HIST 105 FINAL NEWEST EXAM BACH TAMU 2026 WITH
COMPLETE QUESTIONS WITH CORRECT ANSWERS//
VERIFIED//GRADED A+//
Border South
- Delaware, Maryland, Kentucky, and Missouri
- slavery was slowly disappearing because cotton
could not thrive there
- by 1860, 90% of Delaware's black population and half
of Maryland's were already free
Cotton is King
-A phrase referring to the social, economic, and
cultural importance of cotton the South.
-Along with Cotton, Livestock dominated the south
-planters were always on the move in order to find
more fertile soil in order to produce the max amount of
cotton.
- 2/3 of America's Richest men lived in the south
-Slavery brought more money then any other industry
at the time
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,Planters (Significance in the South)
-Controlled the South's Political, economic, and social
life
-Only a quarter of southern whites lived in slave
holding families
-Competitive Capitalist's
-Cult of Honor held a reputation and if tested a duel
would occur
Plantation Mistresses
-Women of the house had less freedom then northern
women
-Women expected to be pure and virtuous
-supported slavery
-South was a society with many prostitutes' (slave
women) created by slave owning men
Overseers
would oversee the day to day operation, activities of
slaves and manage property. All of different classes
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,some slave owners some not but usually very brutal
and forceful.
Drivers
The head slave(highest Position), given a horse to ride
around on to make sure other slaves were doing their
work.
"Plain White Folks" (south)
-Yeoman farmers, subsistent farmer, uneducated,
illiterate, common plain white folk supported slavery, if
slaves were free they would have to compete for jobs.
Southern Society favored which Political Party
-Overwhelming support for the democratic republican
party
Tenant farmers and Day laborers
-40% of southerners were tenants or squatters. called
crackers or hillbillies pushed to the edge of society
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, living in the worst lands for growing. (Appalachian
Mountains, Backwoods heavily wooded land)
Overview of Slavery-
-Slavery was the fastest growing element in American
Society during the first half of the 19th century
-Slave Codes enacted = Not legally recognizing the
(marrying, owning of guns, testify in court, self defense
against a white man ETC.)
-Slaves were kept Illiterate on purpose to prevent
spread of knowledge and potential uprising
-Free blacks in the south were never truly free, had to
pay yearly tax in South Carolina , not smart to be out at
night
The Slave trade Facts
-average price of slaves quadrupled between 1800 and
1860
-Low life expectancy of only 36 yrs
-Slave Auctions transformed them from humans to
products they were dressed up, groomed and fattened
before sale.
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COMPLETE QUESTIONS WITH CORRECT ANSWERS//
VERIFIED//GRADED A+//
Border South
- Delaware, Maryland, Kentucky, and Missouri
- slavery was slowly disappearing because cotton
could not thrive there
- by 1860, 90% of Delaware's black population and half
of Maryland's were already free
Cotton is King
-A phrase referring to the social, economic, and
cultural importance of cotton the South.
-Along with Cotton, Livestock dominated the south
-planters were always on the move in order to find
more fertile soil in order to produce the max amount of
cotton.
- 2/3 of America's Richest men lived in the south
-Slavery brought more money then any other industry
at the time
Page 1 of 40
,Planters (Significance in the South)
-Controlled the South's Political, economic, and social
life
-Only a quarter of southern whites lived in slave
holding families
-Competitive Capitalist's
-Cult of Honor held a reputation and if tested a duel
would occur
Plantation Mistresses
-Women of the house had less freedom then northern
women
-Women expected to be pure and virtuous
-supported slavery
-South was a society with many prostitutes' (slave
women) created by slave owning men
Overseers
would oversee the day to day operation, activities of
slaves and manage property. All of different classes
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,some slave owners some not but usually very brutal
and forceful.
Drivers
The head slave(highest Position), given a horse to ride
around on to make sure other slaves were doing their
work.
"Plain White Folks" (south)
-Yeoman farmers, subsistent farmer, uneducated,
illiterate, common plain white folk supported slavery, if
slaves were free they would have to compete for jobs.
Southern Society favored which Political Party
-Overwhelming support for the democratic republican
party
Tenant farmers and Day laborers
-40% of southerners were tenants or squatters. called
crackers or hillbillies pushed to the edge of society
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, living in the worst lands for growing. (Appalachian
Mountains, Backwoods heavily wooded land)
Overview of Slavery-
-Slavery was the fastest growing element in American
Society during the first half of the 19th century
-Slave Codes enacted = Not legally recognizing the
(marrying, owning of guns, testify in court, self defense
against a white man ETC.)
-Slaves were kept Illiterate on purpose to prevent
spread of knowledge and potential uprising
-Free blacks in the south were never truly free, had to
pay yearly tax in South Carolina , not smart to be out at
night
The Slave trade Facts
-average price of slaves quadrupled between 1800 and
1860
-Low life expectancy of only 36 yrs
-Slave Auctions transformed them from humans to
products they were dressed up, groomed and fattened
before sale.
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