Question 1

What groups of blacks emerged as leaders after the American Revolution?

Accepted Answer

A)  slaves who led violent rebellions 
B)  clergy and businessmen 
C)  illiterate slave drivers 
D)  the new class of black millionaires 
A)  slaves who led violent rebellions 
B)  clergy and businessmen 
C)  illiterate slave drivers 
D)  the new class of black millionaires

Question 2

What event heightened sectional tensions between the North and the South,leading to increased militancy on both sides?

Accepted Answer

A)  the Missouri Compromise 
B)  Gabriel's Conspiracy 
C)  the War of 1812 
D)  the Declaration of Independence 
A)  the Missouri Compromise 
B)  Gabriel's Conspiracy 
C)  the War of 1812 
D)  the Declaration of Independence

Question 3

The formation of the American Colonization Society in 1816 reveals the efforts of free blacks to escape white American racism during the early 1800s.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 4

Which population grew most rapidly in the New Orleans area after the Louisiana Purchase?

Accepted Answer

A)  Free African Americans 
B)  slaves who came directly from Africa 
C)  Creoles 
D)  slaves imported from Brazil 
A)  Free African Americans 
B)  slaves who came directly from Africa 
C)  Creoles 
D)  slaves imported from Brazil

Question 5

What were the earliest black community institutions?

Accepted Answer

A)  churches 
B)  newspapers 
C)  civil rights organizations 
D)  mutual aid societies 
A)  churches 
B)  newspapers 
C)  civil rights organizations 
D)  mutual aid societies

Question 6

What do the legal cases over slavery and black rights in Massachusetts in the 1780s tell you about that colony and its black residents?

Accepted Answer

A)  Black residents rarely won legal cases, as racism was well entrenched in the law. 
B)  Black residents rarely attempted change, since they were often illiterate, uneducated and had no idea of freedom or the possibility of their rights. 
C)  The legal cases were almost always instigated by white lawyers or activists interested in abolishing slavery and had little to do with the blacks in the area. 
D)  In some cases, the courts seemed willing to follow the letter of the law and apply equality and rights across the races. 
A)  Black residents rarely won legal cases, as racism was well entrenched in the law. 
B)  Black residents rarely attempted change, since they were often illiterate, uneducated and had no idea of freedom or the possibility of their rights. 
C)  The legal cases were almost always instigated by white lawyers or activists interested in abolishing slavery and had little to do with the blacks in the area. 
D)  In some cases, the courts seemed willing to follow the letter of the law and apply equality and rights across the races.

Question 7

Examine Map 5-1 in your textbook.What relationship does it indicate between geographical factors and the continuation of slavery?

Accepted Answer

A)  The presence of rivers led to the continuation of slavery. 
B)  The presence of mountains led to the continuation of slavery. 
C)  The presence of large amounts of land led to the continuation of slavery. 
D)  The presence of large stands of timber led to the continuation of slavery. 
A)  The presence of rivers led to the continuation of slavery. 
B)  The presence of mountains led to the continuation of slavery. 
C)  The presence of large amounts of land led to the continuation of slavery. 
D)  The presence of large stands of timber led to the continuation of slavery.

Question 8

Examine the portrait of Absalom Jones painted by Raphaelle Peale in 1810 and the lithograph depicting New York African Free School,No.2.What do these images reveal about the free black community?

Accepted Answer

A)  Free blacks were illiterate and confined to working class pursuits. 
B)  Free blacks had access to religious and educational institutions. 
C)  Free blacks served in political offices in large northern cities. 
D)  Free blacks served in the military at the state and federal level. 
A)  Free blacks were illiterate and confined to working class pursuits. 
B)  Free blacks had access to religious and educational institutions. 
C)  Free blacks served in political offices in large northern cities. 
D)  Free blacks served in the military at the state and federal level.

Question 9

Northern states mobilized thousands of black troops in 1812 and 1813 for the war effort against Great Britain.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 10

The forces for human bondage in the U.S.grew stronger over time,both legally and politically,in the early 1800s.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 11

Congress's inability to tax prevented it from maintaining an __________ and a __________,examples of the limitations of the Articles of Confederation.

Accepted Answer

The answer of Congress's inability to tax prevented it from...

Question 12

From 1794 to 1832,how did antislavery societies function?

Accepted Answer

A)  They were dominated by slaveholders. 
B)  They included the active participation of some African Americans. 
C)  They were more prevalent in the northern states. 
D)  They tended to focus on immediate emancipation plans. 
A)  They were dominated by slaveholders. 
B)  They included the active participation of some African Americans. 
C)  They were more prevalent in the northern states. 
D)  They tended to focus on immediate emancipation plans.

