Question 1

The most devastation suffered by local blacks after a slave rebellion took place following the Nat Turner insurrection of 1831.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 2

How did the Democratic Party view the issue of slavery?

Accepted Answer

A)  The Democrats were the early abolitionists, seeking to destroy slavery. 
B)  The Democrats supported the expansion of slavery into new regions. 
C)  The Democrats wanted to keep slavery where it existed already. 
D)  The Democrats hated slavery, but generally lacked the backbone to stop it. 
A)  The Democrats were the early abolitionists, seeking to destroy slavery. 
B)  The Democrats supported the expansion of slavery into new regions. 
C)  The Democrats wanted to keep slavery where it existed already. 
D)  The Democrats hated slavery, but generally lacked the backbone to stop it.

Question 3

Richard __________ and Absalom ________ created separate black churches in Philadelphia during the 1790s.

Accepted Answer

The answer of Richard __________ and Absalom ________ created separate...

Question 4

Why did the early antislavery movement experience limitations and a slow start?

Accepted Answer

The ideal answer should:
1.Explain that

Question 5

Who initially supported the American Colonization Society?

Accepted Answer

A)  all northern whites 
B)  some Upper South slaveholders 
C)  some atheists who had formed an antislavery group 
D)  several former presidents, including James Madison 
A)  all northern whites 
B)  some Upper South slaveholders 
C)  some atheists who had formed an antislavery group 
D)  several former presidents, including James Madison

Question 6

What is portrayed in the 1830 drawing made of the capture of Nat Turner that appears in Chapter 8?

Accepted Answer

A)  Turner's dignity and the difficulty of capturing Turner 
B)  the love earned by Turner from southern whites 
C)  the respect of Turner by southern blacks 
D)  the admiration of Turner by the federal government 
A)  Turner's dignity and the difficulty of capturing Turner 
B)  the love earned by Turner from southern whites 
C)  the respect of Turner by southern blacks 
D)  the admiration of Turner by the federal government

Question 7

Why did the Denmark Vesey conspiracy of 1822 take place?

Accepted Answer

The Denmark Vesey conspiracy of 1822 was

Question 8

Within the Benevolent Empire,black evangelicals called for "a liberating faith" actively applied in ways that advanced material and spiritual well-being for people.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 9

Consider the Voices text that was published in Freedom's Journal on August 10,1827.In what ways is this letter by Matilda emblematic of the challenges faced by black women during the era?

Accepted Answer

A)  The letter calls for the need to provide free food and support to black women. 
B)  The letter calls for the need to encourage Irish immigrants to help black children. 
C)  The letter calls for the need to improve the lives of free black men and women through labor. 
D)  The letter calls for the need to educate young black women denied education. 
A)  The letter calls for the need to provide free food and support to black women. 
B)  The letter calls for the need to encourage Irish immigrants to help black children. 
C)  The letter calls for the need to improve the lives of free black men and women through labor. 
D)  The letter calls for the need to educate young black women denied education.

Question 10

The most important of the reform associations created during the era of the Benevolent Empire were for the __________ of slavery.

Accepted Answer

The answer of The most important of the reform associations...

Question 11

What is the connection between the origins of Gabriel's aborted slave conspiracy in 1800 and the nation of France in the 1790s?

Accepted Answer

A)  France enjoyed a long decade of peace during the 1790s, allowing Gabriel to recruit followers and plan his revolt. 
B)  France continued to practice slavery into the early 1800s, angering Gabriel and leading to the revolt. 
C)  The French Revolution, which broke out in the 1790s and inspired the Haitian slave revolt, influenced Gabriel to plan his revolt. 
D)  The French government allied with the U.S.during the decade to suppress local slave rebellions in Virginia, angering Gabriel and leading to his conspiracy of 1800. 
A)  France enjoyed a long decade of peace during the 1790s, allowing Gabriel to recruit followers and plan his revolt. 
B)  France continued to practice slavery into the early 1800s, angering Gabriel and leading to the revolt. 
C)  The French Revolution, which broke out in the 1790s and inspired the Haitian slave revolt, influenced Gabriel to plan his revolt. 
D)  The French government allied with the U.S.during the decade to suppress local slave rebellions in Virginia, angering Gabriel and leading to his conspiracy of 1800.

Question 12

How did William Lloyd Garrison change the nature of the antislavery movement?

Accepted Answer

A)  He attempted to exclude women from the antislavery movement. 
B)  He thought that whites should play the main role and refused to allow any black membership in his organization. 
C)  He called for the immediate abolition of slavery and a commitment to racial justice. 
D)  He called for violent uprisings and the murder of slaveholders. 
A)  He attempted to exclude women from the antislavery movement. 
B)  He thought that whites should play the main role and refused to allow any black membership in his organization. 
C)  He called for the immediate abolition of slavery and a commitment to racial justice. 
D)  He called for violent uprisings and the murder of slaveholders.

Question 13

What Protestant denomination is credited with beginning the antislavery movement in the North?

