HIST 101: Chapter 11 Reading Guide

Give Me Liberty! An American History

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Review Question 1

On Page 317, find the sentence beginning with the words: "Northern merchants and..."

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Given that most northern states had abolished slavery by the 1830s, how is it useful to think of slavery as a national — rather than regional — economic and political system?

Review Question 3

On Page 320, find the sentence beginning with the words: "However, planters' values..."

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How did the planters' paternalism serve to justify the system of slavery? How did it hide the reality of life for slaves?

Review Question 5

On Page 321, find the sentence beginning with the words: "White southerners thought..."

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In what sense did southern slaveholders consider themselves forward-looking?

Review Question 4

On Page 322, find the sentence beginning with the words: "South Carolina, where..."

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Identify the basic elements of the proslavery defense and those points aimed especially at non-southern audiences.

Review Question 2

On Page 323, find the sentence beginning with the words: "The majority of..."

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Although some poor southern whites resented the dominance of the "slavocracy," most supported the institution and accepted the power of the planter class. Why did the "plain folk" continue to support slavery?

Review Question 6

On Page 324, find the sentence beginning with the words: "Compared with their..."

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Compare slaves in the Old South with those elsewhere in the world, focusing on health, diet, and opportunities for freedom.

Review Question 7

On Page 326, find the sentence beginning with the words: "On the rice..."

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Describe the difference between gang labor and task labor for slaves, and explain how slaves' tasks varied by region across the Old South.

Review Question 8

On Page 328, find the sentence beginning with the words: "In the face..."

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How did enslaved people create community and a culture that allowed them to survive in an oppressive society?

Review Question 9

On Page 332, find the sentence beginning with the words: "The most widespread..."

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Identify the different types of resistance to slavery. Which ones were the most common, the most effective, and the most demonstrative?