Perhaps the single strongest unifying factor of pre- Civil War southern whites was their

perception of white racial superiority

Prior to 1860, free blacks in the South

Occasionally attained wealth and prominence and owned slaves themselves

During the first half of the 19th century the "cotton kingdom"

was the dominant source of the income of the lower south

In the 1850s, the southern socialist theorist George Fitzhugh wrote that women

were like children, had an obligation to obey, and needed protection

In the American slave family

extended kinship networks were strong and important

Which of the following statements regarding urban slavery is False?

Urban slaves were prohibited from having contact with free blacks

Ways in which slaves expressed elements of their African heritage included

singing songs and playing musical instruments

Which of the following statements regarding slave life is true

After 1808 the proportion of blacks to whites in the nation evenly decline

Which of the following is true of American slave families in the antebellum South?

Up to 1/3 of the families were broken apart by the sale of family members

Between 1840 and 1860 the American South's slave population

dramatically shifted into the Southwest

Southern whites who did not own slaves

were largely dependent on the plantation economy

In the late 1850s, many of the great landholders of the lower South were

still first generation settlers

Regarding religion, American slaves

often incorporated African features into their Christianity

The New Orleans magazine publisher James B. D. De Bow championed

southern economic independence from the North

Prior to 1860, the center of economic power in the South

Shifted from the upper South to the lower South

Which of the following statements about the poorest class of white southerners is FALSE?

They often felt affinity with the slaves as members of an oppressed class

helped to keep the South a predominantly agricultural region

Rice and sugar production in the antebellum South

were concentrated in a relatively small geographic area

Prior to 1860 affluent southern white women

centered their life in the home

The slave codes of the American South

defined anyone with a trace of African ancestry as black

Most enslaved blacks lived

on medium to large sized plantations

Prior to 1860, southern white women

generally lived lives that were isolated from the wider world.

