Deck 11: The South and Slavery, 1800-1860

Question 1

Your textbook refers to the culture of the Old South in the 19th century as

A)triracial.
B)biracial.
C)bipartisan.
D)unilateral.
E)bilateral.

Answer 1

A

Question 2

The operation of the domestic slave trade often meant separating families from each other.

Answer 2

True

Question 3

Which of the following statements regarding the Old South is most accurate?

A)Most southerners lived on large plantations.
B)All southerners owned slaves in the 19th century.
C)Immigrants often lived in southern cities.
D)A high proportion of native-born Americans lived in the South.
E)Almost all Native Americans lived in the Old South.

Answer 3

D

Question 4

The percentage of the native-born population in the South was high compared with other parts of the country

Question 5

Tobacco was the first staple crop of the South.

Question 6

Plantation owners were unable to exert any significant political or economic influence over southern society.

Question 7

According to your textbook,all of the following were characteristics of the Old South except

A)a rural nature.
B)an agricultural economy.
C)a preference for high tariffs.
D)a reliance on slave labor.
E)a belief in free trade.

Question 8

The Denmark Vesey plot was a slave insurrection in Charleston,South Carolina.

Question 9

As the number of __________________ dropped in the South in the
19th century,the number of _________________ rose.

A)immigrants,Indians
B)Indians,black slaves
C)whites,Indians
D)slaves,Indians
E)slaves,Immigrants

Question 10

The slave-holding planter class only made up a very small portion of the overall southern society.

Question 11

Free blacks were usually wealthy and highly educated.

Question 12

The Old South's unique societal reliance on the use of slavery in the
19th century has often been called

A)racial unity.
B)the peculiar institution.
C)the white regime.
D)the peculiar bond.
E)southern equality.

Question 13

A black overseer on a plantation was known as a "driver."

Question 14

Slaves were overwhelmingly resistant to adopting Christianity.

Question 15

The slave population in the South showed no significant growth between 1790 and 1830.

Question 16

Agricultural diversity in the Old South was practically nonexistent.

Question 17

The South was different from the rest of the nation for all of the following factors except

A)its climate.
B)its reliance on slave labor.
C)its lack of banks.
D)its many large cities.
E)its geography.

Question 18

Economically the South was dependent on northern industry and commerce.

Question 19

The Old South was a socially,culturally,and economically unified region of the United States.

Question 20

One of the most realistic depictions of the Old South comes from the classic film Gone With the Wind.

Question 21

Which of the following statements regarding southern women is most accurate?

A)Plantation mistresses led lives of extreme leisure.
B)Plantation mistresses exerted great political power in the South.
C)Married plantation mistresses were legally independent of their
Husbands.
D)Southern white women had more freedoms than their northern sisters.
E)Plantation mistresses could be expected to raise their husbands' illegitimate slave children.

Question 22

The two most expensive cash crops produced in the Old South were

A)cotton and sugar.
B)rice and cotton.
C)rice and sugar.
D)rice and wheat.
E)cotton and wheat.

Question 23

Your textbook asserts _____________ in _______________ southerners had a direct interest in the peculiar institution.

A)1 in 2
B)2 in 5
C)1 in 4
D)1 in 10
E)7 in 10

Question 24

In the first half of the 19th century,_______________ became the most profitable cash crop in the South.

A)tobacco
B)cotton
C)rice
D)sugar
E)wheat

Question 25

The "cotton kingdom's" success was largely based on

A)the government's use of high tariffs.
B)the widespread existence of banks in the South.
C)the end of the Second National Bank.
D)the introduction of the cotton gin.
E)the low price of cotton.

Question 26

Where was the majority of the cotton produced in the South going by 1860?

A)Russia and Britain
B)Spain and France
C)Russia and Spain
D)France and Russia
E)Britain and France

Question 27

Your textbook defines a southern planter as an individual who owned at least __________________ slaves.

A)20
B)15
C)10
D)5
E)2

Question 28

The Old Southwest was made up of all of the following except

A)Arkansas.
B)Mississippi.
C)Louisiana.
D)Tennessee.
E)Alabama.

Question 29

By 1860,American cotton production topped

A)250,000 bales.
B)500,000 bales.
C)1 million bales.
D)2 million bales.
E)3 million bales.

Question 30

As cotton prices rose in the 19th century

A)the price of slaves declined.
B)the price of slaves rose.
C)fewer farmers planted cotton.
D)cotton farmers moved east.
E)slave owners became less defensive regarding slavery.

Question 31

Southern paternalism is

A)the belief on the part of white slave owners that their slaves are like family.
B)the bonds of love and care between masters and slaves.
C)slaves care for their masters.
D)the relationship between southerners and Native Americans.
E)the hatred slaves have for their masters.

Question 32

The first cash crop produced in the South was

A)tobacco.
B)cotton.
C)sugar.
D)rice.
E)wheat.

Question 33

Which state was not part of the subregion of the Old South called the Lower South?

A)South Carolina
B)Tennessee
C)Georgia
D)Florida
E)Alabama

Question 34

Because the ________________________ was overplanted,farmers moved to the _____________________.

