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The movie Gone with the Wind:
A. realistically portrays slavery
B. mirrors the portrayal of the South in Uncle Tom's Cabin
C. presents a mythic view of the Old South
D. has little remaining influence in our culture
E. offended white southerners at the time of its release
C
Harriet Beecher Stowe's book, Uncle Tom's Cabin:
A. romanticizes slavery
B. mirrors the portrayal of the South in Gone With the Wind
C. celebrates the Old South and its quaint culture
D. argues that institution of slavery benefited the slaves
E. exposed the dark side of southern culture
E
Why were theories of racial superiority significant in the South?
A. They created a sense of unity that bridged class divisions among most southern whites.
B. They were primarily adhered to by the planter elite that owned slaves.
C. They played no role in encouraging white support of slavery.
D. They were created by slaves to justify their enslavement.
E. They fostered slave rebellions among slaves who believed in the inferiority of the planter class
A
In the antebellum period, southerners viewed their region as:
A. a model for the world
B. distinctive from the rest of the country
C. a land of equality and opportunity
D. moving from agriculture to industrial dominance
E. a magnet for foreign immigrants
B
All the following might be used to explain the South's distinctiveness EXCEPT:
A. its climate
B. its preponderance of farming
C. its biracial population
D. the high proportion of immigrants that comprised the overall southern population
E. its determination to preserve slavery
D
The South's population:
A. was more ethnically diverse than any other area in the country
B. had more immigrants from Germany than any other country after the Revolution
C. declined significantly after the Revolution
D. had a high proportion of native-born, both black and white
E. was racially unified due to the region's ban on all immigration
D
By 1860, slavery was most concentrated:
A. in the Lower South
B. in the Carolinas
C. in the Upper South
D. in Texas and Louisiana
E. equally through the South
A
By the 1830s, most Baptists and Methodists in the South:
A. condemned slavery
B. owned slaves
C. were wealthy planters
D. were active in reform movements
E. defended slavery
E
By the antebellum period, all of the following remained significant staple crops in the South EXCEPT:
A. cotton
B. sugar
C. rice
D. tobacco
E. indigo
E
The rapid expansion of the cotton belt in the South:
A. reduced the significance of slavery
B. spurred a rise in the number of enslaved blacks given their freedom
C. ensured that the region became more dependent on enslaved black workers
D. increased the responsibilities of field work for the plantation mistress
E. eliminated the presence of all other staple crops throughout the region
C
As southerners moved farther west and south between 1812 and 1860:
A. cotton production soared
B. the South became less agricultural
C. the South became less distinctive
D. fewer slaves were needed
E. North-South relations got better
A
The focus on cotton and other cash crops has obscured the degree to which:
A. the antebellum South fed itself from its own fields
B. the South became totally dependent on the West for its food
C. the South relied on Britain for its manufactured goods
D. the North had to use imported cotton from overseas for its textile manufacturers
E. most white southerners lived and worked in cities
A
The development of southern industry:
A. lagged behind the North
B. was more significant than agriculture to the southern economy
C. was the only sector of the southern economy that did NOT rely on slaves
D. turned the North into a colonial dependency of the more developed South
E. was non-existent before the Civil War
A
Because of the dominance of agriculture, the South was becoming increasingly dependent upon:
A. Spain
B. Canada
C. Russia
D. the North
E. the China trade
D
The major reason the South did not industrialize was that:
A. slaves could not do factory labor
B. planters did not care about making money
C. the profitability of plantation slavery reduced the motivation to industrialize
D. it lacked natural resources
E. its banking system was too limited
C
By 1860, the significance of Britain to the southern economy was based on the fact that:
A. Britain provided most of the slaves to the south
B. Britain was the major consumer of southern tobacco
C. British consumers sparked the growth of the thriving southern indigo trade
D. Britain had pledged itself to protect the institution of slavery
E. Britain was a major importer of southern cotton
E
What portion of the South's white population had a proprietary interest in slaves?
