History 1301 chapter 11
was the author of the Declaration of Independence, ambassador to France, second Vice President and third President of the United States. He was also the leader of the Democratic-Republicans who sought a weak central government and strict constructionist viewpoint of the Constitution but compromised and purchased the Louisiana Territory.
13. Adams
was the American soldier and explorer who led the famous expedition through the Louisiana Territory over the Rocky Mountains and to the Pacific Ocean.
14. Clark
was the female Shoshone guide the first U. S. exploratory expedition in the western United States.
15. Sacagawea
was the Shawnee warrior who sought to ally all Native American tribes east of the Mississippi River to oppose the expansion of the United States and advocated a return to the "old ways" for Native Americans.
16. Tecumseh
was the "Father of the Constitution," Jefferson's Secretary of State and fourth U. S. president who allowed himself and the U. S. to be dragged into war with Britain.
17. Madison
was the chief justice of the Supreme Court from 1801 to 1835 and established the principle of judicial review and expanded the power of the federal government.
18. Marshall
A major reason for the weaker hold of slavery in the upper South was the A) increasing industrialization and agricultural diversification in the region. B) growing moral outrage against slavery in the region. C) passage of federal laws restricting slavery in the area. D) effectiveness of the abolitionist movement in the region. E) lower slave birth rates.
A
At the time of the Civil War, A) one quarter of white southerners owned slaves. B) almost all southerners owned at least one slave. C) only the upper class were slave owners. D) the percentage of whites owning slaves was increasing. E) 30 percent of white southerners owned slaves.
A
During slavery, African-American folk tales were kept alive primarily through A) kinship networks. B) a common language. C) the encouragement of slave owners. D) written documents. E) Christianity.
A
Good physical conditions for slaves were necessary to A) ensure that they could work hard and bear children. B) meet the requirements of federal law. C) lessen the probability of slave revolts. D) meet southern Christian ethical requirements. E) maintain good standing in the white community.
A
In the upper tier of southern states, the principal slave-produced commodity was A) tobacco. B) cotton. C) corn. D) wheat. E) indigo.
A
Most African Americans experienced slavery A) on farms. B) in mines and small factories. C) in small southern towns. D) on plantations. E) in large southern cities.
A
Slave sermons and religious songs emphasized A) eventual deliverance from slavery. B) political themes. C) open protest of slavery. D) acceptance of the condition of slavery. E) a rejection of worldly pleasures and temptations.
A
Slaveholders continually indoctrinated their slaves with the idea of A) the God-ordained supremacy of whites. B) self-sufficiency. C) the work ethic. D) patriotism. E) their superiority to Native Americans.
A
Slavery would not have lasted as long as it did except for A) the place it held in the southern economy. B) the South's lack of moral sensitivity. C) the willingness of slaves to submit to the system. D) the North's lack of interest in the problem. E) the constant supply of slaves from Africa.
A
Studies of the slave family reveal that ________ provided a model for personal relationships and the basis for a sense of community. A) kinship B) the nuclear family C) the extended family D) matriarchal family E) African family structures
A
The foundation of the African-American culture was A) religion. B) political activity. C) art. D) music. E) a shared language.
A
The typical great planter of the pre-Civil War South was A) most likely a self-made man. B) looked down on by most southern whites. C) well-educated and highly intellectual. D) born to wealth and position. E) born into a planter family.
A
Which of the following is true of cotton agriculture in the pre-Civil War era? A) Many planters worked their land until it was exhausted. B) Changes in the price of cotton were relatively insignificant between 1830 and 1860. C) Cotton was a major export for the South, but relatively unimportant to the national economy. D) both A and B E) both B and C
A
Which of the following statements about slavery is FALSE? A) About ten percent of southern blacks were free. B) Within slave society, there were status differences between field hands and house servants. C) Some slaves worked in urban, industrialized settings. D) Because all were victims of race prejudice, status differences within the black community did not lead to class conflict. E) Most blacks shared the goal of ending slavery.
A
Yeoman farmers of the South could be found A) in the back-country of the South. B) near southern cities. C) clustered around the large plantations. D) evenly spread throughout the region. E) along the Gulf Coast.
