1.Between 1801 and 1860, production of cotton rose from 100,000 bales per year to 4 million bales per year. What was the primary reason for this?
A.Increasing number of slaves picking cotton
B.Invention of the cotton gin
C.Increased number of cotton farmers
D.The price of cotton skyrocketed
2.The number of slaves increased from 1 million in 1820 to 4 million in 1850. Why was there such a large increase in the demand for slaves?
A.The outlawing of the foreign slave trade
B.More types of crops needed to be harvested
C.Since it was easier to harvest cotton, the number of cotton plantations increased in the South
D.There were fewer slaves to buy
3.In 1860, the South accounted for only 16% of the nations’ manufacturing. Which of the following was not part of the South’s manufacturing base?
A.Coal
B.Iron
C.Copper mines
D.Furniture production
4.Although cotton greatly helped the South, what was one disadvantage of the dominance of cotton?
A.large cotton plantations developed
B.more people were able to get out of debt due to growing cotton
C.manufacturing and industry did not spread quickly in the South
D.the South had to export all of the cotton for it to be profitable
5.What was one effect of the South’s heavy reliance on cotton and agriculture?
A.an efficient transportation system developed
B.the South was primarily rural, with only three major cities
C.the number of merchants in the South increased
D.workers organized to protest difficult working conditions
6.Slave codes prevented slaves from:
A.Owning property
B.Signing a contract
C.Testify in court against a white person
D.All of the above
7.On many plantations, owners used the task system for slaves as follows:
A.slaves were organized into work gangs that labored from sunrise to sunset
B.slaves were given so many tasks to complete it was impossible to finish in a given day
C.slaves were given a certain amount of jobs to complete each day and after completion could spend the rest of the day as they chose
D.slave drivers forced slaves to work as long as they wanted
8.Which was most important to African American slave culture?
A.Poetry
B.Spare time
C.Dance
D.Songs
9.The first major slave uprising, though it failed to actually do anything, occurred in 1800 in Virginia and was led by:
A.Gabriel Prosser
B.Frederick Douglass
C.Nat Turner
D.Sojurner Truth
10.In 1831, a slave uprising in Virginia killed 50 whites before being put down by local troops. This was led by:
A.Gabriel Prosser
B.Frederick Douglass
C.Nat Turner
D.Sojurner Truth
A.Increasing number of slaves picking cotton
B.Invention of the cotton gin
C.Increased number of cotton farmers
D.The price of cotton skyrocketed
2.The number of slaves increased from 1 million in 1820 to 4 million in 1850. Why was there such a large increase in the demand for slaves?
A.The outlawing of the foreign slave trade
B.More types of crops needed to be harvested
C.Since it was easier to harvest cotton, the number of cotton plantations increased in the South
D.There were fewer slaves to buy
3.In 1860, the South accounted for only 16% of the nations’ manufacturing. Which of the following was not part of the South’s manufacturing base?
A.Coal
B.Iron
C.Copper mines
D.Furniture production
4.Although cotton greatly helped the South, what was one disadvantage of the dominance of cotton?
A.large cotton plantations developed
B.more people were able to get out of debt due to growing cotton
C.manufacturing and industry did not spread quickly in the South
D.the South had to export all of the cotton for it to be profitable
5.What was one effect of the South’s heavy reliance on cotton and agriculture?
A.an efficient transportation system developed
B.the South was primarily rural, with only three major cities
C.the number of merchants in the South increased
D.workers organized to protest difficult working conditions
6.Slave codes prevented slaves from:
A.Owning property
B.Signing a contract
C.Testify in court against a white person
D.All of the above
7.On many plantations, owners used the task system for slaves as follows:
A.slaves were organized into work gangs that labored from sunrise to sunset
B.slaves were given so many tasks to complete it was impossible to finish in a given day
C.slaves were given a certain amount of jobs to complete each day and after completion could spend the rest of the day as they chose
D.slave drivers forced slaves to work as long as they wanted
8.Which was most important to African American slave culture?
A.Poetry
B.Spare time
C.Dance
D.Songs
9.The first major slave uprising, though it failed to actually do anything, occurred in 1800 in Virginia and was led by:
A.Gabriel Prosser
B.Frederick Douglass
C.Nat Turner
D.Sojurner Truth
10.In 1831, a slave uprising in Virginia killed 50 whites before being put down by local troops. This was led by:
A.Gabriel Prosser
B.Frederick Douglass
C.Nat Turner
D.Sojurner Truth