 |
| 1 | |
The largest slave-trading center in the Lower South was located in which of the following cities? |
| | A) | Memphis |
| | B) | Sea Island, Texas |
| | C) | Savannah |
| | D) | New Orleans |
|
|
|
| 2 | |
The technology that supported and made possible the westward expansion of slavery into the Mississippi Valley was |
| | A) | the steel plow head. |
| | B) | the long-staple cotton plant. |
| | C) | the cotton gin. |
| | D) | bridge-building improvements. |
|
|
|
| 3 | |
The annexation of ________ in 1845 was the South's high-water mark in its expansion of King Cotton wherever possible. |
| | A) | Alaska |
| | B) | Texas |
| | C) | Cuba |
| | D) | Mexico |
|
|
|
| 4 | |
Which of the following statements is correct regarding the interstate slave trade after 1808? |
| | A) | Slaves almost always walked from whetever their origin point to the Mississippi, Tennessee, or Ohio Rivers for downstream transport. |
| | B) | Most of the slaves in the Mississippi Valley region were brought there by migrating slave owners. |
| | C) | The interstate slave trade became less profitable and quickly died away. |
| | D) | The interstate slave trade was largely underground, hidden from the authorities. |
|
|
|
| 5 | |
Integral to the slave-trading business was its nature as economically ________, in that the greatest profit could be made from transporting purchased slaves to a remote market with the hope they would sell for a high price. |
| | A) | transportable |
| | B) | speculative |
| | C) | stable |
| | D) | streamlined |
|
|
|
| 6 | |
The principle slave markets in the newer agricultural areas of the expanding South were New Orleans, Memphis, and |
| | A) | Vicksburg. |
| | B) | Pensacola. |
| | C) | Montgomery. |
| | D) | Houston. |
|
|
|
| 7 | |
Although never the largest slave market, ________ was one of the most notable, and often shocked the many visitors from all over the country until closed by congressional action in 1850. |
| | A) | the District of Columbia |
| | B) | Charleston |
| | C) | New Orleans |
| | D) | Mobile |
|
|
|
| 8 | |
Recent scholarship has overwhelmingly portrayed the domestic slave trade as driven by |
| | A) | pure economics. |
| | B) | paternalistic psychological issues stemming from the plantation owners. |
| | C) | inherent pride in the quality of the domestic slave compared to a saltwater slave. |
| | D) | outside pressure from the Catholic Church. |
|
|
|
| 9 | |
The personal tale of Harriet Tubman is best described by which of the following statements? |
| | A) | Her fortune in remaining with her immediate family all her life inspired her to help others escape slavery. |
| | B) | It seemed most successful for slaves to escape in numbers. |
| | C) | Escape was seen as futile by the vast majority of slaves. |
| | D) | The economic realities of slavery necessitated the separation of family members. |
|
|
|
| 10 | |
The 1860 price for a prime field hand in New Orleans is listed as which of the following? |
| | A) | $1,000 |
| | B) | $1,500 |
| | C) | $800 |
| | D) | $600 |
|
|
|
| 11 | |
By 1854, slave traders had grown bold enough to advocate the official reopening of |
| | A) | diplomatic relations with the African slave states. |
| | B) | the North once again to slavery. |
| | C) | the District of Columbia. |
| | D) | the Atlantic slave trade. |
|
|
|
| 12 | |
Laws put in place by the slave-holding southern states to safeguard the white population and protect the owning rights of the masters were called |
| | A) | Jim Crow laws. |
| | B) | black laws. |
| | C) | slave codes. |
| | D) | segregation codes. |
|
|
|
| 13 | |
Which of the following offences was punishable by death in the slave-holding states? |
| | A) | arson |
| | B) | rape of a white woman |
| | C) | conspiracy to rebel |
| | D) | All these answers are correct. |
|
|
|
| 14 | |
An adaptation of the militia, ________ was the citizen group set up to enforce all laws pertaining to slaves. |
| | A) | the patrol |
| | B) | the Black Hand |