A
In addition to the growth of coastal cities, where did boomtowns emerge in the early to mid-nineteenth century? Along state borders On the frontier In the Appalachian foothills Along inland waterways
Along inland waterways
About ________ percent of whites in the South in 1860 were large landowners with dozens of slaves. A) 1 B) 4 C) 10 D) 40 E) 50
B
During the Second Seminole War of 1835-1842 A) most slaves rebelled against their masters. B) many escaped slaves hiding in Florida actually fought with the Native Americans against U.S. soldiers. C) slaves slaughtered Seminole Indians in large numbers. D) whites killed their slaves in fear of an alliance between slaves and Native Americans. E) escaped slaves hiding in Florida were returned to their owners.
B
Most southern whites A) owned at least one slave. B) were nonslaveholding yeoman farmers. C) were poor people who sympathized with the slaves. D) owned at least five slaves. E) favored abolishing slavery as a means of breaking the power of the planter elite.
B
Slave folk tales revealed the attitude that A) slavery was to be accepted. B) cunning and deceit worked effectively. C) the master was supreme. D) open rebellion was an acceptable tactic. E) returning to Africa was the only way out of the slave system.
B
Southern planters considered their slaves to be A) hard-working and industrious. B) children who required constant supervision. C) skilled and motivated. D) dangerous malcontents. E) mere property.
B
The "invisible institution" was A) the Underground Railroad. B) the black church. C) a pre-war version of the Ku Klux Klan. D) a clandestine network of voodoo practitioners. E) a secret organization of southern white abolitionists
B
The invention in the 1790s that permitted the great expansion of cotton cultivation was the A) railroad. B) cotton gin. C) cotton reaper. D) steel plow. E) mechanical seed planter.
B
The typical runaway slave was A) a married man. B) a young, unmarried man. C) a married woman. D) a young, unmarried woman. E) light-skinned.
B
The union of slavery and cotton A) decreased the southern dependence on the North. B) hindered industrialization in the South. C) facilitated economic self-sufficiency in the South. D) led to industrialization in the South. E) encouraged more whites to work as plantation laborers.
B
While class differences are based on income, caste differences in the South were based on A) plantation size. B) race. C) religion. D) national origins. E) ties to England.
B
The increase in cotton production was mostly generated by
British and French demand for textiles
The increase in cotton production was mostly generated by
British and French demand for textiles.
Cotton was well suited to plantation production because it A) required little labor. B) required skilled labor. C) required intensive, simple labor. D) allowed for seasonal variation in labor needs. E) could be virtually ignored during the growing season.
C
Free blacks in the South faced each of the following limitations EXCEPT A) being forced to register or have a white guardian who was responsible for their actions. B) being required to carry documentation of their free status at all times. C) being vulnerable t o re-enslavement through vagrancy or apprenticeship laws. D) having their attempts to hold meetings or form organizations blocked by the authorities. E) having to get official permission to move from one county to another.
C
In the South, social prestige and influence were determined by A) birth order and family heritage. B) ties to prominent, English families. C) class and caste. D) the region of the South where one lived. E) the amount of land one owned.
C
Nonslaveholders followed the leadership of slave owners because A) their economic livelihood depended on it. B) they feared and disliked African Americans. C) of their desire to become slave owners. D) they could not participate in the political process. E) of their fear of the slave owners.
C
Southern proslavery arguments did NOT include the belief that slavery was A) the natural status for blacks. B) sanctioned by the Bible. C) mandated by the United States Constitution. D) consistent with the humanitarian spirit. E) eventually going to become unnecessary.
C
The case of ________ showed that a prosperous, free, African American might give his life in the struggle for freedom. A) Frederick Douglass B) Nat Turner C) Denmark Vesey D) David Walker E) John Brown
C
The cotton economy of the lower South A) brought uniform prosperity to the region. B) was free from market fluctuations. C) did not create uniform prosperity throughout the region. D) led to greater southern self-sufficiency. E) constantly grew.
C
The normal way for most slaves to express discontent was A) political protest. B) open, armed rebellion. C) passive resistance. D) participation in conspiracies. E) organizing boycotts.
C
The prosperity of the southern yeoman was limited by the lack of A) money crops. B) land. C) transportation facilities. D) educational facilities. E) focus on building large enterprises.
