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- 1. Multiple ChoiceWhat was the basis of society in South Carolina during the Antebellum Era?AgricultureTradeManufacturingTextile Mills
- 2. Multiple ChoiceWhere could the majority of South Carolinians be found living?Urban areasCharlestonPlantationsSubsistence farms
- 3. Multiple ChoiceThe majority of South Carolinians did not own slaves.TrueFalse
- 4. Multiple ChoiceWhat were the economic, political, and social systems based off of in Antebellum South Carolina?TradeWealthSlaveryLand ownership
- 5. Multiple ChoiceThe invention of the cotton gin by Eli Whitney had what effect on the Antebellum Era?More cotton was grown in the north than the southThe number of slaves in the south decreasedThe slave trade was suspendedThe production of cotton and number of slaves increased in the south
- 6. Multiple ChoiceWhat occurred between the upcountry and lowcountry of South Carolina due to the invention of the cotton gin?Slavery decreased across South CarolinaThe backcountry gained more equal representation in the legislatureThe lowcountry no longer had a use for slavesBoth areas disagreed over the use of slaves
- 7. Multiple ChoiceHow did voting rights change during the Antebellum Era in South Carolina?Only landowners could voteAny free white male 21 and over could voteAll free persons gained the right to voteVoting restrictions became stricter
- 8. Multiple ChoiceHow did some northerners encourage the use of slavery in the South?Some legislatures voted to allow slavery to continue but only in southern statesTextile mills purchased large amounts of cotton from the southNortherners who wanted to use slaves moved southThe three-fifths compromise
- 9. Multiple ChoiceWhat was the result of cotton wearing out the soil in the southern states?Southerners started growing other cropsA depression occurred with the southern economyFighting broke out across the south over landPlantation owners wanted to move westward
- 10. Multiple ChoiceHow would westward expansion become an issue between the north and the south?Northerners did not want slavery in the new territoriesBoarders of new states were disputedCould not agree on which crops to grow in these areasThose in the north did not want to expand out west
- 11. Multiple ChoiceWhich of the following would you most likely find supervising the slaves working in the fields?OverseerPlantation ownerElder SlavesSheriff
- 12. Multiple ChoiceHow many days did slaves usually work during the week?4567
- 13. Multiple ChoiceWhat times did slaves usually work during the day?Sunrise to SunsetThey took shifts in the morning or the afternoonDepended on the time of the year8 AM to 5 PM
- 14. Multiple ChoiceWhat was a major reason for some slave owners to not brutally punish their slaves?They felt it went against the constitutionSlaves were a large financial investmentIt depended on how many slaves they ownedThere really was no reason
- 15. Multiple ChoiceWhat was the MAIN reason for slaves having a difficult time escaping from slavery?They did not have mapsNo one from the North would help themSlave catchers constantly patrolled the roadsA wall was built between the north and the south
- 16. Multiple ChoiceWhere were slaves taught that they should be content with their place in life?Teachers at slave schoolsOverseers in the fields told themPlantation owners in the big housePreachers at white churches
- 17. Multiple ChoiceSlave families were sometimes split up because of a change in their owner's finances or family.TrueFalse
- 18. Multiple ChoiceSlaves lived in small poorly constructed houses but were given plenty of food to keep them strong and healthy.TrueFalse
- 19. Multiple ChoiceWhich part of the previous question was true?Slaves lived in small poorly constructed housesSlaves were given plenty of food to keep them strong and healthy
- 20. Multiple ChoiceOf the forms of slave protests, which occurred the least often?Rebellions/RevoltsWork Slow-downsSecretly destroying propertyFaking an illness
- 21. Multiple ChoiceWho would have had the highest social status in South Carolina during the Antebellum Era?OverseerPlantation OwnerSubsistence FarmerMerchant
- 22. Multiple ChoiceWhat was people becoming more loyal to the north and the south rather than the whole United States called?AbolitionismConstitutionalismFederalismSectionalism
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