Question 1

Traders and speculators in slaves were often considered the lowest kind of businessmen.

Accepted Answer

Traders and speculators who dealt in slaves were often viewed as immoral and unethical, and the practice itself was widely condemned as a violation of human rights. As a result, those involved in the slave trade were often considered to be among the lowest echelons of the business community.

Question 2

The Northwest Ordinance allowed for slavery to be extended into the territories south of the Great Lakes and north and west of the Ohio River.

Accepted Answer

The Northwest Ordinance of 1787 actually prohibited slavery in the territories northwest of the Ohio River.

Question 3

Relatively few white southerners owned slaves and very few could have been classified as &#34;planters&#34; with twenty or more slaves.

Accepted Answer

According to historical records, only around 25% of white southern households owned slaves, and of those, only a small percentage owned 20 or more slaves and were considered "planters."

Question 4

By 1804 every state south of Maryland had provided for the gradual abolition of slavery.

Accepted Answer

The statement is incorrect. By 1804, not every state south of Maryland had provided for the gradual abolition of slavery. Only a few states such as Virginia and North Carolina had passed laws for gradual abolition, while many southern states continued to uphold the system of slavery.

Question 5

The Missouri Compromise of 1820 settled the issue of slavery expansion once and for all.

Accepted Answer

The Missouri Compromise of 1820 temporarily settled the issue of slavery expansion by admitting Missouri as a slave state and Maine as a free state, but it also established a boundary line at the 36°30' parallel where slavery would be prohibited in future states north of that line. However, this compromise was eventually overturned by the Kansas-Nebraska Act of 1854, which allowed for popular sovereignty in determining whether new states would allow slavery, leading to increased tension and ultimately the Civil War.

Question 6

Jamestown was located in this colony.&#10;A) Virginia&#10;B) Maryland&#10;C) Delaware&#10;D) Pennsylavnia

Accepted Answer

Jamestown was located in Virginia.

Question 7

Divisions existed within the plantation South for all but one of the following reasons.&#10;A) White southerners who lived in western regions resented planter class&#10;B) Middle-class southerners idolized northern middle- class ideology&#10;C) White women were forced to acquiesce to their husband's sexual abuse of female slaves&#10;D) White planters lacked political power in Congress

Accepted Answer

White planters actually held significant political power in Congress, particularly through the influence of the Southern states and the Three-Fifths Compromise, which gave them disproportionate representation.

Question 8

Which of the following was not a cash crop in the colonial South?&#10;A) Cotton&#10;B) Rice&#10;C) Indigo&#10;D) Corn

Accepted Answer

Corn was a staple crop in the colonial South and was primarily grown for subsistence and to feed livestock, rather than for profit. Cotton, rice, and indigo were all major cash crops that were grown for export and brought wealth to plantation owners.

Question 9

Northern industrialization was influenced by all but one of the following reasons.&#10;A) The invention of the telegraph&#10;B) Decrease in immigration&#10;C) The increase in railroad networks&#10;D) The completion of the Erie Canal

Accepted Answer

The decrease in immigration would not have had a significant impact on Northern industrialization as it was mainly fueled by technological advancements such as the telegraph, and the transportation infrastructure provided by the railroad networks and Erie Canal. Immigration did contribute to labor availability and demand for goods but was not a primary factor in Northern industrialization.

Question 10

Jefferson's purchase of this territory from France initiated a new round of questions over the issue of slavery.&#10;A) Missouri&#10;B) Kansas&#10;C) Louisiana&#10;D) Nebraska

Accepted Answer

The purchase of Louisiana from France in 1803 expanded the size of the United States considerably and raised questions about the extension of slavery into new territories. The question of whether slavery would be allowed in the newly acquired territory eventually led to the Missouri Compromise of 1820.

Deck 1: Slavery and the Long-Term Roots of the Civil War