. 
D)  showed itself in politics,as most poor farmers became Whigs and most wealthy planters became Democrats. 
E)  benefited in part from a sense of unity bred by criticism from outsiders. 
A)  led to numerous violent uprisings in the southern hill country. 
B)  was complicated by the strong antislavery movement among poor farmers in the 1850s. 
C)  was strained by planters' insistence that farmers participate in the slave patrols. 
D)  showed itself in politics,as most poor farmers became Whigs and most wealthy planters became Democrats. 
E)  benefited in part from a sense of unity bred by criticism from outsiders.

Question 15

MATCHING
Match the person or term with the with the correct description.
-Frederick Douglass

Accepted Answer

A) southern politician who spoke against the slavocracy 
B) led a "successful" slave rebellion in Virginia 
C) favored returning the slaves of the Amistad to Cuba 
D) favored returning the slaves of the Amistad to Africa 
E) escaped slave who led the abolitionist movement
F)slave executed for conspiracy
G)defended slavery as a natural part of hierarchical society
H)outspoken proslavery politician
I)part of an organization helping slaves escape to the North
J)slave executed for killing her master
K)southern editor
L)Twelve Years a Slave 
A) southern politician who spoke against the slavocracy 
B) led a "successful" slave rebellion in Virginia 
C) favored returning the slaves of the Amistad to Cuba 
D) favored returning the slaves of the Amistad to Africa 
E) escaped slave who led the abolitionist movement
F)slave executed for conspiracy
G)defended slavery as a natural part of hierarchical society
H)outspoken proslavery politician
I)part of an organization helping slaves escape to the North
J)slave executed for killing her master
K)southern editor
L)Twelve Years a Slave

Question 16

Which state had the fewest free blacks?

Accepted Answer

A)  Mississippi. 
B)  Louisiana. 
C)  South Carolina. 
D)  Virginia. 
E)  Maryland. 
A)  Mississippi. 
B)  Louisiana. 
C)  South Carolina. 
D)  Virginia. 
E)  Maryland.

Question 17

MATCHING
Match the person or term with the with the correct description.
-J.D.B.DeBow

Accepted Answer

A) southern politician who spoke against the slavocracy 
B) led a "successful" slave rebellion in Virginia 
C) favored returning the slaves of the Amistad to Cuba 
D) favored returning the slaves of the Amistad to Africa 
E) escaped slave who led the abolitionist movement
F)slave executed for conspiracy
G)defended slavery as a natural part of hierarchical society
H)outspoken proslavery politician
I)part of an organization helping slaves escape to the North
J)slave executed for killing her master
K)southern editor
L)Twelve Years a Slave 
A) southern politician who spoke against the slavocracy 
B) led a "successful" slave rebellion in Virginia 
C) favored returning the slaves of the Amistad to Cuba 
D) favored returning the slaves of the Amistad to Africa 
E) escaped slave who led the abolitionist movement
F)slave executed for conspiracy
G)defended slavery as a natural part of hierarchical society
H)outspoken proslavery politician
I)part of an organization helping slaves escape to the North
J)slave executed for killing her master
K)southern editor
L)Twelve Years a Slave

Question 18

After 1830,defense of slavery by southerners increased and intensified.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 19

Identify and give the historical significance of each of the following terms, events, and people in a paragraph or two.
-the slave family

Accepted Answer

The slave family refers to the family st

Question 20

Match the person or term with the with the correct description.
-peculiar institution

Accepted Answer

A) system to help slaves escape to the North 
B) slave trade within the United States 
C) poor work and breakage of tools 
D) slavery 
E) managed slaves in the field
F)community of freed Virginian slaves
G)treating slaves in a fatherly manner
H)working in the fields side-by-side
I)had one or two,if any,slaves
J)boundary line between Pennsylvania and Maryland
K)cotton
L)trickster tale 
A) system to help slaves escape to the North 
B) slave trade within the United States 
C) poor work and breakage of tools 
D) slavery 
E) managed slaves in the field
F)community of freed Virginian slaves
G)treating slaves in a fatherly manner
H)working in the fields side-by-side
I)had one or two,if any,slaves
J)boundary line between Pennsylvania and Maryland
K)cotton
L)trickster tale

Slaves had a few legal rights,but they were not well enforced.

