US History I Practice milestone 3
All of the following statements reflect planter paternalism in the early 19th century,
EXCEPT .
● We provide everything – food, housing, clothing – for our workers so they live
safe and secure lives.
● An overreliance on one type of worker will decrease wages and potential income
for others.
● We take care of our workers from birth until death, unlike other societies, which
neglect their poor.
● The Africans are a naïve and uncomplicated people, dependent upon someone
to care for them.
RATIONALE
Planter paternalism rested upon the racist belief that African slaves were an inferior
race incapable of caring for themselves. Therefore, according to this ideology,
slaveowners were performing a social good by providing basic necessities for their
slaves for life. On this basis, southerners argued that their society was superior to the
North's, where workers relied on wages for survival and were left exposed to market
forces beyond their control.
CONCEPT
The Northern Economy
The Southern Economy
2
You skipped this question and it was marked incorrect.
,Place events in the correct sequence that allowed cotton to become the dominant cash
crop in the South.
1.
2.
3.
● a. Eli Whitney invented the
cotton gin.
● b. The bulk of American
cotton went to England and to
American textile mills in the
Northeast.
● c. Andrew Jackson's victory at
the Battle of New Orleans
secured American claims to
the Deep South.
RATIONALE
The emergence of cotton as the dominant cash crop in the South occurred over time.
Eli Whitney invented the cotton gin, which mechanized the separation of cotton
seeds, in 1793. Jackson's victory in 1815 encouraged western settlement in cotton
growing areas and reinforced American control over the major port city of the
Mississippi River. And the supply of cotton increased to meet demand as textile mills
expanded in the Northeast, especially after the establishment of company towns like
Lowell, Massachusetts in the 1820s.
CONCEPT
The Southern Economy
3
, You skipped this question and it was marked incorrect.
Which aspect of the Great Compromise best demonstrates the principles of
republicanism?
● the decision to allow all states to have equal votes
● the inclusion of slaves in state population counts
● the abolishment of a national government
● the creation of a bicameral legislature
RATIONALE
Recall that republicanism is defined as a political philosophy that requires that states
should be governed by representatives. The Great Compromise demonstrates the
principles of republicanism, in that it dealt with the question of how representation
should be conferred. The Compromise established a Congress made up of two
houses (bicameral), with representation in one house divided equally among the
states and representation in the other accorded by population.
CONCEPT
Drafting the Constitution
4
You skipped this question and it was marked incorrect.
Jefferson often used the term “empire of liberty." Choose the statement that best
describes how he might explain this term.
● Availability of western lands is necessary for the maintenance of a republican
government.
● We must view the Western territories as one land subject to permanent
administration by the federal government.
All of the following statements reflect planter paternalism in the early 19th century,
EXCEPT .
● We provide everything – food, housing, clothing – for our workers so they live
safe and secure lives.
● An overreliance on one type of worker will decrease wages and potential income
for others.
● We take care of our workers from birth until death, unlike other societies, which
neglect their poor.
● The Africans are a naïve and uncomplicated people, dependent upon someone
to care for them.
RATIONALE
Planter paternalism rested upon the racist belief that African slaves were an inferior
race incapable of caring for themselves. Therefore, according to this ideology,
slaveowners were performing a social good by providing basic necessities for their
slaves for life. On this basis, southerners argued that their society was superior to the
North's, where workers relied on wages for survival and were left exposed to market
forces beyond their control.
CONCEPT
The Northern Economy
The Southern Economy
2
You skipped this question and it was marked incorrect.
,Place events in the correct sequence that allowed cotton to become the dominant cash
crop in the South.
1.
2.
3.
● a. Eli Whitney invented the
cotton gin.
● b. The bulk of American
cotton went to England and to
American textile mills in the
Northeast.
● c. Andrew Jackson's victory at
the Battle of New Orleans
secured American claims to
the Deep South.
RATIONALE
The emergence of cotton as the dominant cash crop in the South occurred over time.
Eli Whitney invented the cotton gin, which mechanized the separation of cotton
seeds, in 1793. Jackson's victory in 1815 encouraged western settlement in cotton
growing areas and reinforced American control over the major port city of the
Mississippi River. And the supply of cotton increased to meet demand as textile mills
expanded in the Northeast, especially after the establishment of company towns like
Lowell, Massachusetts in the 1820s.
CONCEPT
The Southern Economy
3
, You skipped this question and it was marked incorrect.
Which aspect of the Great Compromise best demonstrates the principles of
republicanism?
● the decision to allow all states to have equal votes
● the inclusion of slaves in state population counts
● the abolishment of a national government
● the creation of a bicameral legislature
RATIONALE
Recall that republicanism is defined as a political philosophy that requires that states
should be governed by representatives. The Great Compromise demonstrates the
principles of republicanism, in that it dealt with the question of how representation
should be conferred. The Compromise established a Congress made up of two
houses (bicameral), with representation in one house divided equally among the
states and representation in the other accorded by population.
CONCEPT
Drafting the Constitution
4
You skipped this question and it was marked incorrect.
Jefferson often used the term “empire of liberty." Choose the statement that best
describes how he might explain this term.
● Availability of western lands is necessary for the maintenance of a republican
government.
● We must view the Western territories as one land subject to permanent
administration by the federal government.
