Question 1

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. C

Question 2

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 D

Question 3

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. C

Question 4

With the adoption of the U.S.Constitution in 1787,
an importation of slaves was allowed,but only for the next 20 years.

Accepted Answer

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

Question 5

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 6

Which statement is most correct: According to new research by Olmstead and Rhodes in 2008,productivity gains in cotton

Accepted Answer

A) included a nearly 10 percent per annum increase in labor productivity. 
B) were accomplished by mechanical innovations. 
C) were accomplished by biological innovations. 
D) were entirely due to the depletion of Eastern soils,which drove production to the Southwest. 
A) included a nearly 10 percent per annum increase in labor productivity. 
B) were accomplished by mechanical innovations. 
C) were accomplished by biological innovations. 
D) were entirely due to the depletion of Eastern soils,which drove production to the Southwest.

Question 7

Which region in the New World received the smallest share of slaves brought to the New World?

Accepted Answer

A) Brazil 
B) Colonial America 
C) Spanish America 
D) French Caribbean 
A) Brazil 
B) Colonial America 
C) Spanish America 
D) French Caribbean

Question 8

In the Dred Scott decision (1857),the Supreme Court declared that

Accepted Answer

A) Congress could not admit a free state without simultaneously admitting a slave state. 
B) slavery was not legal in the western territories. 
C) fugitive slaves were not legally protected from bounty hunters. 
D) Congress could not prohibit slavery in the western territories. 
A) Congress could not admit a free state without simultaneously admitting a slave state. 
B) slavery was not legal in the western territories. 
C) fugitive slaves were not legally protected from bounty hunters. 
D) Congress could not prohibit slavery in the western territories.

Question 9

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 10

Between 1850 and 1860 the prices of slaves ____ and the price of cotton ___.

Accepted Answer

A) rose,rose. 
B) rose,fell. 
C) fell,rose. 
D) fell,fell. 
A) rose,rose. 
B) rose,fell. 
C) fell,rose. 
D) fell,fell.

Question 11

Ulrich B.Phillips's proxy for the profitability of slavery was the ratio of _____ to _____.

Accepted Answer

A) Cotton prices;slave prices. 
B) Cotton prices;maintenance costs of slaves. 
C) Rental cost of slaves;slave prices. 
D) Price of agricultural goods;price of manufacturing goods. 
E) The interest rate;maintenance cost of slaves. 
A) Cotton prices;slave prices. 
B) Cotton prices;maintenance costs of slaves. 
C) Rental cost of slaves;slave prices. 
D) Price of agricultural goods;price of manufacturing goods. 
E) The interest rate;maintenance cost of slaves.

Question 12

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 13

Which of the following statements about the slave family in the U.S.is most accurate?

Accepted Answer

A) Slave owners preferred slaves who lived in intact families. 
B) In most two-parent slave families,the parents lived on different plantations. 
C) The father was white in about 75 percent of the households headed by single slave mothers. 
D) About half of children under 15 years of age were sold away from their families. 
A) Slave owners preferred slaves who lived in intact families. 
B) In most two-parent slave families,the parents lived on different plantations. 
C) The father was white in about 75 percent of the households headed by single slave mothers. 
D) About half of children under 15 years of age were sold away from their families.

Question 14

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 15

In 1860,the total value of U.S.slaves was

Accepted Answer

A) greater than GNP. 
B) about $3 billion. 
C) greater than $10 billion. 
D) about $1 billion. 
A) greater than GNP. 
B) about $3 billion. 
C) greater than $10 billion. 
D) about $1 billion.

Question 16

From the 1ate 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.

Question 17

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.

Question 18

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 19

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 20

By 1825,what area in the New World had the greatest portion of slaves?

Accepted Answer

A) Spanish colonies 
B) The West Indies 
C) The United States 
D) Brazil 
A) Spanish colonies 
B) The West Indies 
C) The United States 
D) Brazil

Exam 13: The Entrenchment of Slavery and Regional Conflict

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

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

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

With the adoption of the U.S.Constitution in 1787, an importation of slaves was allowed,but only for the next 20 years.

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

Which statement is most correct: According to new research by Olmstead and Rhodes in 2008,productivity gains in cotton

Which region in the New World received the smallest share of slaves brought to the New World?

In the Dred Scott decision (1857),the Supreme Court declared that

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

Between 1850 and 1860 the prices of slaves ____ and the price of cotton ___.

Ulrich B.Phillips's proxy for the profitability of slavery was the ratio of _____ to _____.

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?

Which of the following statements about the slave family in the U.S.is most accurate?

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

In 1860,the total value of U.S.slaves was

From the 1ate 1780s to immediately before the Civil War,the U.S.slave population

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

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

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

By 1825,what area in the New World had the greatest portion of slaves?

Economic History

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

Land and the Early Western Movements

Transportation and Market Growth

Market Expansion 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

Commerce at Home and Abroad

Mobilizing for War

The Roaring Twenties

The Great Depression

The New Deal

World War II

The Changing Role of the Federal Government

Government the Business Cycle After World War II

Manufacturing, Productivity, and Labor

Achievements of the Past, Challenges for the Future

Filters

Between 1850 and 1860 the prices of slaves __ and the price of cotton _.

Ulrich B.Phillips's proxy for the profitability of slavery was the ratio of _ to _.