One of the most common violations of the southern paternalistic code of behavior was __________. A) plantation mistress cruelty to house servants B) sexual abuse of female slaves by their masters C) economic fraud against slaves D) defiance of their husbands by plantation mistresses ANSWER Answer: B
Date: September 9th, 2020
In an effort to control its African American population, Charleston city officials __________. A) reenslaved free blacks B) made blacks wear badges C) banned the migration of blacks from the countryside to the city D) required all blacks to join white churches ANSWER Answer: B
Date: September 9th, 2020
What did the Constitution have to say about slavery? Did the literal language of the Constitution justify Southerners’ confidence in the legality of slavery? What will be an ideal response? ANSWER Key Points: rebellion; three-fifths clause; the slave trade; fugitive slaves; implied versus literal support
Date: September 9th, 2020
The Second American Party System __________. A) started in 1824 B) continues to the present day C) was based on sharp sectional differences between the parties D) lasted only until 1840 ANSWER Answer: B
Date: September 9th, 2020
Before 1800, most of the original thirteen states had __________. A) abolished slavery B) limited the vote to property owners or taxpayers C) no formal constitution D) instituted an income tax ANSWER Answer: B
Date: September 9th, 2020
In the 1830s and 1840s, most __________ favored expansion, Indian removal, and the freedom to do what they wanted on the frontier. A) Federalists B) Republicans C) Democrats D) Whigs ANSWER Answer: C
Date: September 9th, 2020
As an early 1800s Cincinnati merchant, you were most likely to be financing __________. A) cotton textile manufacturing B) canal construction C) steamboat construction D) railroads ANSWER Answer: C
Date: September 9th, 2020
Second Great Awakening evangelist Charles Finney had his greatest influence on __________. A) working-class men B) poor farmers C) middle-class women D) upper-class men ANSWER Answer: C
Date: September 9th, 2020
Migrants of __________ origin accounted for at least 40 percent of the population of the Yankee West. A) southern B) New England C) Mid-Atlantic D) European ANSWER Answer: B
Date: September 9th, 2020
Approximately 500,000 free African Americans resided in the United States by 1860, making up what percentage of the total black population? A) less than 1 percent B) 2 percent C) 6 percent D) 11 percent ANSWER Answer: D
Date: September 9th, 2020
