Question 1

The Seminole War between 1835 and 1842 ended with

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A)  the Seminoles surrendering and ceding their lands to the United States. 
B)  the extermination of the Seminoles. 
C)  the forcible removal of the Seminoles from Florida to the West. 
D)  the United States allowing some Seminoles to remain in Florida. 
A)  the Seminoles surrendering and ceding their lands to the United States. 
B)  the extermination of the Seminoles. 
C)  the forcible removal of the Seminoles from Florida to the West. 
D)  the United States allowing some Seminoles to remain in Florida.

Question 2

In the aftermath of the 1831 Nat Turner Rebellion, the Virginia legislature

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A)  approved a plan, subsequently vetoed by the governor, for the abolition of slavery. 
B)  approved a measure requiring all free blacks to leave the state or be enslaved. 
C)  began a debate on slavery that continued and grew more bitter as the years passed. 
D)  debated but then rejected a measure calling for the gradual abolition of slavery. 
A)  approved a plan, subsequently vetoed by the governor, for the abolition of slavery. 
B)  approved a measure requiring all free blacks to leave the state or be enslaved. 
C)  began a debate on slavery that continued and grew more bitter as the years passed. 
D)  debated but then rejected a measure calling for the gradual abolition of slavery.

Question 3

Which of the following was a major demographic characteristic of southern society between 1830 and 1860?

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A)  The population became increasingly urban. 
B)  The number of foreign-born residents equaled that of the North. 
C)  The region's population density was low. 
D)  The region had many more women than men. 
A)  The population became increasingly urban. 
B)  The number of foreign-born residents equaled that of the North. 
C)  The region's population density was low. 
D)  The region had many more women than men.

Question 4

In Worcester v. Georgia, Chief Justice John Marshall

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A)  ruled that matters pertaining to Indian tribes should be settled by Congress rather than the courts. 
B)  ruled that the laws of Georgia had no force in the Cherokee nation. 
C)  upheld the removal of Native Americans from the South. 
D)  declared that the state government of Georgia could seize Indian lands within its borders. 
A)  ruled that matters pertaining to Indian tribes should be settled by Congress rather than the courts. 
B)  ruled that the laws of Georgia had no force in the Cherokee nation. 
C)  upheld the removal of Native Americans from the South. 
D)  declared that the state government of Georgia could seize Indian lands within its borders.

Question 5

Comments from former slaves reveal that the great majority of American slaves

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A)  had little self respect. 
B)  unquestioningly accepted their status. 
C)  retained their mental independence. 
D)  preferred subservience over the uncertainties of freedom. 
A)  had little self respect. 
B)  unquestioningly accepted their status. 
C)  retained their mental independence. 
D)  preferred subservience over the uncertainties of freedom.

Question 6

In the 1840s and 1850s, the political power base of the South shifted to

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A)  old southern states like Virginia and South Carolina. 
B)  yeoman farmers and away from planters. 
C)  planters who wanted to modernize southern society. 
D)  southwestern boom states such as Mississippi and Arkansas. 
A)  old southern states like Virginia and South Carolina. 
B)  yeoman farmers and away from planters. 
C)  planters who wanted to modernize southern society. 
D)  southwestern boom states such as Mississippi and Arkansas.

Question 7

What impact did slavery have on the southern value system?

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A)  The presence of slave labor created an egalitarian value system among the white majority. 
B)  Slavery created constant tension between slaveowners and nonslaveowners. 
C)  The availability of slave labor had the effect of devaluing free labor in the South. 
D)  Slavery created a strong sense of community responsibility among the white majority. 
A)  The presence of slave labor created an egalitarian value system among the white majority. 
B)  Slavery created constant tension between slaveowners and nonslaveowners. 
C)  The availability of slave labor had the effect of devaluing free labor in the South. 
D)  Slavery created a strong sense of community responsibility among the white majority.

Question 8

Which of the following best describes the relations between men and women of the planter class?

