Question 1

Legally speaking, the geographic concentration of slavery in the southern part of the U.S. is explained by all of the following except

Accepted Answer

A)  provisions in the Northwest Land Ordinance of 1787. 
B)  provisions in the constitutions of some northern states. 
C)  laws allowing for gradual emancipation in some northern states. 
D)  an amendment to the U.S. Constitution that allowed importation of slaves only through the port of Charleston after 1800. 
A)  provisions in the Northwest Land Ordinance of 1787. 
B)  provisions in the constitutions of some northern states. 
C)  laws allowing for gradual emancipation in some northern states. 
D)  an amendment to the U.S. Constitution that allowed importation of slaves only through the port of Charleston after 1800. D

Question 2

According to Walton and Rockoff, large slave plantations were _____ efficient than farms without slaves because of (among several reasons) _______.

Accepted Answer

A)  more, the great intensity per hour with which slaves were forced to worked. 
B)  more, large plantation owners used political power to control the best land. 
C)  less, free men work harder than slaves. 
D)  less, slaves frequently sabotaged production. 
A)  more, the great intensity per hour with which slaves were forced to worked. 
B)  more, large plantation owners used political power to control the best land. 
C)  less, free men work harder than slaves. 
D)  less, slaves frequently sabotaged production. A

Question 3

Between 1820 and 1860, cotton output per slave

Accepted Answer

A)  remained fairly stable. 
B)  increased by about 10 percent. 
C)  increased by fourfold or more. 
D)  decreased slightly. 
A)  remained fairly stable. 
B)  increased by about 10 percent. 
C)  increased by fourfold or more. 
D)  decreased slightly. C

Question 4

Approximately how many slaves were brought to the colonial U.S. from Africa during the operation of the transatlantic slave trade?

Accepted Answer

A)  50,000 
B)  700,000 
C)  5 million 
D)  10 million 
A)  50,000 
B)  700,000 
C)  5 million 
D)  10 million

Question 5

The majority of slaves that were brought to the New World during the colonial period were used in the production of:

Accepted Answer

A)  cotton. 
B)  sugar. 
C)  tobacco. 
D)  rice. 
A)  cotton. 
B)  sugar. 
C)  tobacco. 
D)  rice.

Question 6

If the consumer price index in 2007 is 25 times that of 1860, and a slave cost $2,000, how much is that in terms of 2007 dollars?

Accepted Answer

A)  $12,500 
B)  $25,000 
C)  $50,000 
D)  $75,000 
E)  $750,000 
A)  $12,500 
B)  $25,000 
C)  $50,000 
D)  $75,000 
E)  $750,000

Question 7

New Jersey adopted a policy of gradual emancipation slaves that freed male slaves when they reached age 25. This policy meant that slave owners earned a rate of return ______.

Accepted Answer

A)  of zero, because profits during the slave's working years about equaled the costs of rearing a slave. 
B)  that was about equal to the normal return, because the profits earned up to age 25 exceeded rearing costs by a substantial margin. 
C)  a very high rate of return because slaves were generally unproductive after their peak years. 
D)  that cannot be calculated because of a lack of data. 
A)  of zero, because profits during the slave's working years about equaled the costs of rearing a slave. 
B)  that was about equal to the normal return, because the profits earned up to age 25 exceeded rearing costs by a substantial margin. 
C)  a very high rate of return because slaves were generally unproductive after their peak years. 
D)  that cannot be calculated because of a lack of data.

Question 8

Contemporary observers of slavery such as Cassius M. Clay and Frederick Law Olmstead wrote that

Accepted Answer

A)  slave labor was much less productive than white labor. 
B)  slave labor was much more productive than white labor. 
C)  slave labor and white labor were equally productive. 
D)  slave labor in the agricultural setting was more productive than slave labor in the manufacturing setting. 
A)  slave labor was much less productive than white labor. 
B)  slave labor was much more productive than white labor. 
C)  slave labor and white labor were equally productive. 
D)  slave labor in the agricultural setting was more productive than slave labor in the manufacturing setting.

