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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.
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c. presents a mythic view of the Old South
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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 nonexistent before the Civil War.
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a. lagged behind the North
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All of 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
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d. the high proportion of immigrants that comprised the overall southern population
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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
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d. had a high proportion of native-born, both black and white
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Which of the following was NOT part of the myth of the Old South’s superiority:
a. The standard of living in northern states had declined since slavery had been banned.
b. Kind planters indulged their happy slaves.
c. Slavery was beneficial to both the master and slave.
d. The South was morally superior to the North.
e. One southerner could defeat ten northerners in combat.
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e. One southerner could defeat ten northerners in combat
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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
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a. in the Lower South
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By the antebellum period, all of the following remained significant cash crops in the South, EXCEPT:
a. cotton
b. sugar
c. rice
d. tobacco
e. indigo
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e. indigo
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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
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a. the antebellum South fed itself from its own fields
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During the first half of the nineteenth century, cotton became the most profitable form of agriculture, surpassing:
a. swine
b. rice
c. indigo
d. tobacco
e. hemp
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b. rice
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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.
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b. attracted thousands of settlers in the 1820s and 1830s with its low land prices and suitability for cotton production.
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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
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c. Mississippi
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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
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a. lack of women
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Slaves forced to migrate to the Old Southwest were particularly despondent over the:
a. lack of meaningful work that awaited them.
b. control that women exerted over the region’s culture and society.
c. absence of alcohol on the frontier.
d. urban and industrial nature of the region.
e. breakup of family ties that resulted from the migration.
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e. breakup of family ties that resulted from the migration
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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
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b. gender equality
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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
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A. cotton production soared
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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.
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e. Britian was a major importer of southern cotton
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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 fieldwork for the plantation mistress.
e. eliminated the presence of all other staple crops throughout the region.
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c. ensured that the region became more dependent on enslved black workers
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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
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c. a prickly sense of honor
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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.
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e. southerners’ exalted sense of honor
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To be called a "planter," one had to:
a. own at least twenty slaves
b. work alongside slaves
c. be engaging in the slave trade
d. own thousands of slaves
e. avoid involvement in politics
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a. own at least twenty slaves
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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
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e. labored on large plantations
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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.
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c. generally confronted a double standard in terms of moral and sexual behavior
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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.
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d. supervised the domestic household
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On a plantation, the position responsible for managing the agricultural production in every way was the:
a. driver
b. slave
c. field hand
d. overseer
e. master
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d. overseer
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The most numerous white southerners were the:
a. planters.
b. yeoman farmers.
c. "poor whites".
d. manufacturers
e. overseers
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b. yeoman farmers
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Middling 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
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b. generally supported white supremacy
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Theories of racial superiority were significant in the South because they:
a. created a sense of unity that bridged class divisions among most southern whites.
b. were primarily adhered to by the planter elite that owned slaves.
c. played no role in encouraging white support of slavery.
d. were created by slaves to justify their enslavement.
e. fostered slave rebellions among slaves who believed in the inferiority of the planter class.
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a. created a sense of unity that bridged class divisions among most southern whites
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Poor whites were often employed as:
a. day laborers.
b. blacksmiths and in other skilled labor positions.
c. slave drivers.
d. teachers.
e. indentured servants.
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a. day laborers
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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
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d. 4 million
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The rules that governed virtually every aspect of slave life were known as:
a. paternalism.
b. a slave code.
c. civil law.
d. slaveocracy.
e. total control
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b. a slave code
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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 immigrated to Africa
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a. sometimes owned slaves
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Some free blacks were:
a. eligible to vote.
b. immigrants from the Caribbean.
c. local political leaders.
d. people of mixed ancestry called mulattoes.
e. considered equal to whites.
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d. people of mixed ancestry called mulattoes
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All of the following statements about southern free blacks are true, EXCEPT that:
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
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c. no women were among them
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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
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c. the domestic slave trade
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Which of the following statements was generally true of slave life?
a. Their lives were very similar from place to place and master to master.
b. Masters saw the wisdom in feeding their slaves well.
c. Field hands were organized into work gangs.
d. Slave mothers saw the overwhelming majority of their children reach adulthood.
e. Punishments were only meted out when warranted by a serious crime.
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c. Field hands were organized into work gangs
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Which of the following was NOT a major motivation for whipping a slave?
a. illustrating absolute physical control
b. showing other slaves the penalty for bad behavior and poor habits
c. as a punishment for a crime
d. for failing to recognize the moral superiority of the overseer and driver
e. for failing to meet labor expectations
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d. for failing to recognize the moral superiority of the overseer and driver
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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.
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a. they were able to interact with an extended interracial community
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Why were slave women valued by slave owners?
a. They exclusively did the household labor.
b. They had low birthrates 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.
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c. Their ability to reproduce increased the number of slaves owned
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Which of the following was NOT a common way that slaves established their private communities?
a. openly attempting to organize religious services
b. telling stories about figures like Brer Rabbit, who used his wits to survive against overwhelming odds
c. gathering in secret night meetings where singing and dancing gave them a much-needed emotional release
d. singing religious spirituals that possessed double meanings
e. embracing religion as a way to spiritually free themselves from their captivity
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a. openly attempting to organize religious services
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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.
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c. did not stop slaves from choosing partners and forging a family life
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By the 1830s, most Baptists and Methodists in the South:
a. condemned slavery
b. owned slaves
c. were wealthy palnters
d. were active in reform movements
e. defended slavery
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e. defended slavery
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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.
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a. mixed African and Christian elements
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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
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d. 20 percent
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In an attempt to prevent slave rebellions, southern whites:
a. met any sign of resistance or rebellion with a brutal response.
b. tried to ensure slave loyalty through kind treatment and monetary compensation.
c. had dark-skinned whites infiltrate and spy on slave communities.
d. offered freedom and passage out of the South to the most troublesome slaves.
e. taught slaves the value of hard work.
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a. met any sign of resistance or rebellion with a brutal response
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Organized resistance to slavery by slaves was risky because:
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.
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b. southern whites possessed overwhelming authority and firepower
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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 fifty whites before its suppression.
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e. killed more than fifty whites before its suppression
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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.
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d. malingering, feigning illness, and sabotage.
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