Question 1

What attitude characterized American politics during the Jacksonian Era?

Accepted Answer

A)  openness to new ideas and thoughts 
B)  paranoia and fear of conspiracies 
C)  a desire to establish equal rights for blacks 
D)  a desire to increase the scope of the United States 
A)  openness to new ideas and thoughts 
B)  paranoia and fear of conspiracies 
C)  a desire to establish equal rights for blacks 
D)  a desire to increase the scope of the United States

Question 2

What beliefs did William Lloyd Garrison hold about slavery?

Accepted Answer

A)  As a black man, he felt that slavery was not economically practical and would die out of its own accord. 
B)  He thought that gradually abolishing slavery was immoral and impractical. 
C)  He thought that the highest position a black man should hold would be that of a slave. 
D)  He thought that slavery should not be extended to any new territory, but could continue where it was. 
A)  As a black man, he felt that slavery was not economically practical and would die out of its own accord. 
B)  He thought that gradually abolishing slavery was immoral and impractical. 
C)  He thought that the highest position a black man should hold would be that of a slave. 
D)  He thought that slavery should not be extended to any new territory, but could continue where it was.

Question 3

How is the white response to the Vesey conspiracy an example of slaveholder paranoia?

Accepted Answer

A)  After the revolt, local whites jailed free black seamen while in port. 
B)  After the revolt, local whites banned slavery in Charleston. 
C)  After the revolt, local whites murdered 300 free black people. 
D)  After the revolt, local whites expelled the state's free black population. 
A)  After the revolt, local whites jailed free black seamen while in port. 
B)  After the revolt, local whites banned slavery in Charleston. 
C)  After the revolt, local whites murdered 300 free black people. 
D)  After the revolt, local whites expelled the state's free black population.

Question 4

Which of the following is true about the Denmark Vesey conspiracy in 1822?

Accepted Answer

A)  It led to Quakers and their abolitionist societies having a greater influence. 
B)  It was put down after the blacks had killed 100 whites and burned several blocks of Charleston. 
C)  It reinforced white beliefs that the free black population was a dangerous influence. 
D)  It led to the end of slavery in the South in 1830. 
A)  It led to Quakers and their abolitionist societies having a greater influence. 
B)  It was put down after the blacks had killed 100 whites and burned several blocks of Charleston. 
C)  It reinforced white beliefs that the free black population was a dangerous influence. 
D)  It led to the end of slavery in the South in 1830.

Question 5

What was a difference between Gabriel's conspiracy and Vesey's conspiracy?

Accepted Answer

A)  Gabriel was influenced by the French and Haitian revolutions. 
B)  Vesey included more elements of religion in his plot. 
C)  Vesey was a slave, and Gabriel was a free man. 
D)  Gabriel's conspiracy was successful. 
A)  Gabriel was influenced by the French and Haitian revolutions. 
B)  Vesey included more elements of religion in his plot. 
C)  Vesey was a slave, and Gabriel was a free man. 
D)  Gabriel's conspiracy was successful.

Question 6

What was a result of Vesey's conspiracy?

Accepted Answer

A)  Blacks demonstrated they could stand united against whites. 
B)  South Carolina decided to decrease some restrictions on slaves in cities, because they did not participate in the rebellion. 
C)  The state legislature passed laws forbidding slaves to read, banning their assembly, and jailing black sailors while their ships were docked. 
D)  Vesey was deported to Haiti, with several of his conspirators. 
A)  Blacks demonstrated they could stand united against whites. 
B)  South Carolina decided to decrease some restrictions on slaves in cities, because they did not participate in the rebellion. 
C)  The state legislature passed laws forbidding slaves to read, banning their assembly, and jailing black sailors while their ships were docked. 
D)  Vesey was deported to Haiti, with several of his conspirators.

Question 7

What were the results of the Turner uprising for Nat Turner and his co-conspirators?

Accepted Answer

A)  They received death by hanging. 
B)  They received medals from northern states for their heroism. 
C)  They received a cash settlement from excited local free black communities. 
D)  They were imprisoned for life. 
A)  They received death by hanging. 
B)  They received medals from northern states for their heroism. 
C)  They received a cash settlement from excited local free black communities. 
D)  They were imprisoned for life.

