Chapter 11: The South and Slavery, 1790s-1830

Self-Study Quiz: Chapter Review

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White southerners believed African slaves were an economic necessity because:

the international slave trade was so profitable.cotton was a profitable crop.they would not otherwise contribute to the economy.only African slaves could work the plantations.

The internal slave trade:

was relatively small.was handled by shady, disreputable business people.dealt mainly with slaves of bankrupt planters.was profitable and widespread.

	Slave traders were more likely to be socially respectable rather than disreputable outsiders.

	True False

How did the growing profitability of cotton change southern attitudes toward slavery?

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At what age were slaves considered full grown and put to work?

12 years old18 years old5 years old16 years old

	House servants became the important source of news for African Americans about what their white-identified masters thought and planned.

	True False

Compare the status, lives, and work of slaves who worked in the house, as skilled labor, and in the fields.

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Characterize the living conditions of slaves including housing, diet, and the possibility of being sold.

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The evangelical religion of the early 19th century promoted by planters among African-American slaves was intended to produce:

cultural solidarity.social control.spiritual equality.economic development.

In what ways did African Americans resist slavery? How successful were these methods?

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Who comprised the white majority and how did they earn a living?

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What were the values of yeomen?

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	Christianity provided African Americans with a vehicle to suppress any desires for freedom and justice.

	True False

	Nearly all successful runaway slaves arrived from the Upper South.

	True False

Black codes referred to laws concerning:

manumission.free black people.slave trading.slaves.

What was the most unpleasant thing about being a house servant from the point of view of the slave?

constant presence of white people.long hours.inability to get married.low wages as compared to field workers.

Both enslaved and free African Americans were denied the opportunity to work in these occupations in the North, but in the South they could work in:

farming and fishing.skilled trades like carpentry and smithing.professions like medicine and law.domestic service.

Of all the African Americans enslaved, 75 percent were:

artisans.skilled workers.house servants.field workers.

The rapid growth of cotton was fueled by:

the industrial revolution.expanding cultivation.the presence of African slaves.increasing plantation efficiency.

	Southerners devoted the most acreage to corn.
	Southerners devoted the most acreage to corn.
	True False

How did the industrial revolution make cotton "king"?

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How did cotton affect the economy of the South?

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Compare the paternalistic ideology of the planters with reality of slave life.

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Characterize the white society of the South.

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How did slaves respond to slavery? How did they accommodate their situation? How did they resist it?

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Self-Study Quiz: Chapter Review

White southerners believed African slaves were an economic necessity because:

The internal slave trade:

Slave traders were more likely to be socially respectable rather than disreputable outsiders.

How did the growing profitability of cotton change southern attitudes toward slavery?

At what age were slaves considered full grown and put to work?

House servants became the important source of news for African Americans about what their white-identified masters thought and planned.

Compare the status, lives, and work of slaves who worked in the house, as skilled labor, and in the fields.

Characterize the living conditions of slaves including housing, diet, and the possibility of being sold.

The evangelical religion of the early 19th century promoted by planters among African-American slaves was intended to produce:

In what ways did African Americans resist slavery? How successful were these methods?

Who comprised the white majority and how did they earn a living?

What were the values of yeomen?

Christianity provided African Americans with a vehicle to suppress any desires for freedom and justice.

Nearly all successful runaway slaves arrived from the Upper South.

Black codes referred to laws concerning:

What was the most unpleasant thing about being a house servant from the point of view of the slave?

Both enslaved and free African Americans were denied the opportunity to work in these occupations in the North, but in the South they could work in:

Of all the African Americans enslaved, 75 percent were:

The rapid growth of cotton was fueled by:

Southerners devoted the most acreage to corn.

How did the industrial revolution make cotton "king"?

How did cotton affect the economy of the South?

Compare the paternalistic ideology of the planters with reality of slave life.

Characterize the white society of the South.

How did slaves respond to slavery? How did they accommodate their situation? How did they resist it?