History Final Ch 12

Eli Whitney's invention of the cotton gin changed the industry of the South in which way? Select one: a. It led to more land in the South being dedicated to cotton farming. b. It created a new source of cheap alcohol. c. It decreased the dependence on slave labor in cotton farming. d. It created greater competition between Southern cotton farmers.

a. It led to more land in the South being dedicated to cotton farming.

The largest group of whites in the South _______. Select one: a. owned no slaves b. owned over one hundred slaves each c. owned between one and nine slaves each d. owned between ten and ninety-nine slaves each

a. owned no slaves

Which of the following was not one of the effects of the cotton boom? Select one: a. The need for slave labor grew. b. U.S. trade increased with France and Spain. c. Northern manufacturing expanded. d. Port cities like New Orleans expanded.

b. U.S. trade increased with France and Spain.

John C. Calhoun argued for greater rights for southerners with which idea? Select one: a. polygenism b. concurrent majority c. majority rule d. paternalism

b. concurrent majority

Under the law in the antebellum South, slaves were ________. Select one: a. servants b. property c. animals d. indentures

b. property

In the early United States, sectionalism first arose due to conflict over which divisive issue? Select one: a. religion b. slavery c. immigration d. voting

b. slavery

Why did southern expansionists conduct filibuster expeditions? Select one: a. to map unknown territories b. to find runaway slaves c. to annex new slave states d. to prove they could raise an army

c. to annex new slave states

The abolition of the foreign slave trade in 1807 led to _______. Select one: a. a dramatic decrease in the price and demand for slaves b. a reform movement calling for the complete end to slavery in the United States c. the decline of cotton production d. the rise of a thriving domestic slave trade

d. the rise of a thriving domestic slave trade