Question 1

What happened to southern interest in abolishing slavery after Nat Turner's revolt in 1831?

Accepted Answer

A)  It grew gradually due to the influence of abolitionism. 
B)  Southern ministers became more militant in their sermons denouncing the evils of slavery. 
C)  Southern states made it increasingly difficult for masters to free their slaves. 
D)  Because new slaves continued to be imported from Africa, it did not matter if some were freed who were already in America. 
A)  It grew gradually due to the influence of abolitionism. 
B)  Southern ministers became more militant in their sermons denouncing the evils of slavery. 
C)  Southern states made it increasingly difficult for masters to free their slaves. 
D)  Because new slaves continued to be imported from Africa, it did not matter if some were freed who were already in America. C

Question 2

Marriages among southern slaves were legally recognized by white society.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False  False

Question 3

The United States is the only place in the Western Hemisphere

Accepted Answer

A)  that continued to legally import slave labor after 1808. 
B)  where black life expectancy was the same as white life expectancy. 
C)  where black families were not allowed to cohabitate. 
D)  where the slave population grew by natural increase. 
A)  that continued to legally import slave labor after 1808. 
B)  where black life expectancy was the same as white life expectancy. 
C)  where black families were not allowed to cohabitate. 
D)  where the slave population grew by natural increase. D

Question 4

By 1830, the black population in ____________ exceeded the white population.

Accepted Answer

A)  Georgia 
B)  Virginia 
C)  Mississippi 
D)  Alabama 
A)  Georgia 
B)  Virginia 
C)  Mississippi 
D)  Alabama

Question 5

The use of steam

Accepted Answer

A)  made previous uses of water power obsolete. 
B)  caused longer railroad lines to be built. 
C)  competed with the use of coal in developing factories. 
D)  allowed for greater flexibility in locating factories. 
A)  made previous uses of water power obsolete. 
B)  caused longer railroad lines to be built. 
C)  competed with the use of coal in developing factories. 
D)  allowed for greater flexibility in locating factories.

Question 6

Southern whites reacted to free blacks by

Accepted Answer

A)  educating them to be useful and responsible citizens. 
B)  viewing them as no possible threat to slavery. 
C)  wanting to be rid of them, but trying only half-heartedly to expel them. 
D)  strictly enforcing laws requiring free blacks to emigrate. 
A)  educating them to be useful and responsible citizens. 
B)  viewing them as no possible threat to slavery. 
C)  wanting to be rid of them, but trying only half-heartedly to expel them. 
D)  strictly enforcing laws requiring free blacks to emigrate.

Question 7

The first railroad to begin operating in the United States was the ________ Railroad.

Accepted Answer

A)  Boston and Worcester 
B)  Charleston-Hamburg 
C)  Baltimore and Ohio 
D)  New York and Erie 
A)  Boston and Worcester 
B)  Charleston-Hamburg 
C)  Baltimore and Ohio 
D)  New York and Erie

Question 8

What happened to the institution of slavery as slaves became more valuable and as northern opposition to slavery grew more vocal?

Accepted Answer

A)  Slave owners became more lenient toward their slaves. 
B)  The system of slavery hardened perceptibly. 
C)  Neither trend had any effect upon slavery. 
D)  Slave owners began to move more actively to emancipate slaves and colonize them in Africa. 
A)  Slave owners became more lenient toward their slaves. 
B)  The system of slavery hardened perceptibly. 
C)  Neither trend had any effect upon slavery. 
D)  Slave owners began to move more actively to emancipate slaves and colonize them in Africa.

Question 9

What was family life like for typical southern planters in the early nineteenth century?

Accepted Answer

A)  Plantation wives were supposed to be "ladies" with few responsibilities. 
B)  Husbands and wives had rigidly defined separate spheres. 
C)  Slaveholding families were unlike northern families with similar status. 
D)  Children (black and white) were raised by white servants. 
A)  Plantation wives were supposed to be "ladies" with few responsibilities. 
B)  Husbands and wives had rigidly defined separate spheres. 
C)  Slaveholding families were unlike northern families with similar status. 
D)  Children (black and white) were raised by white servants.

Question 10

In the mid-nineteenth century, the strongest competition for the railroad came from

Accepted Answer

A)  steamboats. 
B)  turnpikes. 
C)  river barges. 
D)  canals. 
A)  steamboats. 
B)  turnpikes. 
C)  river barges. 
D)  canals.

Question 11

On the eve of the Civil War, about ________ of white southern families owned at least one slave.

