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Question #1
Proslavery whites defended the institution of slavery in all of the following ways except
A.   slaveholders said slavery lifted Africans from the barbarism of the jungle and gave them Christian civilization.
B.   they claimed that slaves were set free once they reached old age.
C.   Slaveholders claimed that master-slave relationships resembled a family.
D.   they said that slaves toiled under better working conditions than factory workers and hired hands in the North.
E.   they claimed slavery was supported by the Bible.
Question #2
By 1860, slaves were concentrated in the "black belt" located in the border States of Kentuco, Missouri, and Maryland.
A.   border states of Kentucky, Missouri, and Maryland
B.   new Southwest states of Texas, Arkansas, and Indian Territory.
C.   Deep South states of Georgia, Alabama, Mississippi, and Louisiana.
D.   mountain regions of Tennessee, West Virginia, and Kentucky.
E.   old South states of Virginia, North Carolina, and South Carolina.
Question #3
All the following were true Of the American economy under Cotton Kingdom except
A.   quick profits from cotton drew planters to its economic enterprise.
B.   the South reaped all the profits from the cotton trade.
C.   the South produced more than half the entire world's supply of cotton.
D.   75 percent of the British supply of cotton came from the South.
E.   cotton accounted for half the value of all American exports after 1840.
Question #4
Who was the leader of a slave rebellion in 1831 in Virginia that led to the " discussion of slavery in the House of Representatives?
A.   John Quincy Adams
B.   Andrew Jackson
C.   Nat Tumer
D.   Henry Clay
Question #5
Forced separation of spouses, parents, and children was most common
A.   in the Deep South.
B.   on small plantations and in the upper South.
C.   on the large plantations.
D.   in the decade before the Civil War.
E.   as a punishment for running away.
Question #6
Slaves were denied an education because
A.   their labor did not require literacy or math skills.
B.   masters feared their slaves might become smarter than White owners.
C.   masters believed that reading brought new ideas that might lead to their discontent.
D.   it would take time away from their work in the fields and households of white masters.
E.   the cost of education was far more than masters would want to spend on slaves.
Question #7
Northern attitudes toward free blacks can best be described as
A.   politically sympathetic but socially segregationist.
B.   supporting their right to full citizenship.
C.   disliking the race but liking individual blacks.
D.   disliking the individuals but liking the race.
E.   advocating black movement into the new territories.
Question #8
All of the following were weaknesses of the slave plantation system except that
A.   its land continued to remain in the hands of the small farmers.
B.   it relied on a one-crop economy.
C.   it repelled a large-scale European immigration.
D.   it created an aristocratic political elite.
E.   it stimulated racism among poor whites.
Question #9
Plantation mistresses
A.   were almost universally loved by their slaves.
B.   had little contact with slaves.
C.   frequently supported abolitionism.
D.   primarily controlled male slaves.
E.   commanded a sizable household staff of mostly female slaves.
Question #10
In the pre-civil War South, the most uncommon and least successful form of slave resistance was
A.   sabotage of plantation equipment.
B.   feigned laziness.
C.   stealing food and other goods.
D.   armed insurrection.
E.   running away.

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