History 011 - US History to 1877 » Spring 2022 » Quiz 12

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Question #1
Proslavery whites defended the institution of slavery in all of the following ways except
A.   Slaveholders claimed that master-slave relationships resembled a family.
B.   they said that slaves toiled under better working conditions than factory workers and hired hands in the North.
C.   slaveholders said slavery lifted Africans from the barbarism of the jungle and gave them Christian civilization.
D.   they claimed slavery was supported by the Bible.
E.   they claimed that slaves were set free once they reached old age.
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.   75 percent of the British supply of cotton came from the South.
B.   quick profits from cotton drew planters to its economic enterprise.
C.   the South produced more than half the entire world's supply of cotton.
D.   cotton accounted for half the value of all American exports after 1840.
E.   the South reaped all the profits from the cotton trade.
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.   Andrew Jackson
B.   Henry Clay
C.   John Quincy Adams
D.   Nat Tumer
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.   as a punishment for running away.
E.   in the decade before the Civil War.
Question #6
Slaves were denied an education because
A.   the cost of education was far more than masters would want to spend on slaves.
B.   masters feared their slaves might become smarter than White owners.
C.   their labor did not require literacy or math skills.
D.   masters believed that reading brought new ideas that might lead to their discontent.
E.   it would take time away from their work in the fields and households of white masters.
Question #7
Northern attitudes toward free blacks can best be described as
A.   politically sympathetic but socially segregationist.
B.   advocating black movement into the new territories.
C.   supporting their right to full citizenship.
D.   disliking the individuals but liking the race.
E.   disliking the race but liking individual blacks.
Question #8
All of the following were weaknesses of the slave plantation system except that
A.   it relied on a one-crop economy.
B.   it created an aristocratic political elite.
C.   it stimulated racism among poor whites.
D.   its land continued to remain in the hands of the small farmers.
E.   it repelled a large-scale European immigration.
Question #9
Plantation mistresses
A.   were almost universally loved by their slaves.
B.   had little contact with slaves.
C.   frequently supported abolitionism.
D.   commanded a sizable household staff of mostly female slaves.
E.   primarily controlled male 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.   running away.
D.   armed insurrection.
E.   stealing food and other goods.

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