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44 Cards in this Set
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**Compared with the North, the Old South had a higher__________.
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Murder rate
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Which crops are associated with the Old South?
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Tobacco, rice, cotton, corn, vegetable, hemp, wheat, sugar
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What are the reasons that cotton became “king” in the South? (3)
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-Shaped the South
-British textile industry -"Cotton Kingdom" - land |
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Which of the following accurately describes the Upper South and the Lower South?
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Tied by Slavery
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**One of the ways in which the North and the South were different was __________.
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All of the Above
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Factories developed slowly in the South for all of the following reasons.
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slavery and money
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Southern education lagged behind northern education because _________.
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Widespread indifference
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By 1860 what percentage of white southern families owned slaves?
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25%
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**What was the largest group of southern whites in the antebellum period?
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Yeoman (nonslaveholding farmers)
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How many slaves would half of all slaveowning families have owned?
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Fewer than five
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Life for most plantation mistresses was marked by ___________.
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Mulatto children
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The typical southern yeoman hoped for __________.
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Self-sufficiency and modest profit
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Which of the following statements about the white folk of the pine barrens correct
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10% of whties
Log cabins, farmed just to eat Seen as "lazy and shiftless" |
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How would you describe antebellum southern politics?
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Planters = whigs
Yeomen = democrats Not much tension |
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+In 1857 a book calling upon nonslaveowning whites of the South to abolish slavery in their own interest was published by ___________.
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??
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Why did nonslaveholding southerners support the slave system? (3)
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-They hoped to become slaveholders
-Racist -Freed slaves would be criminals |
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All of the following statements are true of the pro-slavery argument, except.
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-Bible
-History -Churches |
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What shaped relations among whites in the Old South?
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-Religion
-Code of Honor |
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One of the few groups in the **Old South to speak against the dueling, brawling, and drinking of southern society was ___________.
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Protestant, evangelicals
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How had the American slave population changed by about 1830?
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-Male female 1:1
-American born -English speaking -Worked on plantation |
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Which statement best describes the work of plantation slaves?
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They worked long, hard hours under task-masters
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One of the hallmarks of the West African cultures from which many American slaves had originated was __________.
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Infant mortality rate twice that of whites, 1 in 3 children die before age 10
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Which of the following is an accurate description of the typical slave diet?
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cornmeal, pork, veggies, catfish
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What were typical slave mortality rates?
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Infant mortality twice that of whites, 1 in 3 children die before age 10
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Why were some slaves allowed to work in towns or cities?
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Demand for slaves outside of plantation work
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Where did over half of all free blacks in the Lower South live?
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Cities, urban
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Which profession was open to free blacks in the Old South?
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Carpenters, coopers, berbers, small traders
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Why did the growth rate of the free black population in the South slow after 1810?
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-Nat Turner Rebellion
-No more freed blacks after this time |
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Which of the following was a common form of slave resistance?
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-Slacking
-Breaking tools |
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Why weren’t there more slave revolts in the Old South?
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-Not a large majority
-Plantations owners have guns -Families -No allies |
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Who was the leader of a slave uprising?
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Nat Turner
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**Which of the following is an accurate statement about slave uprisings in the antebellum South?
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None of the above
(maybe not on test) Not bloody |
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What was the pattern followed by most runaway slaves?
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-Visit spouses
-Escape punishment |
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African-Americans’ most common reaction to slavery was _________.
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Accepted
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In order for a slave culture to develop in the United States, what was the first prerequisite?
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A common language
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Pidgin was the _________.
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No native speakers but in which people with different native languages can communicate
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Why was pidgin indispensable for slaves?
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Helped them form own culture and freedom of speech amongst slaves
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**Southern evangelical churches generally preached against all of the following activities except ______________.
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Slavery
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A comparison of southern white and black religion in the antebellum period reveals that _________.
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Interpretation of slavery in Christianity is different
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What was the religion of the majority of slaves when they were transported from Africa to the United States?
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West African religions
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What were the most interracial institutions in the Old South?
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Churches
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Music and dance enabled slaves to __________.
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Relieve sufferings
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What are the reasons why the Upper South tended to identify with the Lower South rather than with the North?
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-Slavery
-Economic ties -Agriculture |
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What was the status of the black slave family?
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-Poor
-Close-knit -Broad family -Save 11 family members sold |