By 1860 the textile manufacturing sector of the American South

had increased threefold in value over the previous 20 years

Prior to 1860, southern women differed from northern women in that they

were expected to be more subordinate to men

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1
In 1850 outside of the U.S slavery in the Western Hemisphere also existed in
Haiti
Colombia
Brazil
no other country
2
The "peculiar institution" was a southern reference to
slavery
capitalism
the plantation
manufactoring
3
One actual slave revolt in the 19th century South was led by
Gabriel Prosser
Denmark Vesey
Nat Turner
Frederick Douglass
4
Perhaps the single strongest unifying factor of pre- Civil War southern whites was their
fear of federal authority
kinship relationships
perception of white racial superiority
intense national pride
5
Prior to 1860, free blacks in the South
Occasionally attained wealth and prominence and owned slaves themselves
were required by law to leave the South
increased in number in the 1850s as laws encouraged owners to free slaves
were concentrated in the Deep South
6
During the first half of the 19th century the "cotton kingdom"
saw wealthy planters outnumber small planters
did not rely on large numbers of slaves imported directly from Africa.
was the dominant source of the income of the lower south
was already losing ground to other staples such as rice and tobacco
7
In the 1850s, the southern socialist theorist George Fitzhugh wrote that women
none of these answers is correct
were like children, had an obligation to obey, and needed protection
had an obligation to obey
were like children
8
The South failed to develop a large industrial economy due to all the following factors EXCEPT
the humid climate
the profitability of cotton
cultural values
A shortage of labor
9
In the American slave family
most couples did not formally marry
premarital pregnancy was uncommon
premarital cohabitation was frowned upon
extended kinship networks were strong and important
10
Which of the following statements regarding urban slavery is False?
Urban slaves were prohibited from having contact with free blacks
Some urban slaves were prohibited from having contact with free blacks
The line between slavery and freedom in cities was less distinct
Urban slaves were less supervised than rural slaves
11
To "manumit" means to
punish
work by hand
purchase
set free
12
Ways in which slaves expressed elements of their African heritage included
speaking in their native African languages
keeping family diaries and other written personal records
wearing clothing that incorporated traditional African designs
singing songs and playing musical instruments
13
The central ideology of slavery, and the vital instrument of white control was?
fraternity
paternalism
egalitarianism
maternalism
14
By the time of the Civil War, cotton constituted nearly - of the total export trade of the U.S
2/3
1/3
1/4
1/10
15
Which of the following statements regarding slave life is true
Slaves had to grow all their own food
Slaves were not given medical care except by their own efforts
After 1808 the proportion of blacks to whites in the nation evenly decline
Slave children did no work until 12
16
Which of the following is true of American slave families in the antebellum South?
Blacks typically had weaker family ties than whites
Up to 1/3 of the families were broken apart by the sale of family members
most slaves who ran away did so to avoid punishment
A child of a slave could not be sold after the age of 3.
17
Between 1840 and 1860 the American South's slave population
dramatically shifted into the Southwest
could not meet the South's labor needs
declined in overall numbers
changed little
18
Southern whites who did not own slaves
were forced to move west to maintain a livelihood
were largely dependent on the plantation economy
generally opposed the institution of slavery
openly opposed the planter elite
19
In the late 1850s, many of the great landholders of the lower South were
rooted to one plantation for many generations
from longstanding aristocratic families
part of a wealthy leisure class
still first generation settlers
20
Regarding religion, American slaves
shunned Christianity in favor of polytheistic traditions of Africa
often incorporated African features into their Christianity
were usually not allowed to attend a church at all
had mostly converted to Islam by the early 19th century
21
When emancipation came after the Civil War it was often the _ who were the first to leave the plantation of their owner
house servants
head drivers
field hands
craftsmen
22
The New Orleans magazine publisher James B. D. De Bow championed
closer economic ties with the North and southern commercial
southern commercial and agricultural growth
southern economic independence from the North
closer economic ties with the North
23
Though the trade and sale of slaves was legal inside the U.S until the Civil War the slave trade was illegal in
1812
1809
1808
1815
24
Prior to 1860, the center of economic power in the South
remained, as it had been, primarily with the upper South
Shifted from the upper South to the lower South
shifted from the lower South to the upper South
remained, as it had been, primarily within the lower South
25
Which of the following statements about the poorest class of white southerners is FALSE?
They often felt affinity with the slaves as members of an oppressed class
they suffered from pellarga, hookworm, and malaria
they supported themselves by foraging and hunting
they were forced to resort at times to eating clay
26
Short staple cotton
was easier to process than long staple cotton
was less coarse that long- staple cotton
was more susceptible to disease that long staple cotton
helped to keep the South a predominantly agricultural region
27
As compared to 19th century white practices, religious services for American slaves
denied all references to their African heritage
were not allowed by law to mentin freedom
were often less emotional
were often more emotional
28
Most white Southerners owned
two slaves
no slaves
one slave
three to five slaves
29
Rice and sugar production in the antebellum South
had short growing seasons
was in considerable decline by the 1850s
had difficulty sustaining profits for growers
were concentrated in a relatively small geographic area
30
Prior to 1860 affluent southern white women
centered their life in the home
typically played an important role in public activities
commonly held income producing jobs
had created the most significant challenge to slavery in the south
31
The slave codes of the American South
considered it a crime for an owner to kill a slave
defined anyone with a trace of African ancestry as black
banned blacks from attending church.
were rigidly enforced
32
Most enslaved blacks lived
on medium to large sized plantations
in urban areas
in Virginia and the Carolina's
on small farms
33
Prior to 1860, southern white women
had a birth rate that was lower than the national average
had about the same access to education as northern white women
generally lived lives that were isolated from the wider world.
were not expected to engage in manual labor
34
Of the following the most common form of resistance to slavery was,
arson
subtle defiance
running away
group rebellions
35
Tobacco cultivation in the antebellum South
enjoyed a stable market
was easy on the soil
was gradually moving westward
never made a profit
36
By 1860 the textile manufacturing sector of the American South
had declined in value throughout the 1840s and 1850s
had increased threefold in value over the previous 20 years
was nonexistent
had come to dominate the South's economy
37
Sexual relationships between white southern men and female slaves was
virtually unheard of
a common practice
an accepted cause for divorce in the southern court system
against the law in all slave states
38
Southern, white, lower-class resentment of the aristocratic system was most likely to be found in
the Deep South
the mountain regions
the upper South
the cities
39
Most "plain folk"of the Old South
were subsistence farmers
were passionately antislavery
owned at least one slave
were subsistence farmers who owned at least one slave
40
The name given to the effort by whites and blacks to help runaway slaves escape was the
Fugitive Slave Act
Second Middle Passage
underground railroad
Frederick Douglas road
41
Prior to 1860, southern women differed from northern women in that they
tended to have more formal education
had fewer children
were expected to be more subordinate to men
were more likely to take a role in public activities
42
A runaway slave making a successful escape from the America South was
highly likely
likely
highly unlikely
impossible

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