APUSH Ch. 12

Question 1

Coastal trade (pg 380) WXT

Answer 1

a) trading of goods along coastlines
b) allowed lots of trading very easily
c) Caused the rise of many important coastal cities

Question 2

Inland system (380) WXT

Answer 2

a) Traders marching their products (slaves) inland instead of only selling along coast
b) More people could buy things easier
c) Got goods all around country more easily

Question 3

Chattel principle (381) PEO

Answer 3

a) The idea that the slave’s property belongs to the master because the master owns the slave
b) Slaves remained extremely poor, even after emancipation
c) Masters retained many slave’s things

Question 4

Benevolent masters (382) PEO

Answer 4

a) masters that were committed to welfare of slaves
b) Slaves were treated better
c) The morality of slavery starts slipping

Question 5

Republican aristocracy (386) POL

Answer 5

a) rich planters considered themselves like nobles
b) rich people remained in power
c) Rich people continued to dominate politics

Question 6

“Positive good” argument (386) CUL

Answer 6

a) the belief that they helped slaves because the slaves were inferior and needed help from whites
b) Justified Slavery
c) Main part of racism that still exists today

Question 7

Gang-labor system (388) POL

Answer 7

a) increased productivity by having slaves work in groups
b) increased production
c) More work got done

Question 8

Slave society (388) CUL

Answer 8

a) a society in which slavery affected all aspects of life
b) what most of the south was
c) slaves were important to many societies

Question 9

Alamo (391) PEO

Answer 9

a) A battle in which the Mexican Army crushed a small Texan stronghold
b) Inspired people to join fight which allowed Texas to get independence
c) Helped rally people to make Texas what it is today

Question 10

Secret ballot (393) POL

Answer 10

a) voting in an order that is secret, instead of voice-voting
b) More people voted
c) style of voting used today

Question 11

Black Protestantism (395) CUL

Answer 11

a) a version of Christianity followed by blacks
b) blacks had there own view on religion
c) changed views on religion

Question 12

Task system (397) POL

Answer 12

a)slaves were required to do a certain amount of work each day
b)
c)

Question 13

Harriet Jacobs (382) PEO

Answer 13

a)escaped slave that became an abolitionist speaker
b)
c)

Question 14

James Henry Hammond (384) PEO

Answer 14

a)attorney and politician from South Carolina
b)
c)

Question 15

Stephen Austin (391) POL

Answer 15

a) Known as the “Father of Texas”
b) Started migration of Americans to Texas
c) Made Texas something that people would fight for

Question 16

Antonio Lopez de Santa Anna (391) ID

Answer 16

a) Leader of Mexico and Mexican Army
b) Made many important decisions on how to respond to rebellion
c) Was leader when Texas seceded from Mexico

Question 17

Sam Houston (391) ID

Answer 17

a) First governor of Texas
b) Lead Texas in its early stages
c) Helped make Texas what it is today