Please check?
1. a
2.c
3. e
4. b
1. Before the civil war the south's slave labor force
a. was a self reproducing population
b. was generally unprofitable to the planter class
c. was an inflexible labor system
d. was employed exclusively in the cultivation of cotton
e. was shifted to the production of indigo
2. Most slave masters viewed slavery as
a. a profitable enterprise even though moral
b. unprofitable but moral
c. an economic necessity and moral
d. both unprofitable and immoral
e. highly racist and expletive
3. The proslavery argument appealed to all the following sources except
a. ancient religious practices
b. the Bible
c. romantic literature
d. large slave owners
e. capitalistic writings of Adam Smith
4. Radical abolitionists held
a. a confident faith in the workings of the american political process
b. to the view that corruption of american society placed it beyond redemption
c. a strong belief in a "higher law" than that of congress or the constitution
d. a generally pessimistic view of human nature
e. a consensus of abolitionists all future immigration from Europe
To answer these questions, we need to carefully read each statement and choose the correct option. Here's how you can check the answers:
1. Before the civil war the south's slave labor force
- Read each option and eliminate the incorrect ones based on your understanding of the topic.
- Option a. "was a self reproducing population" is true because slaves reproduced and increased the labor force.
- Option b. "was generally unprofitable to the planter class" is incorrect because slavery was profitable for the planter class.
- Option c. "was an inflexible labor system" is incorrect because slaves were often forced to work in different roles.
- Option d. "was employed exclusively in the cultivation of cotton" is incorrect because slaves were involved in various types of labor, not just cotton cultivation.
- Option e. "was shifted to the production of indigo" is incorrect because indigo production declined in the South before the Civil War.
Hence, the answer would be option a. "was a self reproducing population."
2. Most slave masters viewed slavery as
- Read each option and eliminate the incorrect ones based on your understanding of the topic.
- Option a. "a profitable enterprise even though moral" is true because slave masters saw it as economically beneficial despite moral considerations.
- Option b. "unprofitable but moral" is incorrect because slave masters pursued slavery mainly for economic gain.
- Option c. "an economic necessity and moral" is incorrect because economic gain was the primary motivation, not moral considerations.
- Option d. "both unprofitable and immoral" is incorrect based on historical evidence.
- Option e. "highly racist and expletive" is incorrect as it does not accurately reflect the overall perspective of slave masters.
Therefore, the answer would be option a. "a profitable enterprise even though moral."
3. The proslavery argument appealed to all the following sources except
- Read each option and eliminate the incorrect ones based on your understanding of the proslavery argument.
- Option a. "ancient religious practices" is true because the proslavery argument often tried to justify slavery using religious ideas.
- Option b. "the Bible" is true because many proslavery arguments were based on interpretations of scripture.
- Option c. "romantic literature" is false because proslavery arguments did use romanticized depictions of the South and slavery.
- Option d. "large slave owners" is true because large slave owners often supported the proslavery argument.
- Option e. "capitalistic writings of Adam Smith" is false because proslavery arguments did support the ideas of capitalism.
Therefore, the answer would be option c. "romantic literature."
4. Radical abolitionists held
- Read each option and eliminate the incorrect ones based on your understanding of radical abolitionists.
- Option a. "a confident faith in the workings of the American political process" is false because radical abolitionists often criticized the political process.
- Option b. "to the view that corruption of American society placed it beyond redemption" is true because many radical abolitionists believed American society needed significant reform to end slavery.
- Option c. "a strong belief in a 'higher law' than that of congress or the constitution" is true because many radical abolitionists believed in moral principles above legal ones.
- Option d. "a generally pessimistic view of human nature" is incorrect and does not accurately represent the beliefs of all radical abolitionists.
- Option e. "a consensus of abolitionists all future immigration from Europe" is incorrect and not relevant to the beliefs of radical abolitionists.
Therefore, the answer would be option b. "to the view that corruption of American society placed it beyond redemption."
Based on the explanations above, here are the correct answers:
1. a. was a self-reproducing population
2. a. a profitable enterprise even though moral
3. c. romantic literature
4. b. to the view that corruption of American society placed it beyond redemption
I agree with your first three answers.
I'm not sure whether 4 is b or c.