Question 1

Mid-nineteenth century planters began to treat their slaves marginally better because

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A)   it was in the master's best interest to treat his slaves well enough so they could have children.
B)   legislatures passed laws mandating a certain minimum level of physical welfare for slaves.
C)   masters became more fearful of slave uprisings with the passage of time.
D)   slaves could block sales to plantation owners who had a bad reputation.

Question 2

What did mid-nineteenth-century southern men need in order to achieve high social standing and success in the world of politics?

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A)   A reputation for using violence on their slaves
B)   A strong education from a reputable school
C)   Connections to northern industry
D)   An honorable reputation

Question 3

How did yeomen in the South's plantation belt feel about wealthy planters?

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A)   They relied on planters to ship and sell their cotton for them.
B)   Most raged at the oppression of the planter regime.
C)   They tried to avoid their richer neighbors and carve out their own market niche.
D)   Most were opposed to slavery in principle.

Question 4

The rarest job on the plantation for slaves was that of driver, the person who

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A)   transported the slaves to the fields from their quarters.
B)   worked alongside the carpenter, driving in nails.
C)   sat in the farm equipment and managed the animals that pulled it.
D)   made sure all slaves worked hard.

Question 5

Which of the following restrictions was placed on the 260,000 free blacks in the South by 1860?

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A)   They could not legally marry.
B)   They could not participate in politics.
C)   They could not own any property.
D)   They could not own slaves.

Question 6

Besides planters and their slaves, the population of the antebellum South included plantation belt yeomen, upcountry yeomen, and poor whites. Characterize each group, describing their relationship to the planter class, their aspirations, and their views on slavery.

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Question 7

Why were open slave revolts uncommon in the South?

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A)   Heavily armed whites outnumbered blacks two to one by 1860.
B)   The majority of slaves believed slavery was better than being free and poor.
C)   Slave religion discouraged open revolt.
D)   Slaves lacked the organizational skills needed to stage a revolt.

Question 8

Why did planters promote Christianity in the slave quarters?

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A)   They didn't want infidels playing with their children.
B)   They hoped that religion would help the slaves live longer.
C)   They believed Christianity would make slaves more obedient.
D)   Evangelicals were advocating Christianizing the slaves.

Question 9

After 1820, the South began passing strict slave codes and put a great deal of effort into justifying the institution of slavery. What were some of the defenses southerners used to justify slavery?

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Question 10

African American Christianity, created by slaves themselves,

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A)   emphasized justice.
B)   delivered the same message taught by white preachers.
C)   resembled Catholicism more than Evangelical Protestantism.
D)   focused on passive resistance.

Question 11

Use the following to answer questions :
Select the word or phrase from the Terms section that best matches the definition or example provided in the Definitions section. Some terms may be used more than once; others may not be used at all.
-The theory of slavery that emphasized reciprocal duties and obligations between masters and their slaves, with slaves providing labor and obedience and masters providing basic care and direction. Whites used this theory to deny that the slave system was brutal and exploitative.

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A)  chivalry
B)  cotton kingdom
C)  free black
D)  Mason-Dixon line
E)  miscegenationF) paternalismG) plantationH) plantation beltI) planterJ) slave codesK) upcountryL) yeomen

Question 12

How did the institution of slavery affect social relations in the South?

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A)   Poor whites identified more with free blacks than with planters.
B)   People who owned no slaves generally disapproved of the planters' practices.
C)   Planters treated whites who owned no slaves as far inferior to themselves.
D)   Whites were unified around race rather than divided by social class.

Question 13

Use the following to answer questions :
Select the word or phrase from the Terms section that best matches the definition or example provided in the Definitions section. Some terms may be used more than once; others may not be used at all.
-The South's romantic ideal of male-female relationships. The ideal's underlying assumptions about the weakness of white women and the protective authority of men resembled the paternalistic defense of slavery.

Accepted Answer

A)  chivalry
B)  cotton kingdom
C)  free black
D)  Mason-Dixon line
E)  miscegenationF) paternalismG) plantationH) plantation beltI) planterJ) slave codesK) upcountryL) yeomen

Question 14

Use the following to answer questions :
Select the word or phrase from the Terms section that best matches the definition or example provided in the Definitions section. Some terms may be used more than once; others may not be used at all.
-Large farm worked by twenty or more slaves. Although small farms were more numerous, these large farms produced more than 75 percent of the South's export crops.

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A)  chivalry
B)  cotton kingdom
C)  free black
D)  Mason-Dixon line
E)  miscegenationF) paternalismG) plantationH) plantation beltI) planterJ) slave codesK) upcountryL) yeomen

Question 15

Why was the cotton kingdom also a slave empire?

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Question 16

How important was agriculture to the economy of the North in the mid-nineteenth century?

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A)   It played no role in the northern economy.
B)   It dominated the northern economy as it did in the South.
C)   It combined with commerce and manufacturing in a mixed economy.
D)   It flourished in New England only.

Question 17

What was the primary cause of the growth in the southern slave population between 1790 and 1869?

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A)   The importation of slaves from Africa
B)   Natural reproduction
C)   Miscegenation
D)   Southerners buying slaves from the North

Exam 13: The Slave South, 1820-1860

Which of the following restrictions was placed on the 260,000 free blacks in the South by 1860?

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How important was agriculture to the economy of the North in the mid-nineteenth century?

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Why did planters promote Christianity in the slave quarters?

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How did the institution of slavery affect social relations in the South?

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African American Christianity, created by slaves themselves,

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Besides planters and their slaves, the population of the antebellum South included plantation belt yeomen, upcountry yeomen, and poor whites. Characterize each group, describing their relationship to the planter class, their aspirations, and their views on slavery.

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What did mid-nineteenth-century southern men need in order to achieve high social standing and success in the world of politics?

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After 1820, the South began passing strict slave codes and put a great deal of effort into justifying the institution of slavery. What were some of the defenses southerners used to justify slavery?

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Why were open slave revolts uncommon in the South?

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The rarest job on the plantation for slaves was that of driver, the person who

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What was the primary cause of the growth in the southern slave population between 1790 and 1869?

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Why was the cotton kingdom also a slave empire?

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How did yeomen in the South's plantation belt feel about wealthy planters?

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