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Perhaps the single strongest unifying factor of pre-Civil War southern whites was their

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A)   fear of federal authority.
B)   perception of white racial superiority.
C)   kinship relationships.
D)   intense national pride.
E)   contempt of northern capitalism.F) B) and E)
G) A) and B)

Question 2

Within the American South,the institution of slavery

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A)   created a unique bond between masters and slaves.
B)   encouraged blacks to develop a society and culture of their own.
C)   created a unique bond between masters and slaves, while isolating blacks and whites from each other and encouraging blacks to develop a society and culture of their own.
D)   None of these answers is correct.
E)   isolated blacks and whites from each other.F) A) and E)
G) A) and B)

Question 3

Between 1800 and 1860,was slavery in the American South becoming stronger or weaker? Explain.

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Question 4

Southern white women had less access to education than their northern counterparts.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 5

Describe the nature of slave codes and the legal justifications that southern states and owners used for the institution of slavery.

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Question 6

Compare and contrast the nature of the black slave family and culture with the free white family and culture during the first half of the nineteenth century.

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What is the difference between slave resistance and slave rebellion? Why was one more prevalent than the other?

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Question 8

In southern cities,slave tasks might include mining,lumbering,blacksmith,or carpentry.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 9

During the first half of the nineteenth century,the center of economic power in the South shifted from the upper South to the lower South.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 10

The banjo was an important instrument in slave music.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 11

In the American slave family,

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A)   premarital cohabitation was frowned upon.
B)   most couples did not formally marry.
C)   extended kinship networks were strong and important.
D)   premarital pregnancy was uncommon.
E)   black women typically began bearing children later than white women.F) A) and B)
G) None of the above

Question 12

Of the following,the most common form of resistance to slavery was

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A)   running away.
B)   group rebellions.
C)   arson.
D)   poisoning.
E)   subtle defiance.F) B) and C)
G) A) and E)

Question 13

Ways in which slaves expressed elements of their African heritage included

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A)   wearing clothing that incorporated traditional African designs or colors.
B)   celebrating traditional African feasts and rites of passage, in defiance of white law.
C)   speaking in their native African languages when out of the presence of whites.
D)   keeping family diaries and other written personal records.
E)   singing songs and playing musical instruments, such as the banjo.F) B) and E)
G) D) and E)

Question 14

Prior to 1860,how did the role and status of southern women compare to that of northern women?

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Question 15

James De Bow argued that the South should pursue agricultural development while relying on the North for industrial goods and capital.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 16

Which of the following statements about the poorest class of white southerners is FALSE?

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A)   They suffered from pellagra, hookworm, and malaria.
B)   They supported themselves by foraging or hunting.
C)   They were known variously as "crackers" or "sand hillers."
D)   They often felt affinity with slaves as members of another oppressed class.
E)   They were forced to resort at times to eating clay.F) D) and E)
G) A) and B)

Question 17

In 1850,outside of the United States,slavery in the Western Hemisphere also existed in

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A)   Haiti.
B)   Colombia.
C)   the Virgin Islands.
D)   no other country.
E)   Brazil.F) C) and E)
G) B) and C)

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