A)Lower South,Border South
B)Upper South,Lower South
C)Lower South,Old Southwest
D)Old Southwest,Border South
E)Old Southwest,Lower South.

Question 35

The difference between a plantation and a farm was

A)size and the use of slaves.
B)size,crop planted,and the use of slaves.
C)the presence of an overseer.
D)size and the use of slaves and an overseer.
E)the use of technology.

Question 36

Massive southern plantations were ___________________ and their owners wielded ________________________ in economic,political,and social life.

A)common,little influence
B)common,great influence
C)rare,little influence
D)rare,great influence
E)rare,disproportionate

Question 37

According to your textbook,by 1860 more than _______________ of the slaves in the South worked in cotton production.

A)10 percent
B)25 percent
C)50 percent
D)75 percent
E)90 percent

Question 38

Those living in the Old South did not believe in

A)white superiority.
B)the South's moral superiority.
C)a strong sense of honor and courage.
D)the superiority of cities.
E)an agrarian ideal.

Question 39

By studying surviving census records,historians estimate that planters made up approximately ________________ of southern pre-war society.

A)50 percent
B)33 percent
C)20 percent
D)10 percent
E)4 percent

Question 40

In the Old South's mythic view of itself slavery was

A)a positive good.
B)not necessary.
C)demeaning.
D)brutal.
E)a moral evil.

Question 41

In the years from 1830 to 1860,the number of slaves in the United States

A)grew 50 percent.
B)grew 70 percent.
C)nearly doubled.
D)nearly tripled.
E)quadrupled.

Question 42

Which of the following statements regarding "poor whites" in the Old South is most accurate.

A)They were uneducated.
B)They were illiterate.
C)They owned no slaves.
D)They farmed.
E)They were often day laborers and squatters.

Question 43

Which statement about marriage among slaves is most accurate?

A)Slaves could not legally marry,but unofficial marriages were common.
B)Legal marriages were encouraged by slave masters.
C)Slaves did not wish to legally marry and did not notice the lack of that right.
D)Some states allowed slaves to marry.
E)All slave states recognized slave marriages if a minister performed the ceremony.

Question 44

In _____________________,such as "Go Down,Moses," slaves expressed their longing to be free.

A)novels
B)plays
C)poems
D)spirituals
E)sermons

Question 45

__________________ were state laws that governed the treatment of slaves in the years before the Civil War.

A)Slave codes
B)Black codes
C)Segregation
D)State codes
E)Peculiar laws

Question 46

Which of the following statements regarding the domestic slave trade is most accurate?

A)Only Louisiana and Georgia prohibited separating a small child from his or her mother.
B)Only Louisiana and Alabama prohibited the separation of spouses.
C)Only Louisiana and Alabama prohibited separating a small child from his or her father.
D)All southern states allowed a mother to be separated from a small child.
E)No slave state prohibited a husband and wife from being separated.

Question 47

Which of the following statements regarding men's and women's experience of slavery is most accurate?

A)All slaves shared the same experiences.
B)Males slaves were treated worse than female slaves.
C)Females slaves were treated worse than male slaves.
D)Slavery was harder on adults than on children.
E)Female slaves suffered the double burden of sexism and racism.

Question 48

Which of the following statements regarding slave families is not accurate?

A)Slaves formed families.
B)Slaves,like free whites,formed nuclear families.
C)Males headed slave nuclear families.
D)Women headed slave families.
E)Childhood was short for slaves.

Question 49

In general,slaves living in southern cities

A)were much happier than rural slaves.
B)were always paid for their labor.
C)had greater freedom but less mobility than rural slaves.
D)had greater freedom and mobility than rural slaves.
E)were legally different from rural slaves.

Question 50

Which of the following statements regarding African American religion is not accurate?

A)The African American slave religion was a mix of African,Caribbean,and Christian elements.
B)The majority of adult slaves adopted a Christian denomination.
C)Slaves often worshipped in secret.
D)Many slaves could identify with a supreme being.
E)Slave owners disliked the slaves' religious beliefs.

Question 51

The Old South was a(n)_____________________ society.

A)patriarchal
B)matriarchal
C)patrilocal
D)matrilocal
E)equal

Question 52

____________________ is the term used to refer to a person of mixed white and black ancestry in the 19th century in the Old South.

A)Mulatto
B)Criollo
C)Tejano
D)Mestizo
E)Creole

Question 53

According to your textbook,_________________ were the largest segment of white society in the Old South.

A)overseers
B)planters
C)plain white folk
D)drivers
E)slave owners

Question 54

Most slave owners tried to _____________ African religion and spirituality.

A)understand
B)accept
C)tolerate
D)ignore
E)erase

Question 55

The Lower South,the Upper South,and the Border South all shared

A)an agricultural economy and wage labor.
B)an urban society and slave labor.
C)a reliance on slavery and plentiful access to railroads.
D)the exact same political concerns and goals.
E)a reliance on the peculiar institution and agriculture.

Question 56

On plantations in the Old South overseers were _________________ and drivers were _______________________.

