CHAPTER 12

Which of the following was not one of the effects of the cotton boom? A. U.S. trade increased with France and Spain. B. Northern manufacturing expanded. C. The need for slave labor grew. D. Port cities like New Orleans expanded.

A

The abolition of the foreign slave trade in 1807 led to _______. A. a dramatic decrease in the price and demand for slaves B. the rise of a thriving domestic slave trade C. a reform movement calling for the complete end to slavery in the United States D. the decline of cotton production

B

Why did southern expansionists conduct filibuster expeditions? A. to gain political advantage B. to annex new slave states C. to prove they could raise an army D. to map unknown territories

B

John C. Calhoun argued for greater rights for southerners with which idea? A. polygenism B. nullification C. concurrent majority D. paternalism

C

The controversy at the heart of the Ostend Manifesto centered on the fate of: A. Ostend, Belgium B. Nicaragua C. Cuba D. Louisiana

C

Under the law in the antebellum South, slaves were ________. A. servants B. animals C. property D. indentures

C

The largest group of whites in the South _______. A. owned no slaves B. owned between one and nine slaves each C. owned between ten and ninety-nine slaves each D. owned over one hundred slaves each

A