The South Carolina Journey—Chapter 4 Test
Section 1
1.What was significant about popular sovereignty to the question of slave states and free states during the
Antebellum Period?
A. Popular sovereignty allowed people living in US territories to decide for themselves whether they
would allow slavery within their borders.
B. Popular sovereignty allowed states to peacefully resolve the question of slavery.
C. Popular sovereignty gave the United States Congress the power to resolve all questions of slavery.
D. Popular sovereignty gave the President of the United States the power to decide all questions
about the expansion of slavery.
2.Why did the South have little interest in developing industry at this time?
A.
B.
C.
D.
Industry would not help make cotton manufacturing more efficient.
Setting up mills was too expensive for Southern planters to undertake.
Industry in the South would make it easier for the North to accept slavery.
The South was making so much money growing cotton that they had little interest in developing
industry.
3.The interaction between a master and slave evolved into a __________.
A.
B.
C.
D.
system of accommodation and resistance
strange type of friendship
gang system
task system
4.What impact did the abolitionist movement have in South Carolina?
A.
B.
C.
D.
It only made slaveowners more determined to hold onto slavery.
It allowed Southerners to be publicly vocal about their opposition to slavery.
It had more influence over Southern society than it did in the North.
It allowed slaves a chance to challenge the institution of slavery.
5.What two factors led to the expansion of the cotton industry in the South?
A. Northerners adopted the plantation system and bought more slaves.
B. Cotton's success allowed planters to create a system of crop rotation that made crops more
sustainable. New legislation helped, as well.
C. The textile industry in the North and Britain boomed, creating greater demand for cotton. The
invention of the cotton gin made it possible to grow and process cotton in areas where it hadn't
been successful before.
D. The failure of cotton crops in South Carolina caused other states to grow more cotton. Cotton
seeds from West Africa made growing cotton more profitable as well.
6.Most Northerners viewed the protective tariff as __________.
A. beneficial because it created more competition with other countries
B. harmful because it forced Northern industry to buy imported goods, which would be more
expensive
C. harmful because it only helped the South trade more with other nations
D. beneficial because it led to less competition from other nations
7.How did the War of 1812 impact the US economy?
1. The war led to an increase in trade with Britain, which helped the United States develop regional
economies.
2. The war brought international trade to a halt, resulting in a need for the United States to become
more economically independent from Britain.
3. The war helped the South become less reliant on agriculture.
4. The war helped the North become less reliant on industry.
8.In an effort to unite the regions of the United States, the American System called for __________.
1.
2.
3.
4.
a protective tariff, internal improvements, and the creation of a new national bank
internal improvements and free trade with other nations
state currencies instead of a national currency
a more complex trading system between the states
9.How did the cotton gin impact the backcountry in South Carolina?
1. The cotton gin made it harder for farmers to plant cotton in the backcountry.
2. The cotton gin erased the need for slavery, so the backcountry was able to remain free.
3. The cotton gin's new design sparked a great interest among backcountry farmers in expanding
cotton plantations.
4. Because the cotton gin did not gin short staple cotton, it never had an impact on the backcountry
of South Carolina.
10.How did life on a plantation limit a slave’s ability to challenge the institution of slavery?
1.
2.
3.
4.
Slaves were constantly monitored and rules were made to limit their ability to organize.
Slaves were not allowed to develop any skills or use those skills for their own interests.
All plantations used the gang system, which made slaves work from dawn to dusk with no breaks.
Because many slaves were allowed to work in the plantation house, they were not upset with the
conditions under which they worked.
11.What reasons did Democrats give for opposing the Bank of the United States (BUS)?
1. The bank would only help the poor, not the wealthiest people who created the most jobs.
2. The bank would create a national currency, which would simplify trade between the states.
3. The bank would only serve the interests of the nation's wealthiest people, not the small farmers
who often struggled with debt.
4. The bank would only encourage small farmers to take on more debt.
12.John C. Calhoun believed South Carolinians should take what action in response to the protective
tariff?
1.
2.
3.
4.
South Carolinians should pay the full tariff.
South Carolinians should immediately secede from the United States.
South Carolinians should refuse to pay the tariff.
South Carolinians should pay only part of the tariff.
13.How did the War of 1812 affect nationalism and sectionalism during the Antebellum period?
1.
2.
3.
4.
The War of 1812 increased sectionalism in the United States.
The United States' victory over Great Britain created a surge of nationalism.
The United States' defeat in the War of 1812 created an increase in nationalism.
The War of 1812 eliminated any feelings of sectionalism in the United States.
14.The Denmark Vesey plot resulted in __________.
1.
2.
3.
4.
more freedom for slaves in South Carolina
stricter laws regulating the behavior of slaves and free blacks living in South Carolina
increased rights for free blacks living in South Carolina
increased contact between black sailors from the North and Charleston blacks
15.Westward expansion added to what major problem during the Antebellum period?
1.
2.
3.
4.
Debate over the balance between slave states and free states
The Nullification Crisis
Slave revolts in the South
Opposition to industry
16Although John Brown’s raid on Harper’s Ferry was an attempt to challenge the institution of slavery,
the raid resulted in __________.
1.
2.
3.
4.
a compromise between the North and South over the question of slavery
a decrease in slavery's influence in the South
further tensions between Northern and Southern states over the issues of slavery and states' rights
the demand for more rights for slaves and free blacks
17.Define the terms annex and manifest destiny and explain how they are related to each other.
18. Define the terms nationalism and sectionalism and explain how they are related to each other.
19.Define the terms abolitionist and morality and explain how they are related to each other.
20.Define the terms antebellum and paternalism and explain how they are related to each other.