WorksheetsThe South Test Review
Total questions: 48
Worksheet time: 24mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
All of these were every day acts of resistance by enslaved people EXCEPT:
a)
Working slowly
b)
Breaking equipment
c)
Running away
d)
Armed revolts
2.
Most white people owned slaves in the South
a)
True
b)
False
3.
Slaves sang these folk songs mixing African and European music and often were religious in nature
a)
hymns
b)
spirituals
c)
rhymes
d)
melodies
4.
Folktales are part of an oral tradition, and are stories with a
a)
moral
b)
happy ending
c)
sad ending
d)
surprise ending
5.
The most famous slave uprising was
a)
Fred Smith's Rebellion
b)
Amos Moses' Rebellion
c)
Nat Turner's Rebellion
d)
Charles Thompson's Rebellion
6.
This table shows the population of enslaved people in two regions of the United Stated in 1840. Which statement describes a factor that MOST contributed to the population difference shown in the table?
a)
The South had a society that relied on wage labor
b)
The South had an economy that relied on cotton
c)
The South had a variety of natural resources
d)
The South had an abundance of large cities
7.
What said that any slave who escaped to the North can be caught and returned to their enslaver?
a)
Fugitive Slave Act
b)
Missouri Compromise
c)
Return Runaway Slave Act
d)
Three Fifth Compromise
8.
How were most southern whites connected to the plantation system?
a)
Most had little direct connection because they owend small farms
b)
Most southern whites worked for planters
c)
Most southern whites owned large plantations
d)
Most were connected to plantations because they rented land from them
9.
Since most slaves couldn't read or write, they passed down stories, poems, and songs by word of mouth. This is known as an
a)
oral tradition
b)
local tradition
c)
written tradition
10.
The area of the South with high cotton production became known as
a)
white gold
b)
Texas tea
c)
the cotton belt
d)
cotton breadbasket
11.
The invention of the cotton gin had both positive and negative consequences. It increased the production of cotton but also led to an increase of
a)
taxes for residents
b)
societal heirarchy
c)
slavery in the South
d)
inflation of land costs
12.
How did southern states respond to Nat Turner’s rebellion?
a)
By proposing laws to return slaves and free African Americans to Africa
b)
By passing strict laws limiting the freedoms of slaves and free African Americans
c)
By passing laws granting more freedoms for slaves and free African Americans
d)
By proposing laws to restrict the movement of slaves and free African Americans to the South
13.
How did enslaved parents pass their culture down to their children?
a)
They read African stories to their children every night
b)
They told folktales with customary characters and morals
c)
They taught emotional Christian songs about freedom
d)
They wrote stories for them to read
14.
Planters felt cotton would be a profitable cash crop for all of the following reasons except
a)
It costs little to market
b)
It could be stored for a long time
c)
It was lighter to transport
d)
It was easy on the soil nutrients
15.
Which region produced most of the nation's agricultural products?
a)
North
b)
South
c)
West
16.
What was the primary form of rebellion enslaved people engaged in?
a)
Uprisings
b)
Running away
c)
Giving speeches
d)
Buying their freedom
17.
How did slavery change as a result of the invention of the cotton gin?
a)
Decreased slavery
b)
Outlawed slavery
c)
Increased slavery
d)
No change
18.
What event prompted many states to strengthen their slave codes?
a)
Vesey’s Conspiracy
b)
Turner’s Rebellion
c)
Haiti’s Revolution
d)
Gabriel’s Uprising
19.
Who invented the cotton gin?
a)
Joseph R. Anderson
b)
David Christy
c)
Eli Whitney
d)
Richard Arkwright
20.
Which of these best completes the diagram?
a)
The demand for slaves increases in the South.
b)
More textiles factories are established in the South
c)
The number of European immigrants arriving at southern port cities increases.
d)
More tobacco and food crops are cultivated on southern plantations.
21.
According to this passage, how do enslaved people view the July 4th celebrations of American independence?
a)
They appreciate American independence and join in the celebrations
b)
They see it as hypocritical to celebrate freedom while holding other humans captive
c)
They think it is ridiculous and way too over the top
d)
They are excited to help their slaveholders prepare for the celebrations
22.
This violent slave uprising took place in Virginia when a group of slaves went on a rampage and killed approximately 55 white people.
a)
Brown's revolt
b)
Nat Turner Rebellion
c)
Virginia riots
d)
Robinson's riots
23.
This escaped slave became one of the most important African American leaders of the 1800's and also published a newspaper called the North Star
a)
William Lloyd Garrison
b)
Frederick Douglas
c)
Sarah Grimke
d)
Harriet Tubman
24.
