B1 & B3 Civil War Review

Which of the following examples would Southerners use to defend slavery as a “positive good”?

• Slaves would receive free childcare
• Slaves would receive clothing twice a year
• Slaves were better cared for than factory workers in the North
• Slaves were allowed to grow their food

The growth in cotton production during the early 1800s was largely responsible for an increase in which of the following?

• The number of South Carolina factory workers
• The number of South Carolina senators
• The number of South Carolina slaves
• The number of South Carolina indigo plantations

Which statement best describes why cotton became a successful crop in South Carolina?

• Cotton could be grown only in the Lowcountry tidewater region
• Cotton was not desired by the depressed European markets.
• Cotton was a cheap crop with little or no need for slave labor
• Cotton production was made easier with the cotton gin

How many slaves did the majority of slave owners in South Carolina own?

• 1,000
• 1-2
• 25
• 100

During the early 1800s, where did the majority of white South Carolinians live?

• On large plantations
• On subsistence or small farms
• Along railroads
• On Rivers

Why did the Underground Railroad have little success in South Carolina?

• The state was too far away from the “free states”
• The state did not have enough abolitionists to participate in the railroad
• The state allowed the slaves to leave the plantations whenever they wanted.
• The state offered a reward for capturing Harriet Tubman

Which of the following is the best reason many southerners feared the abolition of slavery?

• The international slave trade was a growing business
• It would give the South more political power
• Slave labor was necessary for the Southern economy
• They feared that the freed slaves would be given equal political rights

Which of the following would be an argument made against abolitionist claims?

• Slaves were cared for for their entire lives
• Slaves were able to travel freely
• Slaves could marry and enter into legal contracts
• Slaves could choose their jobs on the plantation

According to John C. Calhoun, what could a state do if it did not believe a law to be constitutional?

• A state legislature could veto the law
• A state could call a special convention to nullify the law
• A group of people in the state can petition to have the law changed
• A state supreme court could declare the law unconstitutional

What type of new technology allowed goods to be transported to inland areas, even in the winter?

• Steamboats
• The Erie Canal
• Trains & Railroads
• MacAdams Roads