Quiz 9

Question 1

The development of southern industry:

 lagged behind the North  

 was the only sector of the southern economy that did not rely on slaves  

 was non existent before the Civil War  

 turned the North into a colonial dependency of the more developed South  

 was more significant than agriculture to the southern economy  

Question 2

All the following might be used to explain the South’s distinctiveness EXCEPT:

 its climate  

 its determination to preserve slavery  

 the high proportion of immigrants that comprised the overall southern population  

 its preponderance of farming  

 its biracial population  

Question 3

By 1860, slavery was most concentrated:

 equally through the South  

 in the Carolinas  

 in Texas and Louisiana  

 in the Lower South  

 in the Upper South  

Question 4

The Old Southwest:

 attracted thousands of settlers in the 1820s and 1830s with its low land prices and suitability for cotton production  

 attracted nearly twice as many female as male settlers in the early years  

 included Texas, Arizona, New Mexico, and Utah  

 was a promised land for slaves because of superior work conditions  

 soon boasted the nation’s highest standards of public education  

Question 5

Slaves forced to migrate to the Old Southwest were particularly despondent over:

 the absence of alcohol on the frontier  

 the breakup of family ties that resulted from the migration  

 the lack of meaningful work that awaited them  

 the control that women exerted over the region’s culture and society  

 the urban and industrial nature of the region  

Question 6

As southerners moved farther west and south between 1812 and 1860:

 the South became less distinctive  

 the South became less agricultural  

 cotton production soared  

 fewer slaves were needed  

 North–South relations got better  

Question 7

The rapid expansion of the cotton belt in the South:

 spurred a rise in the number of enslaved blacks given their freedom  

 eliminated the presence of all other staple crops throughout the region  

 ensured that the region became more dependent on enslaved black workers  

 increased the responsibilities of field work for the plantation mistress  

 reduced the significance of slavery  

Question 8

What portion of the South’s white population had no proprietary interest in slaves?

 one tenth  

 one half  

 three fourths  

 two thirds  

 one fourth  

Question 9

Why were theories of racial superiority significant in the South?

 They fostered slave rebellions among slaves who believed in the inferiority of the planter class.  

 They were primarily adhered to by the planter elite that owned slaves.  

 They created a sense of unity that bridged class divisions among most southern whites.  

 They played no role in encouraging white support of slavery.  

 They were created by slaves to justify their enslavement.  

Question 10

The rules that governed virtually every aspect of slave life were known as:

 civil law  

 paternalism  

 slaveocracy  

 total control  

 a slave code  

Question 11

Why were slave women valued by slave owners?

 They exclusively did the household labor.  

 They were solely responsible for harvesting the fields.  

 Their ability to reproduce increased the number of slaves owned.  

 They had low birth rates due to their oppression.  

 They were allowed to marry white men.  

Question 12

The legal prohibition that denied slaves the right to marry:

 did not apply to white mistresses who chose to marry a slave  

 led to a devaluing of love in the slave community  

 did not stop slaves from choosing partners and forging a family life  

 reduced the significance of religion in slave life  

 prevented slaves from forming families  

Question 13

Slave religion:

 required reading of the Bible  

 caused slaves to accept their condition  

 mixed African and Christian elements  

 was stamped out by white masters  

 was best observed during racially integrated church services  

Question 14

How would southern whites attempt to prevent slave rebellions?

 They tried to ensure slave loyalty through kind treatment and monetary compensation.  

 They met any sign of resistance or rebellion with a brutal response.  

 They taught slaves the value of hard work.  

 They had dark-skinned whites infiltrate and spy on slave communities.  

 They offered freedom and passage out of the South to the most troublesome slaves.  

Question 15

During the nineteenth century, major slave rebellions:

 occurred frequently  

 happened most often in the Lower South  

 were sometimes joined by poor whites  

 were rare  

 had about even odds of success  

Question 16

A typical form of resistance pursued by slaves entailed:

 malingering, feigning illness, and sabotage  

 running away  

 suicide  

 arson  

 outright rebellion  

Question 17

Deists:

 included Founding Fathers such as Jefferson and Franklin  

 were basically atheists  

 believed in an all-powerful God  

 felt the United States should have an official religion  

 argued for the literal truth of the Bible  

Question 18

Universalists believed that:

 Americans are God’s chosen people  

 God predestined only a few for salvation  

 the universe is continually expanding  

 rich people are blessed by God  

 everyone could be saved  

Question 19

One significant factor that inspired the Second Great Awakening was:

 the growing distrust of religion among African Americans  

 rising fears of secularism among many well-educated Americans  

 the decline of Baptists in the South  

 Joseph Smith’s Book of Mormon  

 John Quincy Adams’s opposition to the “gag rule”  

Question 20

African Americans found the Methodist and Baptist churches especially attractive because of their:

 belief in salvation for all  

 emphasis upon Bible studies  

 condemnation of slavery  

 rapid growth in the South  

 emotional church services  

Question 21

Joseph Smith:

 founded the Mormon Church in western New York  

 was a “circuit rider” preacher from the South  

 claimed to be God’s only prophet  

 was a great revivalist preacher from New England  

 started the Unitarian church in Utah  

Question 22

Why did the working poor often favor expanding the number of public schools?

 Workers wanted free schools to give their children an equal chance to pursue the American dream.  

 Workers hoped to become public school teachers rather than laborers.  

 Workers chose to go back to school rather than labor in factories.  

 The quality of education was better than the private schools operated in most cities.  

 Building public schools promised to expand the number of construction jobs and therefore improve employment prospects.  

Question 23

Prison reformers of the early 1800s saw a major objective of the penitentiary as:

 providing prisoners an education  

 rehabilitation  

 patriotic indoctrination  

 religious conversion  

 corporal punishment  

Question 24

The “cult of domesticity” was the idea that:

 romantic love was the basis of successful marriage  

 large families were beneficial  

 women deserved education  

 a woman’s place is in the home  

 professions should be open to women  

Question 25

The Seneca Falls Convention:

 demanded equal rights for women  

 celebrated the cult of domesticity  

 showed the mass appeal of temperance  

 reflected female dominance of the abolitionist movement  

 brought immediate improvements in women’s lives  

Question 26

William Lloyd Garrison:

 demanded immediate emancipation of slaves  

 organized an anti-slavery political party  

 believed slaveholders should be paid to free their slaves  

 used calm, moderate language to oppose slavery  

 caused the Nat Turner revolt  

Question 27

Frederick Douglass:

 was the founder of the Underground Railroad  

 wrote a famous account of his life as a slave  

 was captured in the North and returned to slavery  

 became a notable black preacher  

 helped abolish slavery in the British West Indies  

Question 28

The killing of Elijah Lovejoy showed:

 the growing support for black equality  

 the danger of encouraging slave rebellion  

 the violent tactics of abolitionists  

 the end of a free press  

 that support of slavery extended into the North  

Question 29

Southerners used all of the following to justify slavery EXCEPT:

 Thomas Jefferson’s words in the Declaration of Independence  

 danger to themselves and others if freed  

 biblical support of slavery  

 the superior life Africans enjoyed in the southern states  

 claims of black racial inferiority  

Question 30

By the 1830s, John C. Calhoun was arguing that:

 slavery was a “great good”  

 the Bible opposed slavery  

 slavery should be phased out  

 plantations were no longer profitable  

 blacks deserved equality