Quiz: Chapter 14 Practice Test

1

What state was NOT a part of the cotton belt?
- South Carolina
- Mississippi
- Kentucky
- Texas
2

Which is NOT true of cotton?
- Has both short and long seeded varieties.
- It was in low demand world wide.
- It could be stored for a long period of time, more than food.
- It aided the growth of the textile industry
3

When did Nat Turner's revolt take place?
- 1822
- 1831
- 1842
- 1851
4

When did Denmark Vesey's revolt get stopped?
- 1822
- 1831
- 1842
- 1851
5

Where did Nat Turner's rebellion take place?
- Virginia
- South Carolina
- North Carolina
- Georgia
6

Where did Denmark Vesey's revolt take place?
- Virginia
- South Carolina
- North Carolina
- Georgia
7

What was the main method of transportation for people and cotton in the South?
- railroads
- canals
- steamboats
- clipper ships
8

Which country bought most of the South's cotton?
- Great Britain
- France
- Spain
- Netherlands
9

What was the size of an average farm in the South in 1830's-60's?
- 10 acres
- 50 acres
- 100 acres
- 500 acres
10

Where did most of the free African Americans live in the 1830's-60's?
- North US
- South US
- West US
- Canada
11

Which of the following involved studying soil samples?
- factors
- folktales
- spirituals
- scientific agriculture
12

Who were the middle men (in terms of cotton sales)?
- factors
- folktales
- spirituals
- scientific agriculture
13

Which involved stories to help slaves cope with slavery?
- factors
- folktales
- spirituals
- scientific agriculture
14

Which involved music to help slavery cope with slavery?
- factors
- folktales
- spirituals
- scientific agriculture
15

Which was the most important unit in the slave community?
- church
- extended family
- drivers
- master's family
16

What was the most common occupation for free blacks living in cities?
- slaves to factory owners
- skilled craftsmen
- teachers
- politicians
17

Who were 2nd in terms of power and influence?
- yeomen
- planters
- landless whites
- house slaves
18

Who had the most social, political, and economic power?
- yeomen
- planters
- landless whites
- house slaves
19

What often happened if free African Americans were kidnapped?
- forced to work in the captor's home
- sent to Africa.
- shipped to sugar plantations in Caribbean.
- sold into slavery.
20

Which crop took the longest to process?
- corn
- wheat
- indigo
- tobacco
21

Which of these could grow in the widest area?
- easy to clean long staple cotton
- easy to clean short staple cotton
- hard to clean long staple cotton
- hard to clean short staple cotton
22

What simple invention revolutionized the Southern economy?
- cotton belt
- cotton gin
- cotton boom
- one cotton pickin' minute
23

Which of the following helped to make rope to bundle cotton?
- hemp
- flax
- iron
- wheat
24

When was cotton unofficially declared King?
- 1758
- 1858
- 1885
- 1875
25

What did Bore do?
- helped process sugar cane.
- helped process tobacco.
- helped process cotton.
- helped process iron.
26

What % of national economy did cotton make up in 1860?
- 10
- 25%
- 66%
- 50%
27

How much U.S. cotton was produced east of the Mississippi by 1860?
- 1/3
- 1/2
- 2/3
- 3/5
28

Where was Tredegar Iron Works located?
- Richmond, VA
- Charleston, SC
- Raleigh, NC
- Birmingham, AL

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Chapter 14 Practice Test

What state was NOT a part of the cotton belt?

Which is NOT true of cotton?

When did Nat Turner's revolt take place?

When did Denmark Vesey's revolt get stopped?

Where did Nat Turner's rebellion take place?

Where did Denmark Vesey's revolt take place?

What was the main method of transportation for people and cotton in the South?

Which country bought most of the South's cotton?

What was the size of an average farm in the South in 1830's-60's?

Where did most of the free African Americans live in the 1830's-60's?

Which of the following involved studying soil samples?

Who were the middle men (in terms of cotton sales)?

Which involved stories to help slaves cope with slavery?

Which involved music to help slavery cope with slavery?

Which was the most important unit in the slave community?

What was the most common occupation for free blacks living in cities?

Who were 2nd in terms of power and influence?

Who had the most social, political, and economic power?

What often happened if free African Americans were kidnapped?

Which crop took the longest to process?

Which of these could grow in the widest area?

What simple invention revolutionized the Southern economy?

Which of the following helped to make rope to bundle cotton?

When was cotton unofficially declared King?

What did Bore do?

What % of national economy did cotton make up in 1860?

How much U.S. cotton was produced east of the Mississippi by 1860?

Where was Tredegar Iron Works located?

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