Chapter 7
Practice Test
Cotton is King!!
Name________________________#________ Date__________
1.
What time period is considered Antebellum?
a. 1620-1705
b. 1790-1845
c. 1995-2005
d. 1990-2000
2. Why is the town of Brattonsville highlighted in a chapter about Antebellum?
a. Many slaves moved to Brattonsville during Antebellum.
b. Brattonsville was popular during the American Revolution.
c. Brattonsville is a good example of what life was like for planters and
slaves during Antebellum.
d. Leaders went to Brattonsville to discuss slavery during Antebellum.
3. What does the prefix ante mean?
a. after
b. before
c. during
d. war
4. In colonial times, many people grew rich from ________________ and
________________.
a. cotton and indigo
b. indigo and rice
c. rice and cotton
d. indigo and beans
5. During Antebellum, many people grew rich from ______________________.
a. cotton
b. rice
c. beans
d. indigo
6. Who invented the cotton gin?
a. Eli Whitney
b. John Bratton
c. Eliza Pinckney
d. Charles Pinckney
7. Who picked the cotton?
a. elite class
b. enslaved African Americans
c. middle class whites
d. free African Americans
8. __________________ had time for leisure activities and were able to host big
parties for friends and family members.
a. The middle class
b. The enslaved African Americans
c. The lower class
d. The elite class
9. Did independent farmers typically own slaves?
a. yes
b. no
10. TRUE or FALSE – Most enslaved African Americans learned to read by getting
instruction from the planter’s wives.
11. TRUE or FALSE – There were more free African Americans than slaves.
12. TRUE or FALSE – All classes of people were treated equally during Antebellum.
13. TRUE or FALSE – Free African Americans had to pay a special tax each year to
remain free.
14. TRUE or FALSE – Planters gave slaves rations of food for each week.
15. TRUE or FALSE – Some slaves on large plantations wore identification tags.
16. TRUE or FALSE – Most black people living in SC were slaves.
17. TRUE or FALSE – All white children were part of the elite class during
Antebellum times.
18. TRUE or FALSE – The lower class helped build canals and other manual work.
19. TRUE or FALSE – Most of the government leaders were part of the middle class.
20. Look at the circle graph on page 168. Which class of people had the smallest
population in our state during 1840? Please write your answer in a complete
sentence.
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21. How did the railroad help our state during Antebellum?
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