Question 1
Southern whites who did not own slaves
A. generally opposed the institution of slavery.
B. openly opposed the planter elite.
C. were largely dependent on the plantation economy.
D. rarely married into the families living on large slave plantations.
E. were forced to move west to maintain a livelihood.
Question 2
Perhaps the single strongest unifying factor of pre-Civil War southern whites was their
A. fear of federal authority.
B. perception of white racial superiority.
C. kinship relationships.
D. intense national pride.
E. contempt of northern capitalism.
Question 3
Which of the following statements about the poorest class of white southerners is FALSE?
A. They suffered from pellagra, hookworm, and malaria.
B. They supported themselves by foraging or hunting.
C. They were known variously as crackers or sand hillers.
D. They often felt affinity with slaves as members of another oppressed class.
E. They were forced to resort at times to eating clay.
Question 4
Most white southerners owned
A. two slaves.
B. no slaves.
C. one slave.
D. three to five slaves.
E. six to ten slaves.