Give Me Liberty! [Chapter 11] - The Peculiar Institution

What invention led to the increased concentration of slavery in the South?

• Cotton gin

• Tractor

• Rifle

• Clock

Which of the following was NOT included in the Slave Codes?

• Rules for educating slaves

• Rules for punishing slaves

• Rules for feeding slaves

• Rules for slave marriages

Which of the following was most valued by men in the Southern aristocracy?

• Greed

• Beauty / Grace

• Honor / Chivalry

• Piety

Which of the following was true of Slave Religion?

• was based entirely on what slaves learned and heard

  from white ministers.

• existed without approval from masters, who thought that letting slaves learn about religion might weaken their control.

• benefited from masters assigning a member of each slave quarters to serve as a slave chaplain.

• combined African traditions and Christian beliefs.

Which two men led slave revolts during the 1800s?

• Frederick Douglass and Denmark Vessey

• Gabriel Prosser and Frederick Douglass

• Nat Turner and Eli Whitney

• Denmark Vessey and Nat Turner

Which of the following was NOT a Southern argument in favor of slavery?

• Religion

• Economy

• Legality

• Climate

A person who favors getting rid of a practice or institution, especially capital punishment or (formerly) slavery.

• Anarchist

• Abolitionist

• Conformist

• Realist

_________ was referred to as "The Peculiar Institution"

• economics

• trade

• slavery

• war

Uncle Tom's Cabin was

• A book about the horrors of slavery written by Harriet Beecher Stowe

• A book about imperialism in Europe written by Harriet Beecher Stowe

• The name of a structure built by South Carolina's first freed slave

• A book about the underground railroad written by Harriet Tubman

Which of the following would be an example of “silent

sabotage”?

• With other slaves, Denmark Vesey planned a rebellion.

• A slave on a large plantation slowed down the work pace.

• Joseph Taper escaped to Canada and then wrote a letter about his new home.

• Nat Turner killed a white person during his rebellion.