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30 Cards in this Set
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The movie Gone with the Wind:
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presents a mythic view of the Old South
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Harriet Beecher Stowe's book, Uncle Tom's Cabin:
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exposed the dark side of southern culture
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Why were theories of racial superiority significant in the South? |
They created a sense of unity that bridged class divisions among most southern whites |
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All the following might be used to explain the South's distinctiveness EXCEPT: |
the high proportion of immigrants that comprised the overall southern population |
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The South's population: |
had a high proportion of native-born, both black and white |
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By 1860, slavery was most concentrated: |
In the Lower South |
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By the 1830s, most Baptists and Methodists in the South: |
defended slavery |
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The rapid expansion of the cotton belt in the South: |
ensured that the region became more dependent on enslaved black workers |
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As southerners moved farther west and south between 1812 and 1860: |
cotton production soared |
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The focus on cotton and other cash crops has obscured the degree to which: |
the antebellum South fed itself from its own fields |
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The development of southern industry: |
lagged behind the North |
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The major reason the South did not industrialize was that: |
the profitability of plantation slavery reduced the motivation to industrialize |
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By 1860, the significance of Britain to the southern economy was based on the fact that: |
. Britain was a major importer of southern cotton |
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The plantation mistress: |
generally confronted a double standard in terms of moral and sexual behavior |
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Plantation mistresses: |
. supervised the domestic household |
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Small farmers in the South: |
generally supported white supremacy |
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Poor whites were often employed as |
seasonal workers on yeoman farms |
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If poor southern whites seemed lazy it was likely because of: |
dietary deficiencies and diseases like hookworm |
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Most southern men prided themselves on adhering to a moral code based on: |
a prickly sense of honor |
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The frequency of dueling in the South was probably caused by: |
southerners' exalted sense of honor |
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Before slavery became institutionalized in the South, enslaved workers were initially treated like: |
indentured servants |
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All of the following statements about southern free blacks are true EXCEPT: |
no women were among them |
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Slaves living in southern cities had a much different experience than those on farms because: |
they were able to interact with an extended interracial community |
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When in 1855 a slave named Celia killed her sexually abusive master, she was: |
hanged |
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The impact of African culture on slave culture: |
remained evident in African American culture long after slavery ended |
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Why was organized resistance to slavery by slaves risky? |
Southern whites possessed overwhelming authority and firepower. |
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How would southern whites attempt to prevent slave rebellions? |
They met any sign of resistance or rebellion with a brutal response. |
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The slave revolt led by Nat Turner: |
killed more than 50 whites before its suppression |
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Slaves forced to migrate to the Old Southwest were particularly despondent over: |
the 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? |
gender equality
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