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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
a change in the masters family or finances
B
task and gang system divided the work
C
increase in cotton production
D
native americans helped them to escape
2) What was the northern economy focused on during the antebellum period?
A
Agriculture
B
Fishing
C
Industrialization
D
Mining
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 slaves had to work harder to produce the same crop
C
Flooding after storms ruined the land
D
The banks refused to loan money to farmers
4) How did the invention of the cotton gin affect slavery and the plantation system in the South?
A
Decreased the number of slaves and plantations in South Carolina
B
Led to the establishment of textile mills
C
Provided slaves more free time
D
Increased 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
Upcountry farmers planted tobacco, indigo, and wheat and didn’t compete with lowcountry rice planters
C
both regions supported slavery
D
the lowcountry turned to the upcountry as a new source of labo
6) why did ALexander Hamilton urge Congress to pass a high protectie tariff?
A
grow American manufacturing or factories
B
grow labor unions
C
prevent spread of slavery
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
Only slave owners had the right to vote
B
Property ownership requirements were eliminated
C
All women over the age of 21 could vote
D
Free blacks could vote in local elections
8) How did southerners, like John C. Calhoun, justify slavery as a “positive good?”
A
Slaves could earn their own money as artisans and carpenters
B
Slaves would sing, dance, and play music at their worship meetings
C
Slaves were provided one set of clothing each spring and fall and allowed to plant small gardens
D
Slave owners claimed that slaves were better cared for than factory workers in the North
9) Which statement best characterizes the condition of free African Americans in the pre-Civil War south?
A
lacked the basic rights held by whites
B
earned low wages because they were unskilled
C
encouraged free blacks to attend school
D
received lower pay than slaves
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
Nat Turner
D
Fredrick Douglas
11) In which movement are people involved in trying to put an end to slavery
A
Expansionist movement
B
Women’s suffrage movement
C
Abolitionist movement
D
Temperance movement
12) By 1830, why were there few slaves in the northern states?
A
Slaves had been returned to Africa.
B
Slaves had never been legal in northern states.
C
Slaves had been freed through gradual emancipation laws.
D
Slaves had escaped to Canada on the underground railroad.
13) Why was it unusual for the Grimke sisters to fight against slavery?
A
They were northerners and were trying to get a book published
B
They had been slaves in the south and ran away to speak out against slavery
C
The Quaker church paid them to be abolitionists
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
increased the number of slaves
B
led to the establishment of textile mills
C
Provided slaves more free time
D
decreased the number of slaves
15) John C. Calhoun believed South Carolinian's should take what action in response to the protective tariff?
A
pay the full tariff
B
refuse to pay the tariff
C
immediately secede from the United States
D
pay only part of the tariff
16) What was the major difference between Andrew Jackson and John C. Calhoun?
A
Calhoun states rights and Jackson strong government
B
Calhoun against slavery and Jackson saw slavery as cheap labor
C
Calhoun wanted industrial growth and Jackson wanted to remain farm based
D
Calhoun supported free black males voting and Jackson only wanted 21 year old white males
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
it would impose a tax on exports
D
state wanted factories
18) What question did all new states in the west have to ask before the Missouri Compromise
A
Do we want slavery?
B
Do we want industry or farming?
C
Do we want to join the Union?
D
Do we want a strong government?
19) John C. Calhoun and this group were upset with the president and wanted to go to war with Britain
A
War Hawks
B
Fire Eaters
C
Angry BIrds
D
War Pigs
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
Montana
C
New Mexico
D
Maine
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