Accepted Answer

A)  Methodist 
B)  Quaker 
C)  Baptist 
D)  Episcopalian 
A)  Methodist 
B)  Quaker 
C)  Baptist 
D)  Episcopalian

Question 14

Charles Deslondes led a slave revolt in Alabama in 1811.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 15

Why did some blacks begin to oppose colonization?

Accepted Answer

A)  They had no money to go to Africa. 
B)  They felt that they were Americans and entitled to all the rights of white people. 
C)  They recognized that it was supported only by whites, who wanted to get rid of them. 
D)  No blacks wanted to go to Africa because they thought it was a horrible, disease-ridden place. 
A)  They had no money to go to Africa. 
B)  They felt that they were Americans and entitled to all the rights of white people. 
C)  They recognized that it was supported only by whites, who wanted to get rid of them. 
D)  No blacks wanted to go to Africa because they thought it was a horrible, disease-ridden place.

Question 16

In what city did David Walker publish his Appeal?

Accepted Answer

A)  Charleston, South Carolina 
B)  Vicksburg, Mississippi 
C)  New York City, New York 
D)  Boston, Massachusetts 
A)  Charleston, South Carolina 
B)  Vicksburg, Mississippi 
C)  New York City, New York 
D)  Boston, Massachusetts

Question 17

Black abolitionist women were unsuccessful in shaping the antislavery movement because gender discrimination prevented them from having any meaningful role.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 18

How did David Walker's Appeal help to bring on the Civil War?

Accepted Answer

A)  It encouraged free blacks to attack northern cities through arson. 
B)  It instilled fear that encouraged southern whites to make greater demands on northern states. 
C)  It alarmed northern state governments who began to join southern states in arguing for the continuation of slavery. 
D)  It targeted prominent northern and southern whites for criticism which motivated prominent whites to come to their defense. 
A)  It encouraged free blacks to attack northern cities through arson. 
B)  It instilled fear that encouraged southern whites to make greater demands on northern states. 
C)  It alarmed northern state governments who began to join southern states in arguing for the continuation of slavery. 
D)  It targeted prominent northern and southern whites for criticism which motivated prominent whites to come to their defense.

Question 19

What was "practical Christianity"?

Accepted Answer

A)  Blacks could only be "practical" Christians because they were not allowed to be members of the churches. 
B)  Christians had to be as practical as possible which meant accepting slavery in the South. 
C)  Some white southerners were called "practical Christians" because they never lived up to the ideals of their faith. 
D)  Those people who were saved had to oppose sin and help others as a part of their faith. 
A)  Blacks could only be "practical" Christians because they were not allowed to be members of the churches. 
B)  Christians had to be as practical as possible which meant accepting slavery in the South. 
C)  Some white southerners were called "practical Christians" because they never lived up to the ideals of their faith. 
D)  Those people who were saved had to oppose sin and help others as a part of their faith.

Question 20

What did David Walker's Appeal...to the Colored Citizens of the World advocate?

Accepted Answer

A)  the use of violence by slaves to secure their freedom from white masters 
B)  patience by slaves to wait for God's word to free them 
C)  the immediate immigration of slaves to Africa to gain their rights 
D)  submission of black slaves to their white masters 
A)  the use of violence by slaves to secure their freedom from white masters 
B)  patience by slaves to wait for God's word to free them 
C)  the immediate immigration of slaves to Africa to gain their rights 
D)  submission of black slaves to their white masters

Exam 8: Opposition to Slavery

The most devastation suffered by local blacks after a slave rebellion took place following the Nat Turner insurrection of 1831.

How did the Democratic Party view the issue of slavery?

Richard __________ and Absalom ________ created separate black churches in Philadelphia during the 1790s.

Why did the early antislavery movement experience limitations and a slow start?

Who initially supported the American Colonization Society?

What is portrayed in the 1830 drawing made of the capture of Nat Turner that appears in Chapter 8?

Why did the Denmark Vesey conspiracy of 1822 take place?

Within the Benevolent Empire,black evangelicals called for "a liberating faith" actively applied in ways that advanced material and spiritual well-being for people.

Consider the Voices text that was published in Freedom's Journal on August 10,1827.In what ways is this letter by Matilda emblematic of the challenges faced by black women during the era?

The most important of the reform associations created during the era of the Benevolent Empire were for the __________ of slavery.

What is the connection between the origins of Gabriel's aborted slave conspiracy in 1800 and the nation of France in the 1790s?

How did William Lloyd Garrison change the nature of the antislavery movement?

What Protestant denomination is credited with beginning the antislavery movement in the North?

Charles Deslondes led a slave revolt in Alabama in 1811.

Why did some blacks begin to oppose colonization?

In what city did David Walker publish his Appeal?

Black abolitionist women were unsuccessful in shaping the antislavery movement because gender discrimination prevented them from having any meaningful role.

How did David Walker's Appeal help to bring on the Civil War?

What was "practical Christianity"?

What did David Walker's Appeal...to the Colored Citizens of the World advocate?

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Black People in Colonial North America

Rising Expectations: African Americans and the Struggle for Independence

African Americans in the New Nation

Life in the Cotton Kingdom

Free Black People in Antebellum America

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

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