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Question 1
By 1860, slavery was mostly concentrated:
• Selected:a. in the Lower SouthThis answer is correct.
• b. in the Carolinas
• c. in the Upper South
• d. in Texas and Louisiana
• e. equally throughout the South
Correct! Slavery was concentrated in the Lower South. Review Chapter 12.
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Question 2
Jackson declared his opposition to nullification:
• a. in a series of newspaper articles
• b. during a dramatic speech to Congress
• c. in a meeting with his cabinet
• d. only in private conversations
• Selected:e. in his toast at a Jefferson Day dinnerThis answer is correct.
Correct! This declaration was made in his toast at a Jefferson Day dinner.
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Question 3
Frederick Douglass:
• a. was the founder of the Underground Railroad
• b. became a notable black preacher
• Selected:c. wrote a famous account of his life as a slaveThis answer is correct.
• d. was captured in the North and returned to slavery
• e. helped abolish slavery in the British West Indies
Correct! He wrote a famous account of his life as a slave.
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Question 4
Jackson viewed the Bank of the United States as:
• a. a valued source of credit for small farmers
• Selected:b. a “monster” that served the interests of a wealthy fewThis answer is correct.
• c. necessary for issuing paper money that stabilized the economy
• d. justified by the “necessary and proper” clause of the Constitution
• e. a source of national unity because it served the whole country
Correct! A “monster” that served the interests of a wealthy few. Review Chapter 11.
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Question 5
Why were theories of racial superiority significant in the South?
• Selected:a. They created a sense of unity that bridged class divisions among most southern whites.This answer is correct.
• b. They were primarily adhered to by the planter elite that owned slaves.
• c. They played no role in encouraging white support of slavery.
• d. They were created by slaves to justify their enslavement.
• e. They fostered slave rebellions among slaves who believed in the inferiority of the planter class.
Correct! They created a sense of unity that bridged class divisions among most southern whites.
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Question 6
Harriet Beecher Stowe’s book, Uncle Tom’s Cabin:
• a. romanticizes slavery
• b. mirrors the portrayal of the South in Gone with the Wind
• c. celebrates the Old South and its quaint culture
• d. argues that the institution of slavery benefited the slaves
• Selected:e. exposed the dark side of southern cultureThis answer is correct.
Correct! Exposed the dark side of southern culture
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Question 7
Because of the dominance of agriculture, the South became increasingly dependent upon:
• a. Russia
• b. Germany
• c. Spain
• Selected:d. the NorthThis answer is correct.
• e. the China trade
Correct! The South became dependent upon the North.
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Question 8
Why did the American Colonization Society acquire the land in West Africa that eventually became the country of Liberia?
• a. The Society saw it as a source of new slaves for the American South.
• b. The Society saw it as a location to build a “white” nation on the African continent.
• Selected:c. The Society saw it as a place to transport potentially troublesome free blacks and freed slaves.This answer is correct.
• d. The Society saw it as a land they could rule over like a kingdom.
• e. The Society saw it as a valuable source of coal and diamonds.
Correct! It was a place to transport potentially troublesome free blacks and freed slaves.
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Question 9
The antebellum South’s population:
• a. was more ethnically diverse than any other area in the country
• b. had more immigrants from Germany than any other country after the Revolution
• c. declined significantly after the Revolution
• Selected:d. had a high proportion of native-born, both black and whiteThis answer is correct.
• e. was racially unified due to the region’s ban on all immigration
Correct! Had a high proportion of native-born, both black and white.
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Question 10
The Jacksonian concept of equality was a belief that:
• a. social distinctions should be abolished
• b. people should not be addressed by formal titles
• c. everyone should have roughly the same amount of money
• Selected:d. everyone should have an equal chance to succeedThis answer is correct.
• e. there were few meaningful differences in people’s abilities
Correct! The Jacksonian concept of equality was a belief that everyone, exclusively American citizens, should have an equal chance to succeed.