This former slave travelled the country speaking about slavery and women's rights
a)
Sarah Grimke
b)
Harriet Tubman
c)
Harriet Beecher-Stowe
d)
Sojourner Truth
25.
Laws passed in the states to control slaves
a)
Black laws
b)
slave codes
c)
African laws
d)
Book's law
26.
A network of people who arranged transportation and hiding places for fugitive slaves
a)
Slave freers
b)
underground railroad
c)
Passage to North
d)
North Star
27.
She was the most famous and daring conductor on the Underground Railroad and it is estimated she helped free more than 300 slaves
a)
Sarah Grimke
b)
Harriet Beecher Stowe
c)
Sojourner Truth
d)
Harriet Tubman
28.
All of the following are examples of slave codes EXCEPT:
a)
Enslaved people could not be away from their enslaver's premises without permission
b)
African Americans could not assemble without the presence of a white American
c)
Enslaved people could not own firearms
d)
Enslaved people were required to be taught to read and write
29.
Code:
a)
a set of rules or principles or laws
b)
not able to read or write
c)
organized opposition to authority
d)
restricting action, freedom, or expression
30.
Cotton Gin:
a)
a machine that separates the seeds from the raw fibers
b)
an estate where cash crops are grown on a large scale
c)
large indefinite location on the surface of the earth
d)
a free man who cultivates his own land
31.
Discrimination:
a)
unfair treatment of a person or group based on prejudice
b)
organized opposition to authority
c)
restricting action, freedom, or expression
d)
a specific practice of long standing
32.
Economy:
a)
the system of production and distribution and consumption
b)
an estate where cash crops are grown on a large scale
c)
a song of praise, especially a religious song
d)
concerned with principles of right and wrong
33.
Enslave:
a)
force into servitude
b)
not able to read or write
c)
an exile who flees for safety
d)
a person who is forcibly held in servitude
34.
Folklore:
a)
the unwritten stories and proverbs and songs of culture
b)
a traditional story or legend circulated by word of mouth
c)
someone who speaks by divine inspiration
d)
a specific practice of long standing
35.
Folktale:
a)
the unwritten stories and proverbs and songs of culture
b)
a traditional story or legend circulated by word of mouth
c)
someone who speaks by divine inspiration
d)
a specific practice of long standing
36.
Hymn:
a)
a song of praise, especially a religious song
b)
concerned with principles of right and wrong
c)
Unfair treatment of a person or group based on prejudice
d)
the system of production and distribution and consumption
37.
Illiterate:
a)
not able to read or write
b)
organized opposition to authority
c)
an exile who flees for safety
d)
a specific practice of long standing
38.
Moral:
a)
concerned with principles or right and wrong
b)
a machine that separates the seeds from raw fibers
c)
the unwritten stories and proverbs and songs of a culture
d)
restricting action, freedom, or expression
39.
Plantation:
a)
an estate where cash crops are grown on a large scale
b)
someone who speaks by divine inspritaion
c)
restricting action, freedom or expression
d)
a large indefinite location on the surface of the Earth
40.
Prophet:
a)
someone who speaks by divine inspiration
b)
a free man who cultivates his own land
c)
a person who is forcibly held in servitude
d)
a machine that separates the seeds form raw fibers
41.
Rebellion:
a)
organized opposition to authority
b)
restricting action freedom, or expression
c)
the action of opposing something that you disagree with
d)
concerned with principles of right and wrong
42.
Refugee:
a)
an exile who flees for safety
b)
someone who speaks by divine inspiration
c)
a set of rules or principles or laws
d)
unfair treatment of a person or group based on prejudice
43.
Region:
a)
a large indefinite location on the surface of the Earth
b)
a specific practice of long standing
c)
a song of praise, especially a religious song
d)
not able to read or write
44.
Repressive:
a)
restricting action, freedom, or expression
b)
the action of opposing something that you disagree with
c)
a set of rules or principles or laws
d)
the system of production and distribution and consumption
45.
Resistance:
a)
the action of opposing something that you disagree with
b)
restricting action, freedom, or expression
c)
not able to read or write
d)
concerned with principles of right and wrong
46.
Slave:
a)
a person who is forcibly held in servitude
b)
an exile who flees for safety
c)
a free man who cultivates his own land
d)
force into servitude
47.
Tradition:
a)
a specific practice of long standing
b)
a traditional story or legend circulated by word of mouth
c)
concerned with principles of right and wrong
d)
unfair treatment of a person or group based on prejudice
48.
Yeoman:
a)
a free man who cultivates his own land
b)
a person who is forcibly held in servitude
c)
an exile who flees for safety
d)
someone who speaks by divine inspiration
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