Question 9

The first actions taken socially to compel conformity to abolitionist sentiments was taken by

Accepted Answer

A)  the Puritans. 
B)  various Plains Indian tribes. 
C)  the Quakers. 
D)  Roman Catholics. 
A)  the Puritans. 
B)  various Plains Indian tribes. 
C)  the Quakers. 
D)  Roman Catholics.

Question 10

Approximately how many slaves were brought from Africa to the New World during the operation of the transatlantic slave trade?

Accepted Answer

A)  50,000 
B)  700,000 
C)  5 million 
D)  10 million 
A)  50,000 
B)  700,000 
C)  5 million 
D)  10 million

Question 11

Which did not contribute to the rise of "King Cotton"?

Accepted Answer

A)  Eli Whitney's invention of the cotton gin in 1793 
B)  soils and climate of the new Southwest 
C)  large shifts in slave populations 
D)  declines in slave populations that drove mechanical innovation 
A)  Eli Whitney's invention of the cotton gin in 1793 
B)  soils and climate of the new Southwest 
C)  large shifts in slave populations 
D)  declines in slave populations that drove mechanical innovation

Question 12

"Economic exploitation" is measured by

Accepted Answer

A)  the sum of all input costs, both direct and indirect. 
B)  the difference between the value of output a worker adds and what she receives. 
C)  the difference between a monopoly's profit and the profit of a competitive firm. 
D)  the average wage of a skilled worker divided by the average wage of an unskilled worker. 
A)  the sum of all input costs, both direct and indirect. 
B)  the difference between the value of output a worker adds and what she receives. 
C)  the difference between a monopoly's profit and the profit of a competitive firm. 
D)  the average wage of a skilled worker divided by the average wage of an unskilled worker.

Question 13

In examining incomes of free southerners prior to the Civil War, Walton and Rockoff  conclude that, compared with northerners, free southerners were ______.

Accepted Answer

A)  generally far poorer than northerners and falling further behind. 
B)  generally far poorer than northerners, except in the old South. 
C)  generally doing fairly well, even in the old South. 
D)  far richer than northerners but a downward trend was noticeable. 
A)  generally far poorer than northerners and falling further behind. 
B)  generally far poorer than northerners, except in the old South. 
C)  generally doing fairly well, even in the old South. 
D)  far richer than northerners but a downward trend was noticeable.

Question 14

With the adoption of the U.S. Constitution in 1787,

Accepted Answer

A)  importation of slaves was made illegal. 
B)  importation of slaves was allowed, but only for the next 20 years. 
C)  importation of slaves from the Caribbean was prohibited, but importation of African slaves was allowed. 
D)  importation of slaves was allowed only on federally-approved vessels that met minimum crew sizes. 
A)  importation of slaves was made illegal. 
B)  importation of slaves was allowed, but only for the next 20 years. 
C)  importation of slaves from the Caribbean was prohibited, but importation of African slaves was allowed. 
D)  importation of slaves was allowed only on federally-approved vessels that met minimum crew sizes.

Question 15

According to estimates by Richard Vedder, rates of exploitation for slaves

Accepted Answer

A)  are similar to those of antebellum manufacturing workers. 
B)  indicate that slaves received nearly the full value marginal product of their labor. 
C)  equaled 50-65 percent of their value marginal product. 
D)  cannot be determined due to inadequate data on maintenance costs of adult slaves. 
A)  are similar to those of antebellum manufacturing workers. 
B)  indicate that slaves received nearly the full value marginal product of their labor. 
C)  equaled 50-65 percent of their value marginal product. 
D)  cannot be determined due to inadequate data on maintenance costs of adult slaves.

Question 16

What is not correct about the Northern U.S. abolitionist movement?

Accepted Answer

A)  Northern slaveholders could sell their slaves to the south. 
B)  Slave owners in the North suffered significant economic loss because slaves were given their freedom much sooner than in the South. 
C)  Most Northern states freed slaves after they had reached a minimum age. 
D)  In most northern states freedom was granted over a gradual period of time. 
A)  Northern slaveholders could sell their slaves to the south. 
B)  Slave owners in the North suffered significant economic loss because slaves were given their freedom much sooner than in the South. 
C)  Most Northern states freed slaves after they had reached a minimum age. 
D)  In most northern states freedom was granted over a gradual period of time.