C
The yeoman farmer of the South was A) a slave owner. B) shiftless. C) proud and self-reliant. D) much different from his northern counterpart. E) a squatter on unproductive land.
C
To become a successful planter, it was probably most important that one have sound knowledge of A) slave behavior and culture. B) southern politics. C) good business and accounting practices. D) labor practices. E) current agricultural practices.
C
When tobacco prices sagged after 1820, A) farmers in Virginia and Maryland switched over to cotton and rice production. B) farmers in Virginia and Maryland found effective ways to reverse soil depletion. C) large numbers of surplus slaves were sold from the upper South to the lower South. D) planters in Virginia and Maryland turned openly to slave breeding as a business. E) Virginia and Maryland began exporting slaves to the Caribbean Islands.
C
Which one of the following individuals tried to convince southern yeoman farmers that slavery actually reduced their standard of living? A) John C. Calhoun B) Denmark Vesey C) Hinton R. Helper D) Harriet Beecher Stowe E) Will Campbell
C
The largest slave insurrection in American history was that of
Charles Deslondes in Louisiana in 1811.
The largest slave insurrection in American history was that of
Charles Deslondes in Lousiana in 1811
A leading advocate of the need for southern self-sufficiency was A) Stephen Douglas. B) Daniel Webster. C) Robert Fogel. D) J. D. B. DeBow. E) William Gregg.
D
During the nineteenth century, the center of cotton production A) remained in the Southeast. B) moved northward. C) stabilized in Alabama and Mississippi. D) shifted rapidly westward. E) was in Georgia.
D
Each of the following is a valid statement regarding the cotton gin EXCEPT: A) It was instrumental in creating the cotton agriculture in the south and in revitalizing slavery as an economically viable institution. B) It made it possible for one slave to do the work of several while producing large quantities of clean cotton fiber each workday. C) An affordable machine to manufacture, it separated cotton seeds from the fibers. D) It was invented in 1863. E) It turned cotton into the most important agriculture product grown in the south and America's most important export crop.
D
Southern apologists claimed the master-slave relationship was more humane than employer-worker relationships because A) it offered more opportunities for job training. B) it was actually a freer relationship. C) it emphasized cultural identities in a segregated environment. D) it afforded greater long-term security. E) it included women in the work force.
D
Southern yeoman farmers A) were staunchly against slavery. B) listened sympathetically to abolitionist protests. C) paid little attention to the slave system. D) tolerated slavery. E) directly benefited from the slave system.
D
The African-American family under slavery A) was supported by the white society. B) was nonexistent on most plantations. C) was protected by the legal system. D) emphasized kinship and mutual affection. E) was always matriarchal.
D
The Brer Rabbit stories A) showed how a fugitive slave could find safe haven in the underbrush. B) were fantasies which enabled slaves to forget their harsh lot for a while. C) were used to indoctrinate white children with the belief that slaves were no smarter than animals. D) showed how a defenseless animal could overcome a stronger one through cunning and deceit, a metaphor for survival as a slave. E) portrayed slaves as being happy and well-adjusted.
D
The leader of the uprising in Richmond, Virginia, in 1800 was A) Denmark Vesey. B) Stephen Douglas. C) Nat Turner. D) Gabriel Prosser. E) Bob Ferebee.
D
Southern farmers were often
Democrats
At the time of the Civil War, there were approximately ________ slaves in the South. A) 200,000 B) 400,000 C) 1,000,000 D) 2,000,000 E) 4,000,000
E
In pre-Civil War American society, free African Americans A) were almost nonexistent. B) were readily accepted. C) could vote in all northern states. D) had few serious problems. E) were treated as social outcasts.
E
The institution of slavery became even more entrenched in the South because of the increasing importance of A) rice. B) indigo. C) long-staple cotton. D) sugar cane. E) short-staple cotton.
E
The leader of the 1831 slave uprising in Southampton, Virginia, was A) Denmark Vessey. B) Hinton R. Helper. C) George Fitzhugh. D) Daniel Webster. E) Nat Turner.
E
When compared with other New World slaves, southern slaves A) lived under much worse conditions. B) lived under similar conditions. C) experienced more problems with their owners. D) had higher literacy rates. E) enjoyed a higher standard of living.
