Question 1

What was the result of the Three-Fifths Clause in the Constitution?

Accepted Answer

A)  It allowed three-fifths of free blacks to vote in urban areas. 
B)  It pushed for three-fifths of all American taxes to come from foreign sources. 
C)  It gave the South increased political power in the House of Representatives. 
D)  Three-fifths of the slaves in the North were freed by 1787. 
A)  It allowed three-fifths of free blacks to vote in urban areas. 
B)  It pushed for three-fifths of all American taxes to come from foreign sources. 
C)  It gave the South increased political power in the House of Representatives. 
D)  Three-fifths of the slaves in the North were freed by 1787.

Question 2

Analyze Map 5-3 in your textbook.How is the Missouri Compromise an example of favorable legislation for the North? Why did the terms of the compromise trouble the South?

Accepted Answer

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Question 3

What is one difference between earlier abolition attempts and the initiatives in Connecticut and Rhode Island?

Accepted Answer

A)  Rhode Island and Connecticut abolished slavery immediately, rather than gradually. 
B)  Blacks took enormous risks to their lives by directly protesting slavery and calling for its end through newspapers and pamphlets. 
C)  State legislatures, rather than individual blacks, took the lead in abolishing slavery. 
D)  Connecticut and Rhode Island were very similar to all other New England states in their attempts to abolish slavery. 
A)  Rhode Island and Connecticut abolished slavery immediately, rather than gradually. 
B)  Blacks took enormous risks to their lives by directly protesting slavery and calling for its end through newspapers and pamphlets. 
C)  State legislatures, rather than individual blacks, took the lead in abolishing slavery. 
D)  Connecticut and Rhode Island were very similar to all other New England states in their attempts to abolish slavery.

Question 4

Why was the process of gaining emancipation different in New England and the Middle States?

Accepted Answer

The process of gaining emancipation was

Question 5

What was one change across a few southern states that did affect slaves' chances for freedom?

Accepted Answer

A)  Whipping was outlawed after 1850. 
B)  Manumission laws were made more permissive. 
C)  Slaves were allowed education in basic literacy. 
D)  Slaves were allowed to move off their plantations if they wanted. 
A)  Whipping was outlawed after 1850. 
B)  Manumission laws were made more permissive. 
C)  Slaves were allowed education in basic literacy. 
D)  Slaves were allowed to move off their plantations if they wanted.

Question 6

How did racism develop in the early 1800s?

Accepted Answer

A)  Science became more objective and held that blacks and whites were equal. 
B)  Northern whites became more racist than southern whites. 
C)  Racists believed that black people were closer to apes than to whites. 
D)  Educated people were beginning to believe that blacks were superior to whites. 
A)  Science became more objective and held that blacks and whites were equal. 
B)  Northern whites became more racist than southern whites. 
C)  Racists believed that black people were closer to apes than to whites. 
D)  Educated people were beginning to believe that blacks were superior to whites.

Question 7

Examine the engraving of John Hancock participating in a black celebration.How would southern whites have reacted to a scene of whites and blacks dancing together?

Accepted Answer

A)  They would have shown strong approval of whites and blacks comingling in public. 
B)  They would have ignored the issue because it had no bearing on slavery. 
C)  They would have been disgusted and alarmed at such a display of social equality. 
D)  They would have been angry to the point of starting a sectional war. 
A)  They would have shown strong approval of whites and blacks comingling in public. 
B)  They would have ignored the issue because it had no bearing on slavery. 
C)  They would have been disgusted and alarmed at such a display of social equality. 
D)  They would have been angry to the point of starting a sectional war.

Question 8

How did southern whites react in general to slave violence?

Accepted Answer

A)  They refused to enact laws and establish practices to make slavery harsher. 
B)  They generally reacted passively, as the uprisings were quickly put down. 
C)  They began to be much more suspicious of foreigners and outsiders. 
D)  They began to liberate more "troublesome" slaves and force them to the North. 
A)  They refused to enact laws and establish practices to make slavery harsher. 
B)  They generally reacted passively, as the uprisings were quickly put down. 
C)  They began to be much more suspicious of foreigners and outsiders. 
D)  They began to liberate more "troublesome" slaves and force them to the North.

Question 9

Why might a master free a slave?

Accepted Answer

A)  The slave had plotted to kill the master. 
B)  Manumission was the only way to keep slaves from escaping. 
C)  The slave was an excellent cook and butler. 
D)  Most masters after the revolution tended to believe in the equality of all humans. 
A)  The slave had plotted to kill the master. 
B)  Manumission was the only way to keep slaves from escaping. 
C)  The slave was an excellent cook and butler. 
D)  Most masters after the revolution tended to believe in the equality of all humans.

Question 10

The __________ of 1793 allowed masters to regain legal custody of slaves who escaped across state lines.

Accepted Answer

The answer of The __________ of 1793 allowed masters to...

Question 11

By the 1790s an educated black elite existed in the Chesapeake and the Northern Colonies.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 12

As the U.S.emerged from the War of 1812,sectional tensions decreased throughout the nation.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 13

How did Gabriel's rebellion influence the South?

Accepted Answer

A)  Fearing for their lives, more whites began to kill their slaves. 
B)  Gabriel's networks continued to exist and be influential after his death. 
C)  His message of liberation spread to eastern Africa. 
D)  Divisions within the slave community disappeared. 
A)  Fearing for their lives, more whites began to kill their slaves. 
B)  Gabriel's networks continued to exist and be influential after his death. 
C)  His message of liberation spread to eastern Africa. 
D)  Divisions within the slave community disappeared.

