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"Exploring Democracy and Slavery in Pre-Civil War America"

This engaging quiz-style exploration delves into the intricate dynamics of democracy, power, and slavery in the United States before the Civil War. Participants will uncover historical facts about oligarchies, influential figures, and the economic systems tied to slavery. The quiz covers key topics such as the psychological impacts of slavery, the cotton economy, and the societal roles of various groups. Perfect for educators and history enthusiasts, this interactive review offers a blend of information and challenge that invites discussion on America’s complex past.

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"Exploring Democracy and Slavery in Pre-Civil War America"

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  1. Jeopardy! Begin

  2. Democr- acy? Grab Bag Power Crackers Potpourri Review $100 $100 $100 $100 $100 $100 $200 $200 $200 $200 $200 $200 $300 $300 $300 $300 $300 $300 $400 $400 $400 $400 $400 $400 $500 $500 $500 $500 $500 $500

  3. Democracy?- $100Prior to the Civil War, the So. was controlled by a powerful few. This type of government is called? C1-$100 Oligarchy

  4. Democracy? - $200The wealth of the So. Rested in 1,733 families that each owned more than _____ slaves. C1-$200 100

  5. Democracy? - $300T or FThe So. Had its own medieval culture C1-$300 T

  6. Democracy? - $400T or FSo. Women wanted to abolish the cruel yoke of slavery? C1-$400 F

  7. Democracy? - $500Her book Uncle Tom’s Cabin is about the breakup of slave families by the sale of slaves. This is called the So.’s greatest psychological horror. C1-$500 Harriet Beecher Stowe

  8. Grab Bag - $100The invention of this caused the planter to be chained to the slave? C2-$100 Cotton gin

  9. Grab Bag - $200This was ½ of all the U.S. exports in 1840. (Also ½ of the worlds supply) C2-$200 cotton

  10. Grab Bag - $300T or FAs the Civil War neared most cotton was grown on large plantation rather than small holdings? C2-$300 T

  11. Grab Bag - $400Who said, “We must get rid of slavery or we must get rid of freedom.” C2-$400 Ralph Waldo Emerson

  12. Grab Bag - $500Who said, “Whites could not hold slaves in a ditch without getting down in there with them.” C2-$500 Booker T. Washington

  13. Power - $100How many slaves did the majority (2/3) of slave owners have? C3-$100 Less than 10

  14. Power $200What percent of southerners owned slaves? C3-$200 Approximately 25%

  15. Power - $300T or FMost southerners labored as hard as the slaves the (sometimes) owned? C3-$300 T

  16. Power - $400Most southerners lived this type of life? C3-$400 Subsistence (Hand to mouth)

  17. Power - $500The name given to less prosperous whites by slaves? C3-$500 Poor white trash Other names, hillbillies, clay eaters, crackers

  18. Crackers - $100Why did poo So. Whites support the idea of slavery so fiercely? C4-$100 The American dream of upward mobility

  19. Crackers - $200These whites hated both slaves and slavery? C3-200 Appalachian whites

  20. Crackers - $300These whites ultimately crippled the Confederacy? C3-$300 Appalachian whites

  21. Crackers - $400What were clay eaters especially afraid of? Why? C3-$400 Freed slaves, they might lose their land to them

  22. Crackers - $500These 2 conditions buttressed slavery? C3-$500 Economics & Racism

  23. Potpourri- $100_____ attitudes toward free blacks can best be described as very racist. C4-$100 Northern

  24. Potpourri- $200The idea of transporting blacks back to Africa was advocated by _____ C4-$200 Frederick Douglass

  25. Potpourri- $300_____ agriculture was wasteful largely because its excessive cultivation of cotton despoiled good land. C4-$300 Plantation

  26. Potpourri- $400Before the Civil War, free blacks were often the _____ offspring of white fathers and black mothers. C4-$400 mulatto

  27. Potpourri- $500Who wrote Narration of the Life of... C4-$500 Frederick Douglass

  28. Review - $100 This is described as a promising step toward genuine self-government. C4-$100 Mayflower Compact

  29. Review - $200 This made some people very wealthy, entailed giving the right to acquire fifty acres of land to the person paying the passage of a laborer to America. C4-$200 Headright sysrem

  30. Review - $300 His Neutrality Proclamation clearly illustrated the truism that self-interest is the basic cement of alliances. C4-$300 Washington’s

  31. Review - $400 Which President made a major foreign-policy mistake when heaccepted Napoleon’s promise to recognize America’s rights C4-$400 James Madison

  32. Review - $500 Houston led Santa Anna on a chase then turned on the Mexican army & wiped it out. Where was this? C4-$500 San Jacinto

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