Question 17

By 1850, the single largest U. S. commodity export (in terms of value) was

Accepted Answer

A)  iron railroad tracks. 
B)  wheat. 
C)  cotton. 
D)  slaves. 
A)  iron railroad tracks. 
B)  wheat. 
C)  cotton. 
D)  slaves.

Question 18

In 1860, the Republican Party formed a coalition of anti-slavery voters that elected Abraham Lincoln to the presidency. Members of this coalition included all of the following groups except :

Accepted Answer

A)  Northwestern farmers. 
B)  Irish and German immigrants. 
C)  Producers who were economically linked by the Northern Gateway. 
D)  Large property owners in New Mexico and Utah. 
A)  Northwestern farmers. 
B)  Irish and German immigrants. 
C)  Producers who were economically linked by the Northern Gateway. 
D)  Large property owners in New Mexico and Utah.

Question 19

Productivity gains on southern cotton plantations were due to

Accepted Answer

A)  improved varieties of seeds. 
B)  use of the gang system. 
C)  longer work hours. 
D)  All of the above. 
E)  Both a and b are correct. 
A)  improved varieties of seeds. 
B)  use of the gang system. 
C)  longer work hours. 
D)  All of the above. 
E)  Both a and b are correct.

Question 20

From the late 1780s to immediately before the Civil War, the U.S. slave population

Accepted Answer

A)  increased from roughly 300,000 to over 6 million. 
B)  increased from roughly 600,000 to almost 4 million. 
C)  stayed roughly the same. 
D)  increased by nearly 10 million. 
A)  increased from roughly 300,000 to over 6 million. 
B)  increased from roughly 600,000 to almost 4 million. 
C)  stayed roughly the same. 
D)  increased by nearly 10 million.

Exam 13: The Entrenchment of Slavery and Regional Conflict

Legally speaking, the geographic concentration of slavery in the southern part of the U.S. is explained by all of the following except

According to Walton and Rockoff, large slave plantations were _____ efficient than farms without slaves because of (among several reasons) _______.

Between 1820 and 1860, cotton output per slave

Approximately how many slaves were brought to the colonial U.S. from Africa during the operation of the transatlantic slave trade?

The majority of slaves that were brought to the New World during the colonial period were used in the production of:

If the consumer price index in 2007 is 25 times that of 1860, and a slave cost $2,000, how much is that in terms of 2007 dollars?

New Jersey adopted a policy of gradual emancipation slaves that freed male slaves when they reached age 25. This policy meant that slave owners earned a rate of return ______.

Contemporary observers of slavery such as Cassius M. Clay and Frederick Law Olmstead wrote that

The first actions taken socially to compel conformity to abolitionist sentiments was taken by

Approximately how many slaves were brought from Africa to the New World during the operation of the transatlantic slave trade?

Which did not contribute to the rise of "King Cotton"?

"Economic exploitation" is measured by

In examining incomes of free southerners prior to the Civil War, Walton and Rockoff conclude that, compared with northerners, free southerners were ______.

With the adoption of the U.S. Constitution in 1787,

According to estimates by Richard Vedder, rates of exploitation for slaves

What is not correct about the Northern U.S. abolitionist movement?

By 1850, the single largest U. S. commodity export (in terms of value) was

In 1860, the Republican Party formed a coalition of anti-slavery voters that elected Abraham Lincoln to the presidency. Members of this coalition included all of the following groups except :

Productivity gains on southern cotton plantations were due to

From the late 1780s to immediately before the Civil War, the U.S. slave population

Growth, Welfare, and the American Economy

Founding the Colonies

Colonial Economic Activities

The Economic Relations of the Colonies

Economic Progress and Wealth

Three Crises and Revolt

Hard Realities for a New Nation

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Transportation and Market Growth

Market Expansion and Industry in First Transition

Labor During the Early Industrial Period

Money and Banking in the Developing Economy

War, Recovery, and Regional Divergence

Agricultures Western Advance

Railroads and Economic Change

Industrial Expansion and Concentration

The Emergence of Americas Labor Consciousness

Money, Prices, and Finance in the Postbellum Era

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