Accepted Answer

A)  75% 
B)  50% 
C)  25% 
D)  10% 
A)  75% 
B)  50% 
C)  25% 
D)  10%

Question 12

In the early nineteenth century, the middle-class majority spearheaded numerous reforms to help the urban, unskilled poor.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 13

According to the map "Railroads, 1860," there was a relative lack of railroads

Accepted Answer

A)  in the North. 
B)  in the Old Northwest. 
C)  for larger cities. 
D)  in the South. 
A)  in the North. 
B)  in the Old Northwest. 
C)  for larger cities. 
D)  in the South.

Question 14

As a social institution, slavery in the United States

Accepted Answer

A)  encouraged owners to maximize their profits by working slaves to death so that new slaves needed to be constantly imported to keep the institution from disappearing. 
B)  guaranteed slaves numerous legal and civil rights which whites respected. 
C)  is difficult to generalize about because a key factor in the institution was the behavior of individual masters, which varied greatly. 
D)  totally destroyed anything resembling family relationships among slaves. 
A)  encouraged owners to maximize their profits by working slaves to death so that new slaves needed to be constantly imported to keep the institution from disappearing. 
B)  guaranteed slaves numerous legal and civil rights which whites respected. 
C)  is difficult to generalize about because a key factor in the institution was the behavior of individual masters, which varied greatly. 
D)  totally destroyed anything resembling family relationships among slaves.

Question 15

Cyrus Hall McCormick played the leading role in perfecting the

Accepted Answer

A)  scythe. 
B)  iron plowshare. 
C)  mechanical reaper. 
D)  corn planter. 
A)  scythe. 
B)  iron plowshare. 
C)  mechanical reaper. 
D)  corn planter.

Question 16

There was a tendency throughout the antebellum period for the ownership of slaves to become

Accepted Answer

A)  more concentrated. 
B)  more urban. 
C)  less concentrated. 
D)  less urban. 
A)  more concentrated. 
B)  more urban. 
C)  less concentrated. 
D)  less urban.

Question 17

Most of the industrial workers in the mid-nineteenth century

Accepted Answer

A)  lived in clean, modern company housing. 
B)  were quick to join labor unions and demand decent wages. 
C)  lived in the crowded, squalid slums springing up in major cities. 
D)  were able to have small vegetable gardens and a few chickens. 
A)  lived in clean, modern company housing. 
B)  were quick to join labor unions and demand decent wages. 
C)  lived in the crowded, squalid slums springing up in major cities. 
D)  were able to have small vegetable gardens and a few chickens.

Question 18

The rapid growth of manufacturing from 1820 to 1850 was stimulated by many forces and had mixed results.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 19

Before 1860, about three-fourths of all the money invested in railroads came from

Accepted Answer

A)  private investors. 
B)  state governments. 
C)  municipal governments. 
D)  direct congressional appropriations. 
A)  private investors. 
B)  state governments. 
C)  municipal governments. 
D)  direct congressional appropriations.

Question 20

In the new industrial slums of the 1850s, most factory workers were able to survive because

Accepted Answer

A)  the owners provided free housing. 
B)  they formed strong unions to demand higher wages. 
C)  they had a few chickens and small vegetable gardens. 
D)  their wives and children also worked in the factories. 
A)  the owners provided free housing. 
B)  they formed strong unions to demand higher wages. 
C)  they had a few chickens and small vegetable gardens. 
D)  their wives and children also worked in the factories.

Exam 12: The Sections Go Their Own Ways

What happened to southern interest in abolishing slavery after Nat Turner's revolt in 1831?

Marriages among southern slaves were legally recognized by white society.

The United States is the only place in the Western Hemisphere

By 1830, the black population in ____________ exceeded the white population.

The use of steam

Southern whites reacted to free blacks by

The first railroad to begin operating in the United States was the ________ Railroad.

What happened to the institution of slavery as slaves became more valuable and as northern opposition to slavery grew more vocal?

What was family life like for typical southern planters in the early nineteenth century?

In the mid-nineteenth century, the strongest competition for the railroad came from

On the eve of the Civil War, about ________ of white southern families owned at least one slave.

In the early nineteenth century, the middle-class majority spearheaded numerous reforms to help the urban, unskilled poor.

According to the map "Railroads, 1860," there was a relative lack of railroads

As a social institution, slavery in the United States

Cyrus Hall McCormick played the leading role in perfecting the

There was a tendency throughout the antebellum period for the ownership of slaves to become

Most of the industrial workers in the mid-nineteenth century

The rapid growth of manufacturing from 1820 to 1850 was stimulated by many forces and had mixed results.

Before 1860, about three-fourths of all the money invested in railroads came from

In the new industrial slums of the 1850s, most factory workers were able to survive because

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