Question 1

How would you describe antebellum southern politics?

Accepted Answer

Antebellum southern politics was characterized by an underlying political unity, particularly around the defense of slavery and states' rights, despite some internal conflicts and divisions.

Question 2

Instructions: Identify the following. Be as specific as possible, and include names, dates, and relevant facts as appropriate. Be sure to explain the significance of the person or term. 
F ree blacks

Accepted Answer

The answer of Instructions: Identify the following. Be as specific...

Question 3

Which of the following statements is not an accurate description of slavery?

Accepted Answer

Most slaves did not gladly accept the limits on their freedom in return for security. This statement inaccurately portrays the desires and attitudes of slaves towards their bondage. Slaves often resisted their conditions in various ways and yearned for freedom, contrary to the notion of accepting their situation for security.

Question 4

Why did factories develop slowly in the South?

Accepted Answer

All of the provided reasons contributed to the slow development of factories in the South. Slave discipline was indeed harder to maintain in a factory setting compared to agricultural plantations. The economic benefits of agriculture, particularly cash crops like cotton, were more certain and lucrative. Industrialization threatened to disrupt the traditional social structure, which was heavily reliant on slavery and agricultural dominance. Additionally, the capital required for industrial development would have necessitated selling slaves, which many Southerners were unwilling to do due to their economic and social investment in the institution of slavery.

Question 5

Which of the following is a crop that was not associated with the Upper South?

Accepted Answer

Sugar was not typically associated with the Upper South; it was more commonly grown in the Lower South, particularly in states like Louisiana.

Question 6

What did the typical southern yeoman want?

Accepted Answer

The typical southern yeoman aimed for self-sufficiency with a modest profit, focusing on sustaining their family and farm rather than accumulating wealth or slaves, or investing in industrial ventures.

Question 7

Instructions: Identify the following. Be as specific as possible, and include names, dates, and relevant facts as appropriate. Be sure to explain the significance of the person or term. 
Black music and dance

Accepted Answer

The answer of Instructions: Identify the following. Be as specific...

Question 8

Instructions: Identify the following. Be as specific as possible, and include names, dates, and relevant facts as appropriate. Be sure to explain the significance of the person or term. 
Frederick Douglass

Accepted Answer

The answer of Instructions: Identify the following. Be as specific...

Question 9

Which of the following statements accurately describes the Upper South and the Lower South?

Accepted Answer

After about 1830, the Upper South and the Lower South were united in their defense of slavery, despite differences in their economies and cultures. This unity was largely in response to increasing anti-slavery sentiment in the North and the perceived threat it posed to the institution of slavery.

Question 10

What was the largest group of southern whites in the antebellum period?

Accepted Answer

Nonslaveholding yeomen were the largest group of southern whites during the antebellum period. They owned small farms and typically did not own slaves, distinguishing them from the planter class and small slaveholders.

Question 11

By 1860 what percentage of white southern families owned slaves?

Accepted Answer

By 1860, approximately 25% of white Southern families owned slaves, reflecting the concentration of slavery in the hands of a minority of the population.

Question 12

Which of the following was not one of the reasons that cotton became "king" in the South?

Accepted Answer

Cotton's dominance in the South was not inherently due to its requirement of slave labor, but rather because of its adaptability to various scales of production, suitability to the Southern climate, the demand from the British textile industry, and the expansion into new lands following Indian removals. The use of slaves was a consequence of the labor-intensive nature of cotton cultivation rather than a reason for cotton's economic prominence.

Question 13

Why did Southern education lag behind northern education?

Accepted Answer

The South historically rejected compulsory education, which contributed to its educational system lagging behind that of the North. This rejection was part of a broader cultural and economic context that prioritized agricultural labor over formal education, especially for the working and enslaved populations.

Question 14

What characterized life for most plantation mistresses?

Accepted Answer

Life for most plantation mistresses was characterized by isolation, drudgery, and humiliation. They often had to manage the household and oversee slaves, which could be isolating and burdensome, without much social interaction or support.

Question 15

Instructions: Identify the following. Be as specific as possible, and include names, dates, and relevant facts as appropriate. Be sure to explain the significance of the person or term. 
Harriet Tubman, Underground Railroad

Accepted Answer

The answer of Instructions: Identify the following. Be as specific...

Question 16

Who led the 1831 rebellion in Southampton County, VA that terrified the South for generations?

Accepted Answer

Nat Turner led the 1831 rebellion in Southampton County, Virginia, which was one of the most significant slave uprisings in the history of the United States and had a lasting impact on the South.

Question 17

Instructions: Identify the following. Be as specific as possible, and include names, dates, and relevant facts as appropriate. Be sure to explain the significance of the person or term. 
Spirituals

Accepted Answer

The answer of Instructions: Identify the following. Be as specific...

Question 18

Instructions: Identify the following. Be as specific as possible, and include names, dates, and relevant facts as appropriate. Be sure to explain the significance of the person or term. 
Virginia emancipation legislation

Accepted Answer

The answer of Instructions: Identify the following. Be as specific...

Question 19

Instructions: Identify the following. Be as specific as possible, and include names, dates, and relevant facts as appropriate. Be sure to explain the significance of the person or term. 
Pidgin

Accepted Answer

The answer of Instructions: Identify the following. Be as specific...

Question 20

Which list of states contains only states that were part of the Upper South?

Accepted Answer

The answer of Which list of states contains only states...

Quiz 12: The Old South and Slavery

How would you describe antebellum southern politics?

Instructions: Identify the following. Be as specific as possible, and include names, dates, and relevant facts as appropriate. Be sure to explain the significance of the person or term. F ree blacks

Which of the following statements is not an accurate description of slavery?

Why did factories develop slowly in the South?

Which of the following is a crop that was not associated with the Upper South?

What did the typical southern yeoman want?

Instructions: Identify the following. Be as specific as possible, and include names, dates, and relevant facts as appropriate. Be sure to explain the significance of the person or term. Black music and dance

Instructions: Identify the following. Be as specific as possible, and include names, dates, and relevant facts as appropriate. Be sure to explain the significance of the person or term. Frederick Douglass

Which of the following statements accurately describes the Upper South and the Lower South?

What was the largest group of southern whites in the antebellum period?

By 1860 what percentage of white southern families owned slaves?

Which of the following was not one of the reasons that cotton became "king" in the South?

Why did Southern education lag behind northern education?

What characterized life for most plantation mistresses?

Instructions: Identify the following. Be as specific as possible, and include names, dates, and relevant facts as appropriate. Be sure to explain the significance of the person or term. Harriet Tubman, Underground Railroad

Who led the 1831 rebellion in Southampton County, VA that terrified the South for generations?

Instructions: Identify the following. Be as specific as possible, and include names, dates, and relevant facts as appropriate. Be sure to explain the significance of the person or term. Spirituals

Instructions: Identify the following. Be as specific as possible, and include names, dates, and relevant facts as appropriate. Be sure to explain the significance of the person or term. Virginia emancipation legislation

Instructions: Identify the following. Be as specific as possible, and include names, dates, and relevant facts as appropriate. Be sure to explain the significance of the person or term. Pidgin

Which list of states contains only states that were part of the Upper South?