Friday, February 17, 2012

I need some help answering these U.S. History questions?

In The Impending Crisis of the South, Hinton Helper argued that



popular sovereignty was the solution to the nation's crisis.



the South had to secede from the Union.



the abolition of slavery was essential.



the Republican Party wanted to enslave the South.



the South had to industrialize to survive.







Which of the following was a common form of slave resistance?



armed uprisings



escape to freedom in the North



work stoppages



refusal to marry



murder







What was an overseer?



a spiritual guide for many slaves



a slave owner's assistant who managed the discipline and punishment on a plantation



the most respected black slave on the plantation



one of the rare white slaves that was owned in the South



a free black who owned slaves







Which of the following statements is true of plantation life?



Once established, a plantation could basically run by itself.



Most fixed costs for plantations were quite low.



The fact that plantation families seldom moved created a great deal of stability.



All of the above.



None of the above.







Why did southern education lag behind northern education?



The South had no money for schools.



Southerners were indifferent to public schools.



There were too many children to be educated.



Slaves demanded to be educated along with whites.



All of the above.







The majority of slaves, when they were transported from Africa to the United States, were



Catholic.



Muslim.



practicing a variety of native religions.



Protestant.



Hindu.







What was the status of the black slave family?



Children and mothers were kept together.



It had no legal status.



It was the institution that kept the slave system functioning for many generations.



It was the same as that of free white families.



Extended families spanning several generations were common.I need some help answering these U.S. History questions?
1. In The Impending Crisis of the South, Hinton Helper argued that:

The abolition of slavery was essential.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Impendi鈥?/a>



2. Which of the following was a common form of slave resistance?

Work stoppages



3. What was an overseer?

A slave owner's assistant who managed the discipline and punishment on a plantation



4. Which of the following statements is true of plantation life?

None of the above (best guess)



5. Why did southern education lag behind northern education?

Southerners were indifferent to public schools.



6. The majority of slaves, when they were transported from Africa to the United States, were:

Muslims.

http://www.guyana.org/features/guyanasto鈥?/a>



7. What was the status of the black slave family?

It had no legal status.

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