Why did southern cotton planters rely on the region's rivers to ship goods?

The quality of the roads made shipping by land difficult

Which of these statements provides the best account of why there was a high rate of illiteracy?

Some states had literacy laws that prohibited teaching slave

Why did many southern cities and states pass laws to limit the rights of free slaves?

White southerns fear former slaves would encourage rebellion

Steam power benefited the South in all of the following ways, except which?

Southern farms & planters poured profits into south industry

What would a slave have worried about most when coming up for auction?

the fate of parents, brothers, sisters, and children

Cash crops hurt the South's economy because they

took capitalists' attention away from southern industry

Which of the following statements about African Americans in the 1860s is false?

Freed slaves protested against being called "African American."

Religion boosted the spirits of slaves in all of the following ways, except which?

They understood that God wanted them to obey slaveholders.

How did Eli Whitney's original cotton gin work?

Worker cranked the machine & "teeth" separated seed/fibers

Religion affected white Southern society in all of the following ways, except which?

Politicians and religious groups campaign for south issues.

What was most responsible for increasing the domestic slave trade in the early 1800s?

An act of Congress banning the importation of slaves

What was the greatest benefit of the invention of the cotton gin?

Revolutionized the cotton industry & gave a boost to farming

Wealthy white southerns used religion to justify the institution of slavery by arguing that

God created some people to rule over others

How did enslaved parents pass their culture down to their children?

They told folktales with customary characters and morals.

One goal of scientific agriculture was to

increase the production of crops by introducing fertilizers.

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1
rebellion of slaves in Virginia in an unsuccessful attempt to overthrow & kill planter families
Thomas's Uprising
Nat Turner's Rebellion
Vesey's Conspiracy
Shay's Rebellion
2
Why did southern cotton planters rely on the region's rivers to ship goods?
The quality of the roads made shipping by land difficult
Traffic from heavy corn and hemp shipment slowed road travel
The transportation revolution introduced the flatboat.
Railroad transport was costly because it was new.
3
inventor of the cotton gin
Abraham Lincoln
Eli Whitney
Gabriel Prosser
Nat Turner
4
a large scale farmer who held more than 20 slaves
free African Americans
yeomen
planters
slaves
5
Which of these statements provides the best account of why there was a high rate of illiteracy?
Some states had literacy laws that prohibited teaching slave
Slave did not need to read or write because they could speak
Owners thought literate slaves would find work distracting
Some states pd teachers and slave owners not to teach slaves
6
a crop broker who managed the trade between southern planters and their customers
manager
realtor
trader
factor
7
Why did many southern cities and states pass laws to limit the rights of free slaves?
White lawmakers felt free slaves were less than human
White gov't thought former slaves couldn't handle freedom
White southerns fear former slaves would encourage rebellion
White churches worried about losing church members
8
"Spirituals" most inspired what later musical form?
jazz
ragtime
folk
gospel
9
Planters felt cotton would be a profitable "cash crop" for all of the following reasons, except
It resisted disease
It was cheap to market
It was easy to grow
It could be stored over time.
10
Steam power benefited the South in all of the following ways, except which?
Louisiana's lumber industry benefited from steam-powered saw mill.
Southern farms & planters poured profits into south industry
Textile mills no longer had to be built near Northern rivers
Tredegar's Iron Works produced steam engines for locomotives
11
What event prompted many states to strengthen their slave codes?
Vessel's Conspiracy
Turners Rebellion
Haiti's Revolution
Gabriel's Uprising
12
a machine invented in 1793 to remove seeds from short-staple cotton
cotton factory
cotton gin
cotton seed picker
cotton belt
13
What would a slave have worried about most when coming up for auction?
the kindness or cruelty of the new master
the type of work required by the new master
the religious life of the new community
the fate of parents, brothers, sisters, and children
14
Cash crops hurt the South's economy because they
made crop rotation attractive to farmers.
took capitalists' attention away from southern industry
greatly benefited the South's northern competitors.
required costly shipping to avoid passage over land.
15
a story that often provides a moral lesson
fairytale
nursery rhyme
folktale
spiritual
16
a slave from Virginia that believed God told him to end slavery
Denmark Vesey
Nat Turner
Eli Whitney
John Smith
17
What have some historians called "the invisible institution"?
the institution of slavery
the punishment of slaves
slave religion
slave rebellion
18
Which of the following statements about African Americans in the 1860s is false?
Some African Americans were children of Haitian refugees.
Some African Americans had European ancestors.
Freed slaves protested against being called "African American."
Freed slaves were denied many of the rights granted to Euro.
19
Religion boosted the spirits of slaves in all of the following ways, except which?
They understood that God wanted them to obey slaveholders.
They came to see themselves as God's chosen people.
They gained faith that they would one day live in freedom.
They sang emotional Christian songs called "spirituals."
20
How did Eli Whitney's original cotton gin work?
Cotton was put into machine, which seeded, baled, and tied
Horses drew the machine through fields to harvest cotton
Worker cranked the machine & "teeth" separated seed/fibers
A steam engine powered the machine, which removed seeds
21
owners of small farms
artisans
factors
planters
yeomen
22
a large iron factory that operated in Richmond, VA, in the early to mid 1800s
Tredegar Iron Works
Virginia Iron Works
Southern Iron Works
Whitney Iron Works
23
Religion affected white Southern society in all of the following ways, except which?
Religion gave rural women an opportunity to volunteer.
Wealthy southerners used religion to justify slavery.
Farm families saw church as their only time to socialize.
Politicians and religious groups campaign for south issues.
24
What was most responsible for increasing the domestic slave trade in the early 1800s?
Freeing of slaves in the North led to a decline in slaves
Cotton planters hungry for profits began using slaves
Slaveholders in Virginia and Maryland gained economically by selling slaves
An act of Congress banning the importation of slaves
25
What was the greatest benefit of the invention of the cotton gin?
Saved planters money on labor & ensured financial success
Enabled more planter to grow short-staple, green-seed cotton
Revolutionized the cotton industry & gave a boost to farming
It processed raw cotton more quickly than by hand.
26
Wealthy white southerns used religion to justify the institution of slavery by arguing that
slavery taught savages to bow to a higher authority.
God selected whites as his "chosen people."
God created some people to rule over others
slavery was right because it was practiced in the Bible
27
How did enslaved parents pass their culture down to their children?
They showed their children how to outsmart slaveholders
They read African stories to their children every night
They told folktales with customary characters and morals.
They taught emotional Christian songs about freedom.
28
One goal of scientific agriculture was to
increase the production of crops by introducing fertilizers.
protect the land used to grow sugar, hemp, and corn.
get southern planters to focus only on cotton production.
perfect a method for quickly curing tobacco before shipment.

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