Question 8

How did Nat Turner's contribution to ending slavery exceed the impact of David Walker's Appeal?

Accepted Answer

A)  It provided greater hope for white southerners than did Walker's Appeal. 
B)  It led to a greater decline in religious practices than did Walker's Appeal. 
C)  It produced a decrease in slave revolts than did Walker's Appeal. 
D)  It instilled greater fear in white southerners than did Walker's Appeal. 
A)  It provided greater hope for white southerners than did Walker's Appeal. 
B)  It led to a greater decline in religious practices than did Walker's Appeal. 
C)  It produced a decrease in slave revolts than did Walker's Appeal. 
D)  It instilled greater fear in white southerners than did Walker's Appeal.

Question 9

In August 1830,David Walker died of tuberculosis.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 10

What aspect of the 1844 lithograph of Julianne Tillman indicates that she was an AMEC preacher?

Accepted Answer

A)  She is shown inside a church building. 
B)  She is shown speaking from a pulpit with a Bible. 
C)  She is shown dressed as a typical northern black woman of her era. 
D)  She is shown standing with a white handkerchief in her left hand. 
A)  She is shown inside a church building. 
B)  She is shown speaking from a pulpit with a Bible. 
C)  She is shown dressed as a typical northern black woman of her era. 
D)  She is shown standing with a white handkerchief in her left hand.

Question 11

Examine the map of Monrovia,Liberia,c.1830 that appears in Chapter 8.What is the relationship of the main Liberian settlement shown in the image to the primary goals of the American Colonization Society?

Accepted Answer

A)  The settlement fulfills the mission of placing blacks physically in Africa to live. 
B)  The settlement fulfills the mission of creating a military fort to attack local natives. 
C)  The settlement fulfills the mission of making a trading station to exploit Africans. 
D)  The settlement fulfills the mission of building an airport for future tourism. 
A)  The settlement fulfills the mission of placing blacks physically in Africa to live. 
B)  The settlement fulfills the mission of creating a military fort to attack local natives. 
C)  The settlement fulfills the mission of making a trading station to exploit Africans. 
D)  The settlement fulfills the mission of building an airport for future tourism.

Question 12

What important message did Charles Finney preach during the Second Great Awakening?

Accepted Answer

A)  Blacks should be enslaved because God wanted them to be slaves. 
B)  Blacks should be able to vote and be the social equals of whites. 
C)  All men and women (no matter their race or class)could be saved by God. 
D)  Charles Finney was not allowed to preach because he was a black man. 
A)  Blacks should be enslaved because God wanted them to be slaves. 
B)  Blacks should be able to vote and be the social equals of whites. 
C)  All men and women (no matter their race or class)could be saved by God. 
D)  Charles Finney was not allowed to preach because he was a black man.

Question 13

What was the Second Great Awakening?

Accepted Answer

A)  It was a religious revival, where ordinary blacks and whites played a large role. 
B)  The Awakening refers to the development of two political parties in America. 
C)  It was a religious revival, but had very few consequences outside of churches. 
D)  It was a Native American religious festival during the 1730s and 1740s. 
A)  It was a religious revival, where ordinary blacks and whites played a large role. 
B)  The Awakening refers to the development of two political parties in America. 
C)  It was a religious revival, but had very few consequences outside of churches. 
D)  It was a Native American religious festival during the 1730s and 1740s.

Question 14

What was an effect of Gabriel's conspiracy in 1800?

Accepted Answer

A)  White northerners blamed southern slaves for instigating the revolt. 
B)  White southerners began to think that a race war was possible in the South. 
C)  Because the rebellion was unsuccessful, whites thought their protection against slave revolt was adequate. 
D)  White southerners decided that it was time to loosen the restrictions on slaves. 
A)  White northerners blamed southern slaves for instigating the revolt. 
B)  White southerners began to think that a race war was possible in the South. 
C)  Because the rebellion was unsuccessful, whites thought their protection against slave revolt was adequate. 
D)  White southerners decided that it was time to loosen the restrictions on slaves.

Question 15

For whom did the Democratic Party advocate during the 1820s and 1830s?

