Chapter 11 Map Exercises
Which of the following is true about slave populations in the South in 1860, as reflected by the map?
true: -Slave populations were concentrated in areas with access to national markets. false: -Reliance on slave labor in the Upper South states was minimal. -The import of slaves from overseas continued to fuel the prevalence of slavery along coastal areas. -The slave population was evenly distributed across the South.
Select on the map the states in which a slave insurrection or conspiracy occurred.
-virginia -south carolina -louisiana
Select on the map the two southern states least dependent on slavery, judged by number of slave holding counties and average number of slaves per slave holding.
1. missouri 2. kentucky
There was no single South before the Civil War. In the eight slave states of the Upper South, slaves and slave owners made up a smaller percentage of the total population than in the seven Lower South states. Select on the map the eight states that made up the Upper South.
1. missouri 2. kentucky 3. virginia 4. arkansas 5. tenessee 6. north carolina 7. de 8. md
What can be inferred about populations of free blacks in 1860, referring to the map?
correct: -Some states in the Lower South had almost no free blacks. -There were more free blacks in the Upper South than the Lower South. -Many free blacks lived along coastal areas.
What facts does the map below illustrate about the size of slave holdings in the South in 1860?
correct: -What facts does the map below illustrate about the size of slaveholdings in the South in 1860? -Some of the largest plantations were concentrated along the Mississippi River.
According to the map, what was the dominant agricultural crop in the South in 1860?
cotton
Select on the map the slave state that was home to the highest concentration of free blacks.
maryland
This 1858 map shows slave plantations (in light blue) laid out in long, narrow strips. What was the likely reason for this arrangement?
to give every plantation direct river access