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A)  Paternalistic 
B)  Honorable 
C)  Mutually respectful 
D)  Contemptuous 
A)  Paternalistic 
B)  Honorable 
C)  Mutually respectful 
D)  Contemptuous

Question 9

During the 1820s and 1830s, the state governments in the recently settled states of the Old Southwest became

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A)  more and more corrupt. 
B)  less representative of the masses. 
C)  more democratic. 
D)  less democratic. 
A)  more and more corrupt. 
B)  less representative of the masses. 
C)  more democratic. 
D)  less democratic.

Question 10

The paternalistic ideology of the plantation elite

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A)  masked the harsher beliefs of rich planters concerning the inferiority of blacks and the importance of making money. 
B)  was nothing more than a myth advanced by southern writers. 
C)  was used to hide the belief by slaveowners that slavery was morally wrong. 
D)  was openly questioned by religious leaders in the South. 
A)  masked the harsher beliefs of rich planters concerning the inferiority of blacks and the importance of making money. 
B)  was nothing more than a myth advanced by southern writers. 
C)  was used to hide the belief by slaveowners that slavery was morally wrong. 
D)  was openly questioned by religious leaders in the South.

Question 11

Which of the following is true of slave culture in the antebellum South?

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A)  Slave culture emerged and thrived in southern cities. 
B)  Slave culture was centered around religion; therefore, it did not affect the work and leisure of slaves. 
C)  Slave culture, especially in appearance and in forms of expression, retained many influences from the African past. 
D)  Slave "culture" was practically nonexistent because of the tyrannical power of slave masters. 
A)  Slave culture emerged and thrived in southern cities. 
B)  Slave culture was centered around religion; therefore, it did not affect the work and leisure of slaves. 
C)  Slave culture, especially in appearance and in forms of expression, retained many influences from the African past. 
D)  Slave "culture" was practically nonexistent because of the tyrannical power of slave masters.

Question 12

This Cherokee invented a system of writing for his people.

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A)  Sequoyah 
B)  Tecumseh 
C)  Prophet 
D)  Chief John Ross 
A)  Sequoyah 
B)  Tecumseh 
C)  Prophet 
D)  Chief John Ross

Question 13

In addition to seeking personal salvation through their religion, slaves

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A)  prayed that all earthly power would be placed in their hands. 
B)  sought group salvation through the belief that God would deliver all slaves from bondage. 
C)  sought forgiveness for their masters. 
D)  prayed that they would receive earthly riches as a reward for their trials and tribulations. 
A)  prayed that all earthly power would be placed in their hands. 
B)  sought group salvation through the belief that God would deliver all slaves from bondage. 
C)  sought forgiveness for their masters. 
D)  prayed that they would receive earthly riches as a reward for their trials and tribulations.

Question 14

In 1808 Congress banned

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A)  the slave trade in Washington, D.C. 
B)  the importation of slaves. 
C)  the sale of slaves across state lines. 
D)  slavery in the Louisiana Purchase territory. 
A)  the slave trade in Washington, D.C. 
B)  the importation of slaves. 
C)  the sale of slaves across state lines. 
D)  slavery in the Louisiana Purchase territory.

Question 15

The mulattos of New Orleans, Charleston, and Mobile differed from most other southern mulattos in that they

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A)  formed a society of their own and were recognized as a distinct class. 
B)  were allowed to vote in city elections. 
C)  were descended from slaves who were emancipated in the era of the American Revolution. 
D)  were immigrants from Haiti who fled their homeland in the 1790s. 
A)  formed a society of their own and were recognized as a distinct class. 
B)  were allowed to vote in city elections. 
C)  were descended from slaves who were emancipated in the era of the American Revolution. 
D)  were immigrants from Haiti who fled their homeland in the 1790s.

Question 16

The wife in an upper-class antebellum southern family was

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A)  legally subordinate to her husband. 
B)  usually responsible for managing the budget. 
C)  frequently the real, if hidden, authority in the family. 
D)  roughly equal to the husband in influence and responsibility. 
A)  legally subordinate to her husband. 
B)  usually responsible for managing the budget. 
C)  frequently the real, if hidden, authority in the family. 
D)  roughly equal to the husband in influence and responsibility.

