Chapter 12 Questions

Which of the following was not one of the effects of the cotton boom?

• U.S. trade increased with France and Spain.

• Northern manufacturing expanded.

• The need for slave labor grew.

• Port cities like New Orleans expanded.

The abolition of the foreign slave trade in 1807 led to _______.

• a dramatic decrease in the price and demand for enslaved people

• the rise of a thriving domestic slave trade

• a reform movement calling for the complete end to slavery in the United States

• the decline of cotton production

Under the law in the antebellum South, enslaved people were ________.

• servants

• animals

• property

• indentures

The largest group of White people in the South _______.

• enslaved no one

• enslaved between one and nine people each

• enslaved between ten and ninety-nine people each

• enslaved over one hundred people each

John C. Calhoun argued for greater rights for southerners with which idea?

• polygenism

• nullification

• concurrent majority

• paternalism

Which of the following was a major consequence of the cotton boom in the United States?

• Decrease in the number of plantations

• Increase in the demand for enslaved labor

• Decline in the Southern economy

• Reduction in agricultural exports

What was a significant impact of the domestic slave trade after 1807?

• It led to the immediate abolition of slavery.

• It caused a decline in the Southern economy.

• It increased the internal migration of enslaved people.

• It resulted in the emancipation of many enslaved individuals.

In the antebellum South, what was the legal status of enslaved individuals?

• Citizens

• Property

• Employees

• Tenants

Which group constituted the majority of the White population in the antebellum South?

• Plantation owners with over 100 enslaved people

• Small farmers who enslaved no one

• Merchants and traders

• Industrial workers

What was John C. Calhoun's stance on states' rights?

• He supported federal supremacy.

• He advocated for the concurrent majority.

• He opposed the idea of nullification.

• He promoted the abolition of slavery.