Mississippi and Louisiana
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The expansion of cotton production from the Sea Islands of the coast of South Carolina, Georgia, and Florida in the early 1800s to Mississippi and Louisiana in the 1830s:
Select one:
a.
Occurred because the Sea Islands abandoned cotton production and became a leading industrial center.
b.
Was enabled by the combined impact of Eli Whitney’s gin cotton machine, the discovery of Petit Gulf cotton, and the availability of inexpensive, fertile land after the removal of Indian tribes.
c.
Came after a pathogen called Gossypium barbadense destroyed the cotton-growing lands of the coastal areas thereby forcing farmers to migrate further west.
d.
Came after the Battle of New Orleans in 1815, which stopped the British from blocking America’s westward expansion.
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How important was cotton production to America’s economy in the decades before the Civil War?
Select one:
a.
It was not as important as tobacco, which remained the number one export crop.
b.
By the 1840s, it accounted for more than half of America’s exports and its impact was felt not only in southern cotton plantations but in the ports of New York and Philadelphia.
c.
It helped the development of Mississippi and Louisiana, but the rest of the country was not affected.
d.
It lowered American exports because so many farmers abandoned the old South-East to start anew in western states.
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How did the expansion of cotton production impact slavery in the South, especially after the 1820s?
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a.
Slavery returned to northern states such as Massachusetts because cotton production was so profitable.
b.
So intertwined were cotton and slaves, that increased cotton production caused a massive increase in both the number of slaves and their average price.
c.
It caused the number of slaves to drop because plantation owners’ use of the gin cotton machine increased the efficiency of their farms.
d.
The price of the average slave dropped because cotton production didn’t require that many slaves.
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How did the expansion of cotton production after the 1830s affect the slaves?
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a.
Such was the increase in the number of slaves, the average slave did not have to work so hard for the work to be done.
b.
Life was so tough beforehand, that it made no discernible difference to the slaves’ experiences.
c.
Because of the never-ending demand for increased production in order to obtain the desired profits, the workload of the average slave in cotton fields increased dramatically.
d.
Life became easier for slaves because working in cotton fields was not as hard as being a domestic servant in a master’s house.
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Which technological innovation enabled small southern ports such as New Orleans to become major cities?
Select one:
a.
The railroad
b.
The telegraph
c.
The combine harvester
d.
The steamboat
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How did urbanization affect the evolution of social classes in southern cities?
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a.
Not much because the urban populations were the same as rural: a small wealthy elite and a massive number of slaves/poor laborers.
b.
Such was the growing wealth in the cities, that the majority of urban southerners became part of the rich elite, and there were very few poor people: white or black.
c.
The growing cities attracted a variety of skilled laborers, merchants, and professionals which led to the emergence of diverse middle classes.
d.
As the gap between the rich and poor grew, the size of the middle classes in southern cities declined.
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Which of the following statements about slaves’ family lives is most accurate?
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a.
Despite being enslaved, most slaves lived in nuclear families, but the spread of cotton production and slavery westward after the 1820s increased the likelihood that families would be split for sale.
b.
Slaves did not live in families but as members of larger communities.
c.
Slaves lived in nuclear families that were intact because southern state laws prohibited the separation of family members through sale.
d.
Slaves did not experience anything resembling a normal family life because their masters did not allow them to marry.
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How would you describe the lives of women, both slaves and white, in the South?
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a.
While slave women had no rights, white women had the same rights as men including the right to vote in political elections.
b.
Laws existed to guarantee slave women protection from rape and to ensure that wives would be treated as equals to their husbands.
c.
As a result of the South’s gentlemanly code, all women including slaves were treated with great respect.
d.
While white women had few rights or freedom, slave women lived in constant fear of being raped by their masters.
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How did white religious leaders reinforce the power of white slave-holders?
Select one:
a.
They encouraged masters to emancipate (free) their slaves.
b.
They claimed that God had selected Africans for slavery and they also emphasized those parts of the Bible that encouraged servants to obey their masters.
c.
They prevented masters from breaking up families.
d.
They trained black leaders to develop their religious traditions and beliefs.
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Nat Turner:
Select one:
a.
Founded a colony in West Africa in 1817.
b.
Led a successful revolt in Louisiana in 1800.
c.
Wrote a pamphlet in support of slavery in 1825.
d.
Led an unsuccessful slave revolt in Virginia in 1831.
