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Antebellum
Test Description: From the invention of the cotton gin in 1793 to the Nullification Crisis in 932
Instructions: Answer all questions to get your test result.
1) what circumstance would most likely lead to the separation of slave family membersDuring the antebellum period, the two main cash crops in SC were
A
native americans helped them to escape
B
task and gang system divided the work
C
a change in the masters family or finances
D
increase in cotton production
2) What was the northern economy focused on during the antebellum period?
A
Industrialization
B
Mining
C
Fishing
D
Agriculture
3) What problem did farmers create in growing too much cotton in the same field again and again?
A
The soil wore out and farmers moved farther west
B
The banks refused to loan money to farmers
C
Flooding after storms ruined the land
D
The slaves had to work harder to produce the same crop
4) How did the invention of the cotton gin affect slavery and the plantation system in the South?
A
Increased the number of slaves and plantations in South Carolina
B
Led to the establishment of textile mills
C
Provided slaves more free time
D
Decreased the number of slaves and plantations in South Carolina
5) Why was the lowcountry willing to give the upcountry more representation in the General Assembly through the Compromise of 1808?
A
More than half of the world’s cotton came from upcountry plantations, so they paid greater taxes
B
the lowcountry turned to the upcountry as a new source of labo
C
Upcountry farmers planted tobacco, indigo, and wheat and didn’t compete with lowcountry rice planters
D
both regions supported slavery
6) why did ALexander Hamilton urge Congress to pass a high protectie tariff?
A
prevent spread of slavery
B
grow labor unions
C
grow American manufacturing or factories
D
expand agriculture into the west
7) In 1810, South Carolina amended its Constitution and was the first state to make voting more equal through which change?
A
All women over the age of 21 could vote
B
Only slave owners had the right to vote
C
Property ownership requirements were eliminated
D
Free blacks could vote in local elections
8) How did southerners, like John C. Calhoun, justify slavery as a “positive good?”
A
Slaves were provided one set of clothing each spring and fall and allowed to plant small gardens
B
Slaves could earn their own money as artisans and carpenters
C
Slave owners claimed that slaves were better cared for than factory workers in the North
D
Slaves would sing, dance, and play music at their worship meetings
9) Which statement best characterizes the condition of free African Americans in the pre-Civil War south?
A
encouraged free blacks to attend school
B
received lower pay than slaves
C
earned low wages because they were unskilled
D
lacked the basic rights held by whites
10) Who purchased their freedom after winning a lottery ticket but was later executed for a planned rebellion.
A
Robert Smalls
B
Denmark Vesey
C
Fredrick Douglas
D
Nat Turner
11) In which movement are people involved in trying to put an end to slavery
A
Expansionist movement
B
Temperance movement
C
Abolitionist movement
D
Women’s suffrage movement
12) By 1830, why were there few slaves in the northern states?
A
Slaves had been freed through gradual emancipation laws.
B
Slaves had been returned to Africa.
C
Slaves had escaped to Canada on the underground railroad.
D
Slaves had never been legal in northern states.
13) Why was it unusual for the Grimke sisters to fight against slavery?
A
They had been slaves in the south and ran away to speak out against slavery
B
The Quaker church paid them to be abolitionists
C
They were northerners and were trying to get a book published
D
They grew up on a plantation and were raised by house slaves
14) How did the invention of the cotton gin affect slavery in the South
A
Provided slaves more free time
B
led to the establishment of textile mills
C
decreased the number of slaves
D
increased the number of slaves
15) John C. Calhoun believed South Carolinian's should take what action in response to the protective tariff?
A
refuse to pay the tariff
B
immediately secede from the United States
C
pay only part of the tariff
D
pay the full tariff
16) What was the major difference between Andrew Jackson and John C. Calhoun?
A
Calhoun supported free black males voting and Jackson only wanted 21 year old white males
B
Calhoun wanted industrial growth and Jackson wanted to remain farm based
C
Calhoun states rights and Jackson strong government
D
Calhoun against slavery and Jackson saw slavery as cheap labor
17) why did South Carolina oppose a protective tariff
A
state wanted strong central government
B
it would raise the price of imported goods
C
state wanted factories
D
it would impose a tax on exports
18) What question did all new states in the west have to ask before the Missouri Compromise
A
Do we want a strong government?
B
Do we want to join the Union?
C
Do we want slavery?
D
Do we want industry or farming?
19) John C. Calhoun and this group were upset with the president and wanted to go to war with Britain
A
Angry BIrds
B
War Pigs
C
War Hawks
D
Fire Eaters
20) In order to keep representation equal Missouri was allowed to enter the Union as a slave state if this state could become a free state
A
Michigan
B
New Mexico
C
Maine
D
Montana
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