Accepted Answer

A)  The Democratic Party advocated for the interest of women. 
B)  The Democratic Party advocated for the interests of slaveholders. 
C)  The Democratic Party advocated for the rights of free blacks to vote. 
D)  The Democratic Party advocated for the rights of Indians to remain in areas east of the Mississippi. 
A)  The Democratic Party advocated for the interest of women. 
B)  The Democratic Party advocated for the interests of slaveholders. 
C)  The Democratic Party advocated for the rights of free blacks to vote. 
D)  The Democratic Party advocated for the rights of Indians to remain in areas east of the Mississippi.

Question 16

An example of a __________ society during the era was the Philadelphia Female Antislavery Society formed in 1833.

Accepted Answer

The answer of An example of a __________ society during...

Question 17

William Lloyd Garrison eventually endorsed the concept or strategy of __________ to combat slavery.

Accepted Answer

The answer of William Lloyd Garrison eventually endorsed the concept...

Question 18

Benjamin Lundy was a proslavery advocate who published a newspaper in Baltimore during the 1820s.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 19

How are the values of early Quakers connected to the origins of the second antislavery movement?

Accepted Answer

A)  When Quakers realized that God did not exist, they started the second antislavery movement to get further away from Christianity in the 1730s. 
B)  When Quakers realized that blacks were superior to whites in the 1730s, they started the second antislavery movement to rid the nation of blacks. 
C)  When Quakers realized that slaveholding was a gift from God in the 1730s, they bought more slaves, leading to the second antislavery movement. 
D)  When Quakers realized their spiritual values conflicted with slavery, they started the second antislavery movement in the 1730s. 
A)  When Quakers realized that God did not exist, they started the second antislavery movement to get further away from Christianity in the 1730s. 
B)  When Quakers realized that blacks were superior to whites in the 1730s, they started the second antislavery movement to rid the nation of blacks. 
C)  When Quakers realized that slaveholding was a gift from God in the 1730s, they bought more slaves, leading to the second antislavery movement. 
D)  When Quakers realized their spiritual values conflicted with slavery, they started the second antislavery movement in the 1730s.

Question 20

Why did some blacks endorse returning to Africa?

Accepted Answer

A)  They wanted to bring Christianity to that continent. 
B)  They felt that Africa offered a better form of democracy. 
C)  They wanted to experience the culture of their ancestors, considered better than that of America. 
D)  They agreed that Africa offered better living conditions. 
A)  They wanted to bring Christianity to that continent. 
B)  They felt that Africa offered a better form of democracy. 
C)  They wanted to experience the culture of their ancestors, considered better than that of America. 
D)  They agreed that Africa offered better living conditions.

Exam 8: Opposition to Slavery

What attitude characterized American politics during the Jacksonian Era?

What beliefs did William Lloyd Garrison hold about slavery?

How is the white response to the Vesey conspiracy an example of slaveholder paranoia?

Which of the following is true about the Denmark Vesey conspiracy in 1822?

What was a difference between Gabriel's conspiracy and Vesey's conspiracy?

What was a result of Vesey's conspiracy?

What were the results of the Turner uprising for Nat Turner and his co-conspirators?

How did Nat Turner's contribution to ending slavery exceed the impact of David Walker's Appeal?

In August 1830,David Walker died of tuberculosis.

What aspect of the 1844 lithograph of Julianne Tillman indicates that she was an AMEC preacher?

Examine the map of Monrovia,Liberia,c.1830 that appears in Chapter 8.What is the relationship of the main Liberian settlement shown in the image to the primary goals of the American Colonization Society?

What important message did Charles Finney preach during the Second Great Awakening?

What was the Second Great Awakening?

What was an effect of Gabriel's conspiracy in 1800?

For whom did the Democratic Party advocate during the 1820s and 1830s?

An example of a __________ society during the era was the Philadelphia Female Antislavery Society formed in 1833.

William Lloyd Garrison eventually endorsed the concept or strategy of __________ to combat slavery.

Benjamin Lundy was a proslavery advocate who published a newspaper in Baltimore during the 1820s.

How are the values of early Quakers connected to the origins of the second antislavery movement?

Why did some blacks endorse returning to Africa?

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Life in the Cotton Kingdom

Free Black People in Antebellum America

Let Your Motto Be Resistance

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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

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Black Protest, the Great Depression, and the New Deal

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

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