E
(T/F) Although cotton was central to the southern economy by the 1850s, cotton production did not really increase significantly between 1800 and 1850.
F
(T/F) Even had the South won the Civil War, cotton had already reached the point in 1860 at which it could no longer expand in the United States.
F
(T/F) In 1860, only one in ten white families in the South owned slaves.
F
(T/F) Masters of large plantations generally had a close relationship with their slaves, which helped ensure loyalty.
F
(T/F) Slavery survived in the South even though it was not economically profitable to slaveowners.
F
All southern states banned the sale of children younger than ten unless with their mother.
False
In the South, state laws prohibited free blacks from owning black slaves.
False
Most southern whites owned at least one slave.
False
Slavery was not a profitable institution by the 1850s.
False
Slaves decreased in value during the 1850s.
False
"Cotton is King" declared
James H. Hammond
"Cotton is King" was declared by...
James H. Hammond
"Cotton is King" declared
James H. Hammond.
Which of the following was characteristic of a man belonging to the new American middle class after the 1820s? Ownership of a business Moderation with liquor Life as a socially active single man Athletic physique
Moderation with liquor
Prior to the 1830s, most Irish immigrants were Catholics. Presbyterians. men. factory workers.
Presbyterians.
What brought audiences of all classes together in American theaters in the 1830s? Shakespeare Morality plays Comedies Musical revues
Shakespeare
(T/F) A huge source of profits to slave-owners in the upper South was selling slaves to plantations in the lower South.
T
(T/F) By the time of the Civil War, most southern slaves worked on plantations and farms.
T
(T/F) In recent years, historical studies of slavery have found it to be somewhat more efficient and profitable than previously thought.
T
(T/F) Plantation owners' concern for the welfare of their slaves was a product of economic necessity and paternalism.
T
(T/F) Small slaveholders and nonslaveholders realized only limited benefit from the great profits of the cotton economy.
T
Why did news travel more quickly in the United States in the 1840s? Horse couriers operated more officially. Telegraph lines allowed for far quicker information transfers. Horse-drawn streetcar lines began operation at that time. Canals allowed for a more efficient delivery of newspapers.
Telegraph lines allowed for far quicker information transfers
Which of the following is true about the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints in the 1830s and 1840s? The church granted spiritual authority to women only. The Church admitted African Americans to worship. Its prophet Brigham Young was lynched in the city of Nauvoo, Illinois. The church castigated the pride and wealth of those who oppressed the poor
The church castigated the pride and wealth of those who oppressed the poor
How did housework change for American middle-class women after the 1820s? Their work gained more recognition. Their workdays became shorter. Their work became easier. Their work became less visible
Their work became less visible.
How did artisans like Thomas Skidmore plan to overcome inequality in the nation in the early nineteenth century? They pushed for a minimum wage. They advocated a progressive national income tax. They called for the nationalization of big industries. They demanded the abolition of inheritance.
They demanded the abolition of inheritance.
How did more affluent residents of American urban centers distance themselves from the poor crowds of inner cities after the 1830s? They moved to the upper floors of high-rises. They banned immigrants from settling in cities. They moved to the countryside. They moved away from city centers.
They moved away from city centers.
How did artists of the Hudson River School try to break their cultural dependence on Europe in the 1830s and 1840s? They tied the nation's power to its natural beauty through their choice of imagery. They rejected the European style of painting and adopted native customs. They campaigned for a ban on most European works of art from public museums. They worked on a new type of visual artistry, photography.
They tied the nation's power to its natural beauty through their choice of imagery
About 25 percent of southern whites held slaves.
True
Almost a million slaves were "sold South" before 1860.
True
At least fifty-seven whites died in the Nat Turner rebellion in Virginia.
True
In 1860, the dollar value of slaves exceeded the value of all of America's banks, railroads, and factories combined.
True
Marriage was a common, although not a legal, institution among plantation slaves.
True
Most European immigrants did not go to the South as they could not compete with slave labor.
True
Most European immigrants did not go to the South as they could not compete with slave labor. T/F
True
Most slaves accepted the Christian religion in place of their native beliefs.
True
Most slaves were field hands.
True
Most slaves were field hands. T/F
True
People in the Old South amended their vocabulary to avoid using charged words, but these amendments also perpetuated race-based slavery by creating hierarchical divisions among the population.