A. one tenth
B. one fourth
C. one half
D. two thirds
E. three fourths
B
To be called a "planter," one had to:
A. own at least twenty slaves
B. work alongside slaves
C. be engaged in the slave trade
D. own thousands of slaves
E. avoid involvement in politics
A
The plantation mistress:
A. usually led a life of idle leisure
B. often criticized the prevailing social order and racist climate
C. generally confronted a double standard in terms of moral and sexual behavior
D. was sometimes known as the slave driver
E. represented the typical southern white woman
C
Plantation mistresses:
A. tended to oppose slavery
B. very seldom toiled
C. were usually college-educated
D. supervised the domestic household
E. could count on their husbands being faithful
D
The most numerous white southerners were the:
A. planters
B. yeoman farmers
C. "poor whites"
D. manufacturers
E. overseers
B
Small farmers in the South:
A. usually owned slaves
B. generally supported white supremacy
C. lived on the verge of starvation
D. were the lower class of the region
E. were outnumbered by the planters
B
Poor whites were often employed as
A. seasonal workers on yeoman farms
B. blacksmiths and other skilled labor positions
C. slave drivers
D. teachers
E. indentured servants
A
If poor southern whites seemed lazy it was likely because of:
A. genetics
B. the heat
C. dietary deficiencies and diseases like hookworm
D. the presence of slaves
E. lack of exercise
C
Most southern men prided themselves on adhering to a moral code based on:
A. deference to female authority
B. racial equality
C. a prickly sense of honor
D. the disregard of elders
E. pacifism
C
The frequency of dueling in the South was probably caused by:
A. hot weather that elevated tempers
B. lack of education of the participants
C. the absence of police departments
D. the beauty of southern women
E. southerners' exalted sense of honor
E
Approximately how many slaves lived in the South in 1860?
A. 30,000
B. 100,000
C. 1 million
D. 4 million
E. 10 million
D
Before slavery became institutionalized in the South, enslaved workers were initially treated like:
A. members of the family
B. indentured servants
C. neighbors
D. animals
E. petty criminals
B
Free blacks in the South:
A. sometimes owned slaves
B. were always of mixed race
C. enjoyed full legal equality
D. outnumbered slaves
E. mostly emigrated to Africa
A
All of the following statements about southern free blacks are true EXCEPT:
A. most were very poor
B. some were slave owners themselves
C. no women were among them
D. some owned and operated businesses that served a white clientele
E. they were still subject to racist legal restrictions not imposed upon whites
C
A large number of free blacks in the South were:
A. African-born
B. immigrants from the Caribbean
C. local political leaders
D. people of mixed ancestry called mulattoes
E. slaveholders
D
Slave owners in the antebellum South acquired additional slaves from:
A. Africa
B. Brazil
C. the domestic slave trade
D. the West Indies
E. Asia
C
Most slaves in the lower South:
A. served as household help
B. supported the institution of slavery
C. escaped from their masters at one point
D. were white
E. labored on large plantations
E
Slaves living in southern cities had a much different experience than those on farms because:
A. they were able to interact with an extended interracial community
B. they held political power
C. they almost always received a formal education
D. there were no women slaves in urban areas
E. only free blacks could own slaves in the city
A
Why were slave women valued by slave owners?
A. They exclusively did the household labor.
B. They had low birth rates due to their oppression.
C. Their ability to reproduce increased the number of slaves owned.
D. They were allowed to marry white men.
E. They were solely responsible for harvesting the fields
C
When in 1855 a slave named Celia killed her sexually abusive master, she was:
A. acquitted
B. applauded
C. freed
D. sentenced to life in prison
E. hanged
E
The legal prohibition that denied slaves the right to marry:
A. prevented slaves from forming families
B. led to a devaluing of love in the slave community
C. did not stop slaves from choosing partners and forging a family life
D. reduced the significance of religion in slave life
E. did not apply to white mistresses who chose to marry a slave
C
The impact of African culture on slave culture:
A. remained evident in African American culture long after slavery ended
B. disappeared after the first decade of slavery
C. only persisted in music
D. was prohibited by southern whites
E. prevented slaves from becoming Christians
A
Slave religion:
A. mixed African and Christian elements
B. caused slaves to accept their condition
C. required reading of the Bible
D. was stamped out by white masters
E. was best observed during racially integrated church services
A
Approximately how many slaves joined Christian denominations by 1860?
