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AP Success - AP US History: Antebellum Southern Society Insights

Source 1

"When we entered Savannah we were astonished at the number of blacks; but now they have become quite familiar to us, We find it no inconvenience at all to be waited upon. I have one and sometimes two to attend me. And can find them sufficient employment. I like their manner of living here, better than at the North they have a greater variety of dishes, and the most of them entirely different from ours. . . . I designed to write you a long letter, but Mrs [S]ansom’s Coach is wa[i]ting for us to ride. I will leave the remainder till I return; perhaps I shall get some new ideas. We ride in state I assure you, with blacks on all sides. One little Negro stands behind the Carriage; With a face shining like a glass bottle. To appearance as happy as if worth thousands."

"A Northerner’s View of Southern Slavery," Gilder Lehrman, 1821.

Question 1

Multiple choice

The source 'A Northerner’s View of Southern Slavery' primarily reflects which of the following perspectives?

Question 2

Multiple choice

The description of the 'little Negro' in the source suggests that the Northerner perceived slaves as:

Question 3

Multiple choice

The reference to 'blacks on all sides' and being 'waited upon' by slaves in the source can be seen as evidence of:

Question 4

Multiple choice

The Northerner's preference for Southern living as described in the source could be used to illustrate which of the following historical themes?

Question 5

Multiple choice

The source 'A Northerner’s View of Southern Slavery' would be most useful to historians analyzing:

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