U.S chapter 13 – Flashcards
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The 1848 convention at Seneca Falls advocated
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Women's suffrage
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How did white Virginians respond to the violence of Nat Turner's rebellion?
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They blamed the revolt on outside agitators.
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Which statement characterizes white southerners in the antebellum South?
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Most white southerners did not own slaves.
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Prior to the Civil War, why did the South remain agriculturally based instead of diversifying its economy?
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Planters made good profits and feared economic change.
it was in the master's best interest to treat his slaves well enough so they ..
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Which of the following was the most common way slaves reacted to their bondage?
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Small-scale resistance
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Which statement characterizes how southern plain folk viewed religion?
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They enjoyed religious revivals.
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The majority of poor white men in the mid-nineteenth-century South would agree on which statement?
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The South should promote agriculture.
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What did the Whig and Democratic parties have in common?
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Both declared allegiance to republican equality.
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How did the democratization of politics in the South change the shape of government?
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Democratization changed the voter rolls more than the officeholders.
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How did powerful whites defend slavery from attacks by critics?
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They used intimidation tactics to silence critics.