A. none
B. 100 percent
C. More than half
D. 20 percent
E. less than 1 percent
D
Why was organized resistance to slavery by slaves risky?
A. Most slaves supported slavery.
B. Southern whites possessed overwhelming authority and firepower.
C. Slaves were pacifists.
D. Slaves did not possess an alternative vision of what should replace slavery.
E. Slaves believed that disorganized resistance was far more effective
B
During the nineteenth century, major slave rebellions:
A. occurred frequently
B. were rare
C. were sometimes joined by poor whites
D. had about even odds of success
E. happened most often in the Lower South
B
How would southern whites attempt to prevent slave rebellions?
A. They met any sign of resistance or rebellion with a brutal response.
B. They tried to ensure slave loyalty through kind treatment and monetary compensation.
C. They had dark-skinned whites infiltrate and spy on slave communities.
D. They offered freedom and passage out of the South to the most troublesome slaves.
E. They taught slaves the value of hard work
A
The slave revolt led by Nat Turner:
A. resulted in his escape to Canada
B. was one of hundreds in American history
C. proved the influence of abolitionists in the South
D. was betrayed before it even got started
E. killed more than 50 whites before its suppression
E
A typical form of resistance pursued by slaves entailed:
A. outright rebellion
B. running away
C. suicide
D. malingering, feigning illness, and sabotage
E. arson
D
In the antebellum period, which of the following was in the Old Southwest?
A. Virginia
B. North Carolina
C. Mississippi
D. Georgia
E. South Carolina
C
The Old Southwest:
A. included Texas, Arizona, New Mexico, and Utah
B. attracted thousands of settlers in the 1820s and 1830s with its low land prices and suitability for cotton production
C. attracted nearly twice as many female as male settlers in the early years
D. soon boasted the nation's highest standards of public education
E. was a promised land for slaves because of superior work conditions
B
By 1840, accounted for 40 percent of the population in the Old Southwest:
A. children
B. women
C. livestock
D. enslaved blacks
E. Mexicans
D
Life in the Old Southwest was characterized by:
A. lack of women
B. pleasant working conditions
C. prohibition of alcohol
D. pacifism
E. opposition to slavery
A
Slaves forced to migrate to the Old Southwest were particularly despondent over:
A. the lack of meaningful work that awaited them
B. the control that women exerted over the region's culture and society
C. the absence of alcohol on the frontier
D. the urban and industrial nature of the region
E. the breakup of family ties that resulted from the migration
E
Which of the following was not a part of the "masculine" culture of the Old Southwest's frontier?
A. violence
B. gender equality
C. alcohol use
D. gambling
E. sexual promiscuity
B
plotted a slave revolt near Richmond
Gabriel
was hanged for killing her master when defending herself against a sexual assault
Celia
Thomas Jefferson's nephew who killed a rebellious slave in front of other slaves as a warning to them
Liliburn Lewis
plantation mistress who was a critic of the plantation system
Mary Chestnut
"colored" proprietor of one of Charleston's best hotels
Jehu Jones
allegedly plotted slave rebellion in South Carolina
Denmark Vesey
said "without slavery, you have no cotton"
Karl Marx
led the largest slave revolt in American history, just north of New Orleans
Charles Deslondes
author of Uncle Tom's Cabin
Harriet Beecher Stowe
led a slave revolt in 1831 in a rural area of Virginia
Nat Turner