Question 17

Which of the following arguments was most likely to have been used by southerners in the 1830s and 1840s to defend the institution of slavery?

Accepted Answer

A)  It is true that slavery is an evil within human society, but for economic reasons it is presently a necessary evil. 
B)  Society is ordered in a particular way by the dictates of nature, and nature has ordained that blacks are born to be slaves. 
C)  All whites are born to be free and equal, but all nonwhites are frowned on by God and were born to be slaves. 
D)  Human beings are equal in the sight of God only if they have accepted the tenets of Christianity; therefore, non-Christians may be enslaved. 
A)  It is true that slavery is an evil within human society, but for economic reasons it is presently a necessary evil. 
B)  Society is ordered in a particular way by the dictates of nature, and nature has ordained that blacks are born to be slaves. 
C)  All whites are born to be free and equal, but all nonwhites are frowned on by God and were born to be slaves. 
D)  Human beings are equal in the sight of God only if they have accepted the tenets of Christianity; therefore, non-Christians may be enslaved.

Question 18

The largest antebellum southern industry was

Accepted Answer

A)  clothing. 
B)  fishing. 
C)  lumbering. 
D)  shipbuilding. 
A)  clothing. 
B)  fishing. 
C)  lumbering. 
D)  shipbuilding.

Question 19

A yeoman farmer in the South between 1800 and 1860 was a small farmer who

Accepted Answer

A)  was engaged in the market-oriented production of farm goods. 
B)  lived on and worked the land of another. 
C)  generally owned no slaves. 
D)  owned some land but primarily worked for wages as a farm laborer. 
A)  was engaged in the market-oriented production of farm goods. 
B)  lived on and worked the land of another. 
C)  generally owned no slaves. 
D)  owned some land but primarily worked for wages as a farm laborer.

Question 20

Which of the following is true of southern society between 1830 and 1860?

Accepted Answer

A)  The increased opportunities that accompanied the cotton boom led to a more nearly even distribution of wealth. 
B)  Slaveholders became less and less concerned about the loyalty of nonslaveholders. 
C)  The percentage of white southern families owning slaves steadily declined. 
D)  As southern society became more democratic, it also became more tolerant of dissent. 
A)  The increased opportunities that accompanied the cotton boom led to a more nearly even distribution of wealth. 
B)  Slaveholders became less and less concerned about the loyalty of nonslaveholders. 
C)  The percentage of white southern families owning slaves steadily declined. 
D)  As southern society became more democratic, it also became more tolerant of dissent.

Exam 10: The Rise of the South, 1815-1860

The Seminole War between 1835 and 1842 ended with

In the aftermath of the 1831 Nat Turner Rebellion, the Virginia legislature

Which of the following was a major demographic characteristic of southern society between 1830 and 1860?

In Worcester v. Georgia, Chief Justice John Marshall

Comments from former slaves reveal that the great majority of American slaves

In the 1840s and 1850s, the political power base of the South shifted to

What impact did slavery have on the southern value system?

Which of the following best describes the relations between men and women of the planter class?

During the 1820s and 1830s, the state governments in the recently settled states of the Old Southwest became

The paternalistic ideology of the plantation elite

Which of the following is true of slave culture in the antebellum South?

This Cherokee invented a system of writing for his people.

In addition to seeking personal salvation through their religion, slaves

In 1808 Congress banned

The mulattos of New Orleans, Charleston, and Mobile differed from most other southern mulattos in that they

The wife in an upper-class antebellum southern family was

Which of the following arguments was most likely to have been used by southerners in the 1830s and 1840s to defend the institution of slavery?

The largest antebellum southern industry was

A yeoman farmer in the South between 1800 and 1860 was a small farmer who

Which of the following is true of southern society between 1830 and 1860?

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