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How did the invention of the cotton gin in 1793 affect the labor of enslaved people in the South?

A
Although the cotton gin affected the tasks performed by enslaved workers, the number of workers needed remained constant.
B
Although the cotton gin did not alter the tasks performed by enslaved workers, the number of workers sharply increased.
C
Because the cotton gin was so efficient, plantation owners needed fewer enslaved workers to produce cotton.
D
Because the cotton gin processed cotton so quickly, farmers needed increasing numbers of enslaved workers.
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In the 1800s, most enslaved people on plantations lived in

A
large tents.
B
dormitory buildings.
C
simple cabins.
D
plantation houses.
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What new technology made cotton “king” in the South in the 1800s?

A
the assembly line
B
the cotton gin
C
mass production
D
steamboats
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What event led to a rapid population increase in California in the late 1840s?

A
The territory became a state.
B
The territory adopted slavery.
C
Gold was discovered.
D
The Californians revolted.
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Why did slavery take the place of indentured servitude?

A
Southern plantation owners wanted a less-costly labor source.
B
Fewer people were seeking passage to the Americas.
C
Slavery led to more predictable fates for the enslaved.
D
Colonists wanted to make sure indentured servants were not considered property.
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Which of the following best describes a provision of the Fugitive Slave Act?

A
The act denied enslaved people the right to a trial by jury.
B
The act granted Northerners the right to protect fugitives.
C
The act shielded citizens from turning in fugitives.
D
The act granted fugitives freedom after a period of one year.
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Which best describes a difference between enslaved people in cities and those on plantations in the 1800s?

A
Enslaved people in cities were not considered to be property, while enslaved people on plantations were thought of as property.
B
Enslaved people in cities often kept some of their wages, while enslaved people on plantations never received any wages.
C
Enslaved people on plantations could learn a trade or a skill, while enslaved people in cities were thought of as unskilled labor.
D
Enslaved people on plantations did less manual labor, while enslaved people in cities spent more hours doing backbreaking work.
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Which statement describes a key difference between slavery and indentured servitude?

A
Enslaved people were paid “freedom dues” when they were freed, while indentured servants were not.
B
Indentured servants were seen as property, while enslaved people were not.
C
Indentured servitude was hereditary, while slavery was not.
D
Slavery was permanent, while indentured servitude only lasted until a debt was paid.
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Abraham Lincoln objected to the Kansas-Nebraska Act because he thought

A
the Missouri Compromise should be passed instead.
B
the act would force Northerners to track fugitive slaves.
C
the issue of popular sovereignty should be respected.
D
the repeal of the Missouri Compromise was wrong.
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Which of following was not part of the Compromise of 1850? a.Slavery would be abolished in Washington D.C.c.California was to be a free-state.b.The Federal government would support a fugitive slave law. d.New Mexico - Texas border would be drawn in favor of New Mexico.

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A
B
B
C
C
D
D
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Many people disapproved of the Kansas-Nebraska Act because it repealed

A
the Topeka Constitution.
B
the Lecompton Constitution.
C
the Missouri Compromise.
D
the Mexican Cession.
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The cotton gin sped up the production of cotton by

A
planting cotton seeds in neat rows for cultivation.
B
picking cotton without damaging the cotton plants.
C
separating the seeds from the cotton plant quickly.
D
packing cotton fiber into bales for shipment to mills.
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Which of the following best describes the Underground Railroad?

A
It was a piece of the transcontinental railroad that was built in Kansas.
B
It was a group of abolitionists who were hiding out from the government.
C
It was a secret escape network for enslaved people seeking freedom.
D
It was a north-south route along an early railroad line in the 1800s.
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Which of the following best describes the Wilmot Proviso?

A
The Wilmot Proviso was a document that called for slavery in any territories that became new states.
B
The Wilmot Proviso was a document that called for a ban on slavery in any territories acquired from Mexico.
C
The Wilmot Proviso was a document that allowed settlers in the territories to vote for or against slavery.
D
The Wilmot Proviso was a document that extended the compromise line across the new territories.
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One reason southern plantation owners wanted to stop using indentured servants is because

A
there were too many indentured servants in the Americas.
B
plantation owners thought freed servants posed a threat.
C
colonists in New England wanted to ban the practice.
D
there were laws put in place that freed indentured servants.
17

Which American colony was the first to legalize slavery, yet not make it a widespread practice?

A
Massachusetts.
B
Pennsylvania.
C
Virginia.
D
Georgia.
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How did Frederick Douglass push for an end to slavery?

A
He led enslaved people to freedom in the North.
B
He advocated for abolition by giving speeches.
C
He was an apologist who supported abolition.
D
He published abolitionist poetry.
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According to the Compromise of 1850, how was slavery to be decided in the Utah and New Mexico territories?

A
by popular sovereignty
B
by compromise
C
by prohibiting it
D
by permitting it
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The religious music of enslaved African Americans became the basis for modern

A
blues music.
B
rap music.
C
country music.
D
folk music.

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