Question 14

What right did Massachusetts,unique among the colonies,grant its black residents in 1783?

Accepted Answer

A)  the right for free blacks to own property and be legally married 
B)  the right for black men, who paid taxes, to vote 
C)  the right for both black men and women to vote 
D)  the right to freedom of speech, even for slaves 
A)  the right for free blacks to own property and be legally married 
B)  the right for black men, who paid taxes, to vote 
C)  the right for both black men and women to vote 
D)  the right to freedom of speech, even for slaves

Question 15

What prominent Protestant denomination arose from black efforts to establish a separate church in Philadelphia?

Accepted Answer

A)  African Methodist Episcopal 
B)  Baptist 
C)  Catholics 
D)  Nation of Islam 
A)  African Methodist Episcopal 
B)  Baptist 
C)  Catholics 
D)  Nation of Islam

Question 16

The concept of __________ expanded after the American Revolution to the benefit of African American slaves,particularly in the northern states.

Accepted Answer

The answer of The concept of __________ expanded after the...

Question 17

What foreign revolution influenced slave uprisings in the United States?

Accepted Answer

A)  the Spanish Revolution 
B)  the revolution in Haiti 
C)  the massive Cuban Revolution of slaves in 1793 
D)  a slave uprising in Quebec, Canada 
A)  the Spanish Revolution 
B)  the revolution in Haiti 
C)  the massive Cuban Revolution of slaves in 1793 
D)  a slave uprising in Quebec, Canada

Question 18

What did the Northwest Ordinance of 1787 do?

Accepted Answer

A)  banned all slavery in territory west of the Appalachians after 1800 
B)  provided rules and regulations for the sale of land 
C)  supported private education 
D)  provided ways for the area to be absorbed by Great Britain 
A)  banned all slavery in territory west of the Appalachians after 1800 
B)  provided rules and regulations for the sale of land 
C)  supported private education 
D)  provided ways for the area to be absorbed by Great Britain

Question 19

Why did blacks form separate institutions after the American Revolution?

Accepted Answer

A)  They wanted to create a social foundation that would eventually enable them to move back to Africa. 
B)  They wanted to separate from the United States and form another country. 
C)  There was a larger free black community in northern cities after the Revolution. 
D)  Many blacks wanted their children to grow up without seeing white people at all. 
A)  They wanted to create a social foundation that would eventually enable them to move back to Africa. 
B)  They wanted to separate from the United States and form another country. 
C)  There was a larger free black community in northern cities after the Revolution. 
D)  Many blacks wanted their children to grow up without seeing white people at all.

Question 20

The fear of __________ __________ motivated the formation of the Constitutional Convention in Philadelphia,which produced the modern U.S.Constitution.

Accepted Answer

The answer of The fear of __________ __________ motivated the...

Exam 5: African Americans in the New Nation

What was the result of the Three-Fifths Clause in the Constitution?

Analyze Map 5-3 in your textbook.How is the Missouri Compromise an example of favorable legislation for the North? Why did the terms of the compromise trouble the South?

What is one difference between earlier abolition attempts and the initiatives in Connecticut and Rhode Island?

Why was the process of gaining emancipation different in New England and the Middle States?

What was one change across a few southern states that did affect slaves' chances for freedom?

How did racism develop in the early 1800s?

Examine the engraving of John Hancock participating in a black celebration.How would southern whites have reacted to a scene of whites and blacks dancing together?

How did southern whites react in general to slave violence?

Why might a master free a slave?

The __________ of 1793 allowed masters to regain legal custody of slaves who escaped across state lines.

By the 1790s an educated black elite existed in the Chesapeake and the Northern Colonies.

As the U.S.emerged from the War of 1812,sectional tensions decreased throughout the nation.

How did Gabriel's rebellion influence the South?

What right did Massachusetts,unique among the colonies,grant its black residents in 1783?

What prominent Protestant denomination arose from black efforts to establish a separate church in Philadelphia?

The concept of __________ expanded after the American Revolution to the benefit of African American slaves,particularly in the northern states.

What foreign revolution influenced slave uprisings in the United States?

What did the Northwest Ordinance of 1787 do?

Why did blacks form separate institutions after the American Revolution?

The fear of __________ __________ motivated the formation of the Constitutional Convention in Philadelphia,which produced the modern U.S.Constitution.

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Middle Passage

Black People in Colonial North America

Rising Expectations: African Americans and the Struggle for Independence

Life in the Cotton Kingdom

Free Black People in Antebellum America

Opposition to Slavery

Let Your Motto Be Resistance

And Black People Were at the Heart of It”

Liberation: African Americans and the Civil War

The Meaning of Freedom: The Promise of Reconstruction

The Meaning of Freedom: The Failure of Reconstruction

White Supremacy Triumphant: African Americans in the South in the Late Nineteenth Century

African Americans Challenge White Supremacy

Conciliation, Agitation, and Migration: African Americans in the Early Twentieth Century

African Americans and the 1920s

Black Protest, the Great Depression, and the New Deal

Meanings of Freedom: Culture and Society in the 1930s, 1940s, and 1950s

The World War II Era and the Seeds of a Revolution

The Freedom Movement

Black Nationalism, Black Power, Black Arts

African Americans in the Twenty First Century

The Triumph of Black Politics: 1980 to the Present

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