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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part I, Chapter 2, Masters and Slaves.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why did slavery add to the culture of violence?
(a) Psychological help for the slave was non-existant.
(b) Violence was all they knew.
(c) Violence was needed to enforce bondage.
(d) Slaves were not paid.

2. What did the whites of South Carolina become, thanks to the slave trade?
(a) The laziest men in America.
(b) The richest people in America.
(c) The most hated men in America.
(d) The best farmers in America.

3. What is an integral part of the history of the county according to Part 1, Chapter 1?
(a) Rhum.
(b) Plantations.
(c) Former slaves.
(d) Free elections.

4. What did Pickens see South Carolina as having the power and right to do?
(a) Use slaves as cattle.
(b) Secede from the Union.
(c) Nullify federal laws.
(d) Make its own moral code.

5. When was Pickens elected to Congress?
(a) 1837.
(b) 1834.
(c) 1835.
(d) 1833.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who did the slave marry that Thomas gave to his son?

2. How many slaves did Bauskett own?

3. Why did the young slave Thomas Bauskett offered his son take the name of Bauskett?

4. What mount were many slaves kept at for over a century?

5. What type of territory was the county according to Butterfield?

(see the answer key)

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