MATCHING Match the person or term with the with the correct description. -Nat Turner

The internal slave trade in the United States involved the movement of hundreds of thousands of enslaved persons from:

Which of the following statements about religious life among African-Americans in southern cities is true?

One historian has observed of southern slavery,"nothing escaped,nothing and no one." What do you think that historian meant by that statement? What evidence can you provide to support that observation?

MATCHING Match the person or term with the with the correct description. -Celia

The Brer Rabbit stories of slave folklore:

Identify and give the historical significance of each of the following terms, events, and people in a paragraph or two. -slave resistance

Andrew Johnson of Tennessee and Joseph Brown of Georgia rose to political power:

What did paternalism reinforce?

A slave from which state had the best chance of escaping to freedom permanently?

From 1800 to 1860,which of the following occurred to the South and its economy?

Denmark Vesey's 1822 slave rebellion resulted in the deaths of more than thirty whites in Charleston.

The relationship between rich southern planters and poor southern farmers:

MATCHING Match the person or term with the with the correct description. -Frederick Douglass

Which state had the fewest free blacks?

MATCHING Match the person or term with the with the correct description. -J.D.B.DeBow

After 1830,defense of slavery by southerners increased and intensified.

Identify and give the historical significance of each of the following terms, events, and people in a paragraph or two. -the slave family

Match the person or term with the with the correct description. -peculiar institution

A New World

Beginnings of English America,1607-1660

Creating Anglo-america,1660-1750

Slavery,freedom,and the Struggle for Empire to 1763

The American Revolution,1763-1783

the Revolution Within

Founding a Nation,1783-1791

Securing the Republic,1790-1815

The Market Revolution,1800-1840

Democracy in America,1815-1840

An Age of Reform,1820-1840

A House Divided,1840-1861

A New Birth of Freedom: the Civil War,1861-1865

what is Freedom?”: Reconstruction,1865-1877

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Exam 11: The Peculiar Institution

Slaves had a few legal rights,but they were not well enforced.

MATCHING Match the person or term with the with the correct description. -Nat Turner

The internal slave trade in the United States involved the movement of hundreds of thousands of enslaved persons from:

Which of the following statements about religious life among African-Americans in southern cities is true?

One historian has observed of southern slavery,"nothing escaped,nothing and no one." What do you think that historian meant by that statement? What evidence can you provide to support that observation?

MATCHING Match the person or term with the with the correct description. -Celia

The Brer Rabbit stories of slave folklore:

Identify and give the historical significance of each of the following terms, events, and people in a paragraph or two. -slave resistance

Andrew Johnson of Tennessee and Joseph Brown of Georgia rose to political power:

What did paternalism reinforce?

A slave from which state had the best chance of escaping to freedom permanently?

From 1800 to 1860,which of the following occurred to the South and its economy?

Denmark Vesey's 1822 slave rebellion resulted in the deaths of more than thirty whites in Charleston.

The relationship between rich southern planters and poor southern farmers:

MATCHING Match the person or term with the with the correct description. -Frederick Douglass

Which state had the fewest free blacks?

MATCHING Match the person or term with the with the correct description. -J.D.B.DeBow

After 1830,defense of slavery by southerners increased and intensified.

Identify and give the historical significance of each of the following terms, events, and people in a paragraph or two. -the slave family

Match the person or term with the with the correct description. -peculiar institution

A New World

Beginnings of English America,1607-1660

Creating Anglo-america,1660-1750

Slavery,freedom,and the Struggle for Empire to 1763

The American Revolution,1763-1783

the Revolution Within

Founding a Nation,1783-1791

Securing the Republic,1790-1815

The Market Revolution,1800-1840

Democracy in America,1815-1840

An Age of Reform,1820-1840

A House Divided,1840-1861

A New Birth of Freedom: the Civil War,1861-1865

what is Freedom?”: Reconstruction,1865-1877

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