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Chapter 7 The Antebellum Era



True/False
Indicate whether the statement is true or false.
 

 1. 

Emancipation is the act of capturing a slave who has run away.
 

 2. 

The Cherokee Nation was forced to leave the southern states in 1838-1839.
 

 3. 

The 10th and 11th constitutional amendments dealt with states’ rights.
 

 4. 

The Antebellum Era is the time following the Civil War.
 

 5. 

Railroads were important to the development of North Carolina.
 

 6. 

Suffrage is the right to vote.
 

Multiple Choice
Identify the choice that best completes the statement or answers the question.
 

 7. 

The antebellum era was the period of time
a.
when all houses had big columns in front.
b.
between the beginning and end of the Civil War.
c.
in the nineteenth-century before the Civil War began.
d.
when all slaves were given their freedom.
 

 8. 

What new system became available to North Carolina in the 1830s that transformed the state?
a.
computers
b.
railroads
c.
gas lamps
d.
cotton gin
 

 9. 

Why did many North Carolinians condemn the Federalists when Jay’s Treaty was approved?
a.
The treaty restricted the profits North Carolina could earn.
b.
The treaty limited the amount of rice the state could produce.
c.
Cotton was restricted in the state.
d.
All of the above was true of Jay’s Treaty.
 

 10. 

In the War of 1812, why did Americans fight the British?
a.
to end the tea tax
b.
to ensure the west could be settled by the Americans and safe on the high seas
c.
to keep the British from inciting the Indians to fight the white man
d.
to help end the fighting over the cotton production
 

 11. 

What did the term “republican simplicity” mean to many North Carolinians?
a.
It was simple to be a republican.
b.
All republicans were simple-minded people.
c.
Live simply and independently as possible.
d.
It was childish to be in the democratic party.
 

 12. 

What made North Carolina a “Rip Van Winkle” state?
a.
The leaders were not growing and changing with the times.
b.
The leaders were resistant to republican leaders.
c.
The citizens of the state did not like politicians.
d.
The citizens of the state were illiterate and lazy.
 

 13. 

Subsistence farming practice is defined as
a.
growing many various types of crops to increase profit.
b.
planting crops every other year to help the soil.
c.
taking the profits from the year and buying more land.
d.
growing enough to feed their family and livestock for the season.
 

 14. 

Archibald Murphy proposed “internal improvements” for North Carolina which included
a.
road improvements and train track installations.
b.
crop rotations and government improvements.
c.
improved water travel and common schools in every county.
d.
mandatory taxes for land use and building bridges over rivers.
 

 15. 

Two fires led to the capital being in
a.
Raleigh
b.
Fayetteville
c.
Durham
d.
Salem
 

 16. 

The only men allowed to vote for state senator were
a.
men 25 years of age.
b.
married men with children.
c.
men who owned slaves.
d.
men who owned 50 or more acres of land.
 

 17. 

President Jackson encouraged people to move to western states by
a.
making it easier to buy federal land.
b.
lowering taxes in the west.
c.
increasing the number of banks in the west.
d.
all of the above.
 

 18. 

Who was the first superintendent of public education?
a.
Thomas Jeferson
b.
John Caldwell
c.
Calvin H. Wiley
d.
Nathaniel Macon
 

 19. 

The Trail of Tears was a brutal journey for the
a.
Croix.
b.
Cherokees.
c.
Zunis.
d.
Creek.
 

 20. 

The slave code defined
a.
when a slave could marry.
b.
the number of hours a slave could work.
c.
the social, economic, and physical place of slaves.
d.
the number of years a slave could go to school.
 

 21. 

Examples of skilled artisans are
a.
carpenter and blacksmith.
b.
farmer and banker.
c.
slave and freeman.
d.
white men and freed slaves.
 

 22. 

Without a visible act of emancipation, a slave was a slave
a.
for at least 50 years.
b.
for life.
c.
until 70 years of age.
d.
until the Civil War.
 

 23. 

Pocosins are
a.
large forests.
b.
evergreen shrub bogs.
c.
swamps.
d.
lakefront area.
 

 24. 

What two rights were denied to slaves?
a.
freedom of movement and forms of advancement
b.
voting and marrying
c.
voting and traveling
d.
freedom of education and forms of advancement
 

 25. 

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 24. 

What two rights were denied to slaves?
a.
freedom of movement and forms of advancement
b.
voting and marrying
c.
voting and traveling
d.
freedom of education and forms of advancement
 

 25. 

Who was president of the United States during the Trail of Tears?
a.
Dwight Eisenhower
b.
Andrew Jackson
c.
Abraham Lincoln
d.
John Quincy Adams
 



 
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