The largest group of slave owners was comprised of __________. A) small yeoman farmers B) urban industrialists C) poor white tenant farmers D) rich plantation owners ANSWER Answer: A
Date: September 9th, 2020
The U.S. Constitution __________. A) explicitly legalizes slavery B) refers to slavery in three places, but only indirectly C) ignores the issue of slavery altogether D) gives Congress the power to regulate slavery in the states ANSWER Answer: B
Date: September 9th, 2020
What was the range of slave resistance and how did slave owners respond? What will be an ideal response? ANSWER Key Points: rebellion; escape; passive resistance; cultural and community development; black codes
Date: September 9th, 2020
What lesson did the Whigs learn from the election of 1836? A) that the basis for a united national opposition existed B) that they could never defeat the Democrats C) that an emphasis on the issue of slavery was the key to victory D) that regionalism was a more powerful force than they had imagined […]
Date: September 9th, 2020
The essay Exposition and Protest was directed against a certain “abomination.” Who was the author and what was the abomination? A) John Marshall and Jackson’s defiance of him B) Jackson against Biddle and the National Bank C) John C. Calhoun and the Tariff of 1828 D) Henry Clay and Jackson’s Bank recharter veto ANSWER […]
Date: September 9th, 2020
The election of 1840 is best described as __________. A) a landslide victory for the Whigs B) a landslide victory for the Democrats C) a narrow victory for the Whigs D) a narrow victory for the Democrats ANSWER Answer: A
Date: September 9th, 2020
In the preindustrial system, a boy who wanted to learn a trade __________. A) was trained in an industrial school B) became an apprentice to a master craftsman C) would learn from an older family member D) would have to teach himself ANSWER Answer: B
Date: September 9th, 2020
The unsettling demands of the new industrial order forced changes in middle-class family life that resulted in __________. A) a more distant relationship between husband and wife B) less time for the traditional nurturing role of wife/mother C) fewer children in the average household D) the broadening of the “woman’s sphere” beyond the household […]
Date: September 9th, 2020
The economic development of Lynn, Massachusetts, in the early nineteenth century illustrates the impact of __________. A) European nations on the American economy B) new forms of venture capital on the domestic market C) slavery on the northern economy D) the putting-out system on American manufacturing ANSWER Answer: D
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
