APUSH 4.13

What was the common perception of the South during the early republic?

• A society with no economic reliance on agriculture.

• A place with sprawling cotton plantations and enslaved labor.

• A land of industrial development and factories.

• A region dominated by small independent farmers.

How did the Three-Fifths Compromise affect political power in the South?

• It abolished slavery in Southern states.

• It gave states with large enslaved populations more political power.

• It reduced the influence of Southern states in Congress.

• It had no impact on political representation.

What was a key factor that unified Southern whites across different classes?

• Economic prosperity for all.

• The idea of white supremacy.

• Common religious beliefs.

• Shared political interests.

How did John C. Calhoun justify slavery?

• As a temporary evil.

• As a moral and economic good.

• As an economic necessity only.

• As a practice that should be abolished.

What was the stance of early American founders like George Washington on slavery?

• They fully supported it without reservations.

• They had moral reservations but were economically tied to it.

• They actively worked to abolish it.

• They were indifferent to the issue.