| | C) | the net gang |
| | D) | the constabulary |
|
|
|
| 15 | |
The vast majority of slave labor was ________ in nature. |
| | A) | personal service |
| | B) | craftwork |
| | C) | agricultural |
| | D) | military |
|
|
|
| 16 | |
Which of the following staple crops required the most attention and labor as it grew to harvest? |
| | A) | sugarcane |
| | B) | corn |
| | C) | tobacco |
| | D) | cotton |
|
|
|
| 17 | |
The ________ system of production prevailed on most of the large agricultural plantations of the South. |
| | A) | slave-hire |
| | B) | gang-labor |
| | C) | day-hire |
| | D) | living-out |
|
|
|
| 18 | |
The work of a slave on a cotton plantation was most difficult during which of the following? |
| | A) | high summer |
| | B) | planting |
| | C) | harvest |
| | D) | winter |
|
|
|
| 19 | |
On larger plantations, which of the following characters were usually the providers of the most cruelty and brutality towards slaves? |
| | A) | masters |
| | B) | overseers |
| | C) | fellow slaves |
| | D) | local whites |
|
|
|
| 20 | |
A trusted slave who assisted the master by enticing and compelling his fellow slaves to work harder was known as a |
| | A) | pocket slave. |
| | B) | trustee. |
| | C) | driver. |
| | D) | pusher. |
|
|
|
| 21 | |
The staples of the slave diet were generally salt pork and |
| | A) | corn meal. |
| | B) | radishes. |
| | C) | turnips. |
| | D) | hardtack. |
|
|
|
| 22 | |
The mills of Edgefield, South Carolina, that employed the artisan slave Dave produced which of the following goods? |
| | A) | pottery |
| | B) | phosphate |
| | C) | gunpowder |
| | D) | denim textiles |
|
|
|
| 23 | |
The practice of an urban slave searching out his own employment when time permitted was called |
| | A) | moonlighting. |
| | B) | living-out. |
| | C) | slave-hire. |
| | D) | self-hire. |
|
|
|
| 24 | |
There were two periods to which slaves could look forward as occasions for recreation and relaxation: ________ and Christmas. |
| | A) | Labor Day |
| | B) | the "summer lay-by" |
| | C) | the master's death |
| | D) | African Election Day |
|
|
|
| 25 | |
Which of the following statements is most correct concerning the religious practice of antebellum slaves? |
| | A) | Slaves were welcomed into whites' religious observances with open arms, as Christian equals. |
| | B) | Slaves were allowed to participate in whites' religious services, where they could be better watched. |
| | C) | Slaves were allowed complete freedom of religion as long as work progressed. |
| | D) | Religious expression from slaves was not tolerated by the vast majority of antebellum plantation owners. |
|
|
|
| 26 | |
The Biblical allegory that antebellum slaves identified most in their religious songs was |
| | A) | Genesis. |
| | B) | the Exodus story. |
| | C) | Moses and the flood. |
| | D) | Abraham about to slay his son. |
|
|
|
| 27 | |
Which of the following correctly explains why slaves habitually upended a large pot in the center of their clandestine circles of worship? |
| | A) | It demonstrated their hunger for freedom. |
| | B) | It represented an alter to the deity. |
| | C) | They believed it would absorb their voices and hide them from the white people. |
| | D) | It was used to trap a sacrificial animal. |
|
|
|
| 28 | |
Slaves for sale had the ability to influence their sale in small ways, through |
| | A) | attitude. |
| | B) | the ability to read the body language of potential buyers. |
| | C) | verbal and nonverbal persuasion. |
| | D) | All these answers are correct. |
|
|
|
| 29 | |
Which of the following seems to have been the most common method of slave suicide in the antebellum South, so great was their dissatisfaction with life? |
| | A) | self-immolation |
| | B) | drowning |
| | C) | starvation |
| | D) | mutilation |
|
|
|
| 30 | |
The most common form of overt slave resistance in the agricultural South was |
| | A) | running away. |
| | B) | suicide. |
| | C) | armed revolt. |
| | D) | arson. |
|
|
.