True
Yeomen farmers did not often own slaves, but most of them supported the institution of slavery.
True
About 25 percent of southern whites held slaves.
Ture
By 1860, Alabama, Mississippi, and Louisiana represented
a growing concentration of wealth
The closing of the African slave trade in 1808 caused
a rise in the price of slaves
The closing of the African slave trade in 1808 caused
a rise in the price of slaves.
1. One of the greatest problems that John Adams and the Federalists faced in the election of 1800 was
a. Adams's refusal to take the country to war with France.
6. The greatest political beneficiary of the Louisiana Purchase was
a. Thomas Jefferson.
Free blacks were usually poor were often mulattoes could become slave owners themselves all of these
all of these
Free blacks
all of these were often mulattoes. were usually poor. could become slave owners themselves
In the antebellum South, freed African Americans were
almost a third caste in cities like Charleston and New Orleans
10. The new Congress that met in 1811 contained a large number of members who believed that
c. Britain should be vigorously confronted and the Indian threat to the West eliminated.
12. The Congressional war hawks of 1812 were especially eager to sponsor an American invasion and conquest of
c. Canada.
7. John Marshall as chief justice of the United States, helped to strengthen the judicial branch of government by
c. asserting the doctrine of judicial review of congressional legislation, giving the Supreme Court the power to determine constitutionality.
8. Thomas Jefferson's failed attempt to impeach and convict Supreme Court Justice Samuel Chase for "high crimes and misdemeanors" meant that
c. judicial independence and the separation of powers had been preserved.
11. All of the following were true of Tecumseh and Tenskwatawa except
c. they embraced whites' concept of ownership.
As well as cotton, staple crops in the South included all the following except: tobacco coffee rice sugar
coffee
what was not a staple crop in the south
coffee
As well as cotton, staple crops in the South included all the following except
coffee.
In the antebellum South, freed African Americans were
concentrated in coastal cities like Charleston and New Orleans.
Southern farmers were often
democrats
9. Jefferson's Embargo Act provided that
e. America would prohibit all foreign trade.
2. The greatest impact of the Revolution of 1800 was in
e. demonstrating that even a bitterly contested American election could result in the peaceful transfer of power from one party to another.
3. One way in which Jefferson clearly departed from previous Federalist practice was
e. establishing a simple and informal style in presidential entertainment and relations with Congress.
4. The case of Marbury v. Madison established the principle that
e. the Supreme Court has the final right to determine the constitutionality of legislation.
5. Jefferson's greatest concern about purchasing Louisiana was
e. whether the purchase was permissible under the Constitution.
All southern states banned the sale of children younger than ten unless with their mother. true or false
false
In the South, state laws prohibited free blacks from owning black slaves. true or false
false
Most southern whites owned at least one slave.
false
Most southern whites owned at one slave
false
Slaves decreased in value during the 1850s.
false
Mary Boykin Chesnut regarded slavery as "monstrous" because
it involved white men consorting with black females.
The most common form of resistance to slavery by the slaves themselves was
malingering and sabotage
To be considered a planter, one had to
own over twenty slaves
To be considered a planter, one had to
own over twenty slaves.
The moral code of white southern males emphasized
personal honor
The moral code of white southern males emphasized
personal honor.
Emigration to the Southwest occurred because of
soil exhaustion
Emigration to the Southwest occurred because of
soil exhaustion.
What is one thing that did not make the south distinctive
the presence of many European immigrants
All of the following factors made the South distinctive except
the presence of many European immigrants.
At least fifty-five whites died in the Nat Turner rebellion in Virginia.
true
In 1860, the dollar value of slaves exceeded the value of all of America's banks, railroads, and factories combined. true or false
true
Marriage was a common, although not a legal, institution among plantation slaves. true or false
true
Most slaves accepted the Christian religion in place of their native beliefs
true
Most slaves accepted the Christian religion in place of their native beliefs. true or false
true
Yeomen farmers did not often own slaves, but most of them supported the institution of slavery.
true
Free blacks were
were often mulattoes. were usually poor. could become slave owners themselves.
Mary Boykin Chesnut regarded slavery as "monstrous" because
white men consorted with black females
