16. Reconstruction, 1863

Chapter Chronology

Quiz for Beyond America’s Borders: The Slaveholder Exodus

Choose the best answer to each question. Click the “submit” button for each question to turn in your work.

Question 16.6

1. How had southern slaveholders’ opinions on slavery changed after the Civil War?

They realized slavery was wrong.

They decided to treat African Americans as equals.

They acknowledged that slavery was not profitable for their plantations.

They still felt the same way about slavery and African Americans.

Question 16.7

2. According to the anonymous Alabama planter quoted by the authors, what was the impact of emancipation on southern plantations following the end of the Civil War?

Crops went unplanted and unharvested because the freed slaves refused to work.

The plantations hired many former slaves to be laborers.

White Northerners came to take over the plantations soon after the war.

The government provided funds to help the plantations resume production.

Question 16.8

3. What were southern planters’ impressions of race relations in Brazil?

They were disturbed that the races regularly interacted.

They were happy that Brazil enforced strict segregation.

They tried to interact only with white Brazilians.

They were pleased with how democratic and equal the races were in Brazil.

Question 16.9

4. What sort of society did Southerners try to create in Brazil?

They wanted to enslave any people who were not white.

They simply wanted to assimilate into Brazilian society.

They wanted to create a replica of antebellum southern society.

They wanted to create a more equal and democratic society.

Question 16.10

5. Which of the following was a reason many Southerners returned from Brazil to the South?

All their slaves were freed in Brazil.

They could not make a living in Brazil.

They could not create the society they wanted.