Hist1301 Quiz3

Quiz based on Chapter 11 to 15. Type up ALL of your responses into a Microsoft Word document and submit it to this link. I expect 100-200 words

Quiz Questions:

For Chapter 11:

1. Why did non-slave-owning Southerners generally support slavery?
2. How did the South defend slavery in general?

For Chapter 12:

3. How did the women’s rights movement evolve and benefit from womens’ participation in the abolitionist movement?
4. How was the abolitionist movement impacted by other social and economic changes in the U.S. – for instance, the rise in literacy, new print technology, and market revolution?

For Chapter 13:

5. Why was popular sovereignty such a popular idea among American politicians such as Stephen Douglas? Why did the idea not work out?
6. Explain what the “Slave Power” was and how it appeared a threat to the North.

For Chapter 14:

7. Explain why and how President Lincoln’s war aims evolved between 1861 and 1863?
8. How was the Northern victory in the Civil War tied to the market revolution?

For Chapter 15:

9. How did the failure of land reform and continued poverty lead to a new type of servitude for both blacks and whites in the South?
10. How did the South work to keep freedmen suppressed, and how did the federal government respond

Answer preview

1. Why did non-slave-owning Southerners generally support slavery?

During this time, the control of slaves was a great issue of concern for all whites, including those not owning the slaves. In other words, all the whites in the South were racists. The non-owning southerners were supporting the political ideology in the South, significantly challenged by the northerners. The non…

 

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