AP®HistoryCollege BoardUS HistoryExam QuestionsPeriod 4: 1800-1848The Society of the South in the Early Republic

The Society of the South in the Early Republic (College Board AP® US History): Exam Questions

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“And Noah awoke from his wine, and knew what his younger son had done unto him. And he said, Cursed be Canaan; a servant of servants shall he be unto his brethren. And he said, Blessed be the Lord God of Shem, and Canaan shall be his servant.”

Genesis IX, 18-27, King James Bible 

The excerpt was most directly used in the 19th century to support which of the following? 

  • The argument that slavery was divinely sanctioned 

  • The claim that all men were equal in the eyes of God

  • The belief that slavery was a temporary institution

  • The idea that economic factors alone dictated the need for slavery

Choose your answer

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“And Noah awoke from his wine, and knew what his younger son had done unto him. And he said, Cursed be Canaan; a servant of servants shall he be unto his brethren. And he said, Blessed be the Lord God of Shem, and Canaan shall be his servant.”

Genesis IX, 18-27, King James Bible 

Which of the following would have been most likely to use the excerpt to support their views?

  • James Henry Hammond 

  • John C. Calhoun

  • George Fitzhugh

  • William Lloyd Garrison 

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“And Noah awoke from his wine, and knew what his younger son had done unto him. And he said, Cursed be Canaan; a servant of servants shall he be unto his brethren. And he said, Blessed be the Lord God of Shem, and Canaan shall be his servant.”

Genesis IX, 18-27, King James Bible 

The extract does not support which nineteenth century economic theory? 

  • “Necessity of slavery” theory  

  • “King Cotton” economic model

  • “Mudsill theory”

  • “Free labor” ideology

Choose your answer