US History 4.6 – Flashcards

The one issue that divided the country more than any other was

On a well-established plantation, slaves worked as: house servants factory workers field laborers ship builders craftsmen

Rice and indigo were the staple crops grown on many Carolina plantations. What two staple crops were grown on other Southern plantations? hemp sugar corn barley wheat

The cotton gin was invented by .

In which of the following states was a law passed limiting the slave workday? Louisiana Missouri Tennessee

How was the demand for labor on the "slave frontier" met? Slaves were imported from Europe. Slaves were purchased from the Northern states. Slaves were sold in the South by owners in the border states.

Which of the following was not a factor for widespread resistance and outright revolt by slaves? slaves who obeyed the wishes of the owner threat and anticipation of punishment dehumanizing aspects of the slave system

The most common form of punishment for slaves was whipping. True False

Select all that apply. Three ways slaves often resisted the authority of their owners was: refusing to work acting sick sleeping late self-mutilation escaping

Nat Turner declared that, regardless of laws to the contrary, every human has the inherent right to be free. True False

Select all that apply. The men who led the three well-known slave revolts were: Nat Turner Gabriel Prosser John Quincy Adams Thomas Prosser Samuel Northrup Denmark Vesey

In which one of the following countries did most of the manumitted blacks from the U.S. settle in? Canada Liberia Haiti

Blacks were encouraged to immigrate to what five areas? Canada Haiti Great Britain Southern States Mexico South America Australia Western Frontier Hawaii

Blacks from Europe were relocated in .

1. a Spanish slave ship taken over by the slaves it was transporting 2. led a slave revolt in which over a hundred people were killed 3. ship owner who transported freedmen to Africa 4. his case was heard by the Supreme Court and defended by John Quincy Adams 5. a carpenter in South Carolina who planned a slave revolt 6. believed it was the inherent right of every human to be free

1. The time before the American Civil War. 2. An item of movable property. 3. To reduce by destroying or consuming. 4. During life. 5. The act or process of setting free; release. 6. To leave a country to live in another place. 7. A colonist who contracted to work for another colonist for a certain period of time. 8. To pretend to be sick or injured in order to escape work or duty. 9. To release from slavery. 10. A certain part of a community; a place to live.