Question 13

Analyze the mileage key of Map 5-3 in your textbook.How large,comparatively,was the Unorganized Territory relative to the size of the South? Why is this significant for the Missouri Compromise of 1820?

Accepted Answer

The ideal answer should:
1.Define the re

Question 14

The Battle of New Orleans occurred one month after a peace treaty was negotiated with Great Britain.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 15

Which of the following factors helped to continue the institution of slavery in the U.S?

Accepted Answer

A)  the Constitution 
B)  the development of wheat as a cash crop 
C)  sexism 
D)  continuing excitement over the Revolution 
A)  the Constitution 
B)  the development of wheat as a cash crop 
C)  sexism 
D)  continuing excitement over the Revolution

Question 16

What problems did early black schools encounter?

Accepted Answer

A)  arson attacks against the schools 
B)  insufficient enrollment 
C)  African-American parents' belief that schools were pointless 
D)  attempts by the federal government to shut down the schools 
A)  arson attacks against the schools 
B)  insufficient enrollment 
C)  African-American parents' belief that schools were pointless 
D)  attempts by the federal government to shut down the schools

Question 17

The westward expansion of cotton encouraged the development of a domestic __________ trade.

Accepted Answer

The answer of The westward expansion of cotton encouraged the...

Question 18

What was the significance of the Northwest Ordinance of 1787 for African Americans?

Accepted Answer

A)  It had almost no effect because huge numbers of slaves continued to live under slavery until the Civil War. 
B)  The ordinance set a legal and geographical precedent for limiting where slavery could and could not exist. 
C)  It demonstrated that the Articles of Confederation government had significant amounts of power in many areas. 
D)  It banned the slave trade, but not slavery, from the territory. 
A)  It had almost no effect because huge numbers of slaves continued to live under slavery until the Civil War. 
B)  The ordinance set a legal and geographical precedent for limiting where slavery could and could not exist. 
C)  It demonstrated that the Articles of Confederation government had significant amounts of power in many areas. 
D)  It banned the slave trade, but not slavery, from the territory.

Question 19

American Revolutionary ideology,the Haitian slave revolt,and a U.S.naval conflict with France produced Gabriel's rebellion in 1800.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 20

Regarding black military service during the War of 1812,what had white Americans practically forgotten?

Accepted Answer

A)  Haiti's revolution 
B)  blacks' heroism and service during the American Revolution 
C)  the violence of Gabriel's conspiracy and the Louisiana Revolution 
D)  the origins and development of slavery and blacks' desire for freedom 
A)  Haiti's revolution 
B)  blacks' heroism and service during the American Revolution 
C)  the violence of Gabriel's conspiracy and the Louisiana Revolution 
D)  the origins and development of slavery and blacks' desire for freedom

Exam 5: African Americans in the New Nation

What groups of blacks emerged as leaders after the American Revolution?

What event heightened sectional tensions between the North and the South,leading to increased militancy on both sides?

The formation of the American Colonization Society in 1816 reveals the efforts of free blacks to escape white American racism during the early 1800s.

Which population grew most rapidly in the New Orleans area after the Louisiana Purchase?

What were the earliest black community institutions?

What do the legal cases over slavery and black rights in Massachusetts in the 1780s tell you about that colony and its black residents?

Examine Map 5-1 in your textbook.What relationship does it indicate between geographical factors and the continuation of slavery?

Examine the portrait of Absalom Jones painted by Raphaelle Peale in 1810 and the lithograph depicting New York African Free School,No.2.What do these images reveal about the free black community?

Northern states mobilized thousands of black troops in 1812 and 1813 for the war effort against Great Britain.

The forces for human bondage in the U.S.grew stronger over time,both legally and politically,in the early 1800s.

Congress's inability to tax prevented it from maintaining an __________ and a __________,examples of the limitations of the Articles of Confederation.

From 1794 to 1832,how did antislavery societies function?

Analyze the mileage key of Map 5-3 in your textbook.How large,comparatively,was the Unorganized Territory relative to the size of the South? Why is this significant for the Missouri Compromise of 1820?

The Battle of New Orleans occurred one month after a peace treaty was negotiated with Great Britain.

Which of the following factors helped to continue the institution of slavery in the U.S?

What problems did early black schools encounter?

The westward expansion of cotton encouraged the development of a domestic __________ trade.

What was the significance of the Northwest Ordinance of 1787 for African Americans?

American Revolutionary ideology,the Haitian slave revolt,and a U.S.naval conflict with France produced Gabriel's rebellion in 1800.

Regarding black military service during the War of 1812,what had white Americans practically forgotten?

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