A)black,white
B)white,black
C)unpaid,paid
D)women,men
E)men,women

Question 57

The foreign slave trade was outlawed in the United States in _______ under President____________________.

A)1800,Thomas Jefferson
B)1808,Thomas Jefferson
C)1808,James Madison
D)1860,Abraham Lincoln
E)1863,Abraham Lincoln

Question 58

In the laws of slave states,slaves were

A)equal to whites.
B)less than whites.
C)considered property.
D)not mentioned.
E)a special category.

Question 59

In the South,free persons of color

A)lived in rural areas predominantly and had fewer rights than slaves.
B)lived in cities and had more rights than slaves.
C)lived in cities and had fewer rights than slaves.
D)clustered along the coast.
E)lived in cities and were treated the same as whites.

Question 60

The vast majority of slaves in the South

A)lived in cities.
B)worked as field hands.
C)were house slaves.
D)were drivers.
E)were overseers.

Question 61

What was life like for a slave? Discuss the various factors that influenced conditions.

Question 62

Describe white society in the Old South.

Question 63

How did cotton production transform the South?

Question 64

MATCHING
Match each person with one of the following descriptions.
a.Plotted a slave revolt near Richmond
b.Slave who was hanged for killing her master when defending herself against a sexual assault
c.Thomas Jefferson's nephew who killed a rebellious slave in front of other slaves as a warning to them
d.Plantation mistress who was a critic of the plantation system
e.Mulatto slave owner from Louisiana
f.Allegedly plotted slave rebellion in South Carolina
g.Led the largest slave revolt in American history,just north of New Orleans
h.Led a slave revolt in 1831 in a rural area of Virginia
Liliburn Lewis

Question 65

Slaves who did not want to rebel could resist by doing all of the following except

A)faking illness.
B)breaking tools.
C)running away.
D)becoming drivers.
E)destroying crops.

Question 66

How did the vast majority of slaves react to life under slavery?

A)The resisted.
B)They ran away.
C)They rebelled.
D)They learned to adapt.
E)They gave up.

Question 67

How important was slavery to the economy of the Old South? Discuss its effects on agriculture,industry,and any other relevant aspects of the South.

Question 68

How was the South distinct from the rest of the United States in the early 19th century?

Question 69

Discuss the concept of honor in the Old South,and what role,if any,violence played in everyday society.

Question 70

MATCHING
Match each person with one of the following descriptions.
a.Plotted a slave revolt near Richmond
b.Slave who was hanged for killing her master when defending herself against a sexual assault
c.Thomas Jefferson's nephew who killed a rebellious slave in front of other slaves as a warning to them
d.Plantation mistress who was a critic of the plantation system
e.Mulatto slave owner from Louisiana
f.Allegedly plotted slave rebellion in South Carolina
g.Led the largest slave revolt in American history,just north of New Orleans
h.Led a slave revolt in 1831 in a rural area of Virginia
Gabriel

Question 71

MATCHING
Match each person with one of the following descriptions.
a.Plotted a slave revolt near Richmond
b.Slave who was hanged for killing her master when defending herself against a sexual assault
c.Thomas Jefferson's nephew who killed a rebellious slave in front of other slaves as a warning to them
d.Plantation mistress who was a critic of the plantation system
e.Mulatto slave owner from Louisiana
f.Allegedly plotted slave rebellion in South Carolina
g.Led the largest slave revolt in American history,just north of New Orleans
h.Led a slave revolt in 1831 in a rural area of Virginia
Celia

Question 72

How did African Americans respond to their status as slaves?

Question 73

Trace the development of black society in the Old South.What were the different groups that comprised black society? What distinguished them from each other,and what tied them together?

Question 74

All of the following individuals planned slave rebellions except

A)Gabriel Prosser.
B)Denmark Vesey.
C)Daniel Shays.
D)Nat Turner.
E)Charles Deslondes.

Question 75

What roles did religion and family life play in the lives of slaves?

Question 76

MATCHING
Match each person with one of the following descriptions.
a.Plotted a slave revolt near Richmond
b.Slave who was hanged for killing her master when defending herself against a sexual assault
c.Thomas Jefferson's nephew who killed a rebellious slave in front of other slaves as a warning to them
d.Plantation mistress who was a critic of the plantation system
e.Mulatto slave owner from Louisiana
f.Allegedly plotted slave rebellion in South Carolina
g.Led the largest slave revolt in American history,just north of New Orleans
h.Led a slave revolt in 1831 in a rural area of Virginia
Mary Chestnut

Question 77

A runaway slave actually making it to freedom was

A)highly likely.
B)somewhat likely.
C)likely.
D)unlikely.
E)almost impossible.

Question 78

Why did cotton become so important,and what significance did other crops hold for the region?

Question 79

How prevalent were slave rebellions in antebellum America? Detail the most significant of the 19th-century rebellions,and explain their significance to understanding the period.

Question 80

__________________ led a slave rebellion in Virginia in 1831.

A)Nat Turner
B)Denmark Vesey
C)Frederick Douglass
D)Gabriel Prosser
E)Charles Deslondes