Question 1

Thomas R.Dew and George Fitzhugh advocated a new position on slavery that was adopted by the slaveholding South.It advocated that

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A)   slavery benefitted both races.
B)   slavery was a "necessary good," since blacks were unable to take care of themselves.
C)   the institution was sanctioned by God.
D)   All of these choices.
E)   None of these choices.F) A) and D)
G) A) and E)

Question 2

On plantations,owners usually preferred to have the slave quarters fairly close to the main house so they could keep a watchful eye on their slaves.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 3

William Lloyd Garrison

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A)   used his anti-slavery newspaper, The Liberator, to advocate for other causes as well, such as temperance.
B)   believed the Constitution was complicit in allowing slavery.
C)   helped Frederick Douglass and Harriet Tubman escape from slavery.
D)   did not allow women as members in his American Anti-Slavery Society.
E)   favored a gradualist form of abolition.F) All of the above
G) None of the above B

Question 4

Which of the following best describes the actual treatment of slaves by slaveholders in the antebellum South?

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A)   Humane
B)   Indifferent
C)   Benignly protective
D)   Sympathetic
E)   Cruelly coercive and violently punitiveF) B) and D)
G) B) and C)

Question 5

Unlike the Irish immigrants of the 1840s and 50s,the German immigrants that came to America in the wake of the failed German revolution of 1848 were generally educated and financially well off.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 6

An unusual aspect of many plays performed in the nineteenth century was that they

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A)   were mainly meant to deliver a moral message.
B)   often depicted slavery, even though most playwrights hated the institution itself.
C)   were usually adapted from popular books of the period.
D)   usually expected participation from the audience.
E)   tended to have integrated audiences.F) A) and B)
G) B) and E)

Question 7

How did southern states react to the news of Nat Turner's Rebellion?

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Southern planters

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A)   prided themselves on educating their children in their own homes.
B)   maintained a provincial outlook and rarely ever traveled.
C)   showed little interest in politics
D)   were deeply invested in national and international markets.
E)   eagerly invested in internal improvements.F) C) and E)
G) None of the above D

Question 9

How did white Virginians respond to Nat Turner's insurrection?

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A)   They killed dozens of the rebels.
B)   They killed about 200 slaves, some involved in the insurrection, but many not.
C)   They killed Turner immediately, planning to "chop off the head" of the rebellion's leader.
D)   They fought the rebels for almost a week before finally quelling the uprising.
E)   They purposely murdered many innocent slaves to make those who watched more pliable.F) A) and C)
G) All of the above

Question 10

Southern yeomen

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A)   were largely self-sufficient, living with their families in rural farms or small towns.
B)   depended on commercial agriculture more than northern farmers.
C)   largely avoided growing cotton.
D)   cared little about the institution of slavery.
E)   enjoyed a decent level of education through public schools.F) All of the above
G) None of the above

Question 11

The system of slavery was more adaptable than some people realize,with some slaves working,at the direction of their masters,in southern cities as craftsmen and sharing a portion of their wages with their masters.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 12

One hallmark of a middle-class family was that women were free to choose whether or not they wanted to pursue a career and work outside the home.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 13

How did Americans respond to the influx of immigrants in the mid nineteenth century?

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A)   They disliked many groups but were more accepting of Irish and German immigrants.
B)   Many people formulated a new racial and ethnic identity about what it meant to be an American that differentiated them as better than most immigrants.
C)   They encouraged immigrants to seek jobs in all categories of business-just as long as they were working.
D)   They insisted on English-only education in the public schools.
E)   Americans passed new laws stressing religious toleration.F) A) and E)
G) B) and D)

Question 14

New York City became America's largest city in the 1800s because

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A)   its cultural diversity attracted rural Americans.
B)   the city's generous welfare provisions assured a comfortable lifestyle for the poor.
C)   other American cities regulated immigration more strictly.
D)   it had the only harbor big enough to accommodate the big Atlantic vessels from Europe.
E)   migration from Europe and from the countryside combined to make the city's population reach 814,000 by 1860.F) B) and E)
G) B) and C) E

Question 15

Which of the following was not part of a typical cotton plantation system?

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A)   Gangs of twenty or twenty-five workers
B)   Sundays off for the slaves
C)   Up to sixteen-hour work days
D)   The task system
E)   A half day off on SaturdaysF) C) and D)
G) B) and E)

Question 16

Congress adopted a "gag rule" in 1837

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A)   to prevent southerners from seeking federal compensation for runaway slaves.
B)   to legally table debates about slavery as a way to keep sectional peace.
C)   to silence former president, now representative, John Quincy Adams.
D)   to ban protests by free laborers who were opposed to slavery.
E)   to stop Georgia from offering a bounty on William Lloyd Garrison.F) B) and C)
G) B) and E)

Question 17

What was everyday life like for most middle-class women in the North?

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Question 18

By 1860,the foreign-born of the North comprised about ____ of the U.S.population.

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A)   one-tenth
B)   one-fourth
C)   one-third
D)   one-half
E)   one-fifthF) D) and E)
G) C) and E)

Question 19

Which of these was not a legislative response to Turner's insurrection?

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A)   Some states passed laws restricting blacks' freedom.
B)   There were new laws against teaching slaves to read.
C)   Virginia passed a law that would gradually free all slaves and deport them to Africa.
D)   Various southern states required that all slave meetings be supervised by whites.
E)   Slave behavior was strictly monitored.F) A) and E)
G) A) and D)

Question 20

Writers who suggested that slavery was necessary to protect blacks who were unable to care for themselves,and who began to reference the Bible when supporting slavery,helped slave owners rationalize that slavery was a "positive good" for all concerned.

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A) True 
 B)False

Exam 12: A Regionalized America, 1830-1860

Thomas R.Dew and George Fitzhugh advocated a new position on slavery that was adopted by the slaveholding South.It advocated that

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On plantations,owners usually preferred to have the slave quarters fairly close to the main house so they could keep a watchful eye on their slaves.

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William Lloyd Garrison

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Which of the following best describes the actual treatment of slaves by slaveholders in the antebellum South?

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Unlike the Irish immigrants of the 1840s and 50s,the German immigrants that came to America in the wake of the failed German revolution of 1848 were generally educated and financially well off.

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An unusual aspect of many plays performed in the nineteenth century was that they

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How did southern states react to the news of Nat Turner's Rebellion?

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Southern planters

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Southern yeomen

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The system of slavery was more adaptable than some people realize,with some slaves working,at the direction of their masters,in southern cities as craftsmen and sharing a portion of their wages with their masters.

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One hallmark of a middle-class family was that women were free to choose whether or not they wanted to pursue a career and work outside the home.

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How did Americans respond to the influx of immigrants in the mid nineteenth century?

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Which of the following was not part of a typical cotton plantation system?

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Congress adopted a "gag rule" in 1837

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What was everyday life like for most middle-class women in the North?

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By 1860,the foreign-born of the North comprised about ____ of the U.S.population.

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Which of these was not a legislative response to Turner's insurrection?

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Writers who suggested that slavery was necessary to protect blacks who were unable to care for themselves,and who began to reference the Bible when supporting slavery,helped slave owners rationalize that slavery was a "positive good" for all concerned.

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