Question 1

Examine Map 9-1 in your textbook.Where were the worst and most frequent race riots?

Accepted Answer

A)  New Orleans 
B)  Philadelphia 
C)  Charleston 
D)  New York City 
A)  New Orleans 
B)  Philadelphia 
C)  Charleston 
D)  New York City

Question 2

Examine the only surviving photograph of Mary Ann Shadd Cary.What aspect of the photograph would suggest that she was a supporter of racial integration?

Accepted Answer

A)  It shows a Native American woman. 
B)  It shows a Chinese American woman. 
C)  It shows a mixed race woman. 
D)  It shows a white woman. 
A)  It shows a Native American woman. 
B)  It shows a Chinese American woman. 
C)  It shows a mixed race woman. 
D)  It shows a white woman.

Question 3

How were black churches important to the abolitionist movement?

Accepted Answer

A)  Clergy attacked slavery and discrimination. 
B)  Black churches were generally not very important, because they refused to get involved in any political issues within the community. 
C)  Churches provided 75 percent of all funds to the antislavery organizations. 
D)  Because black churches were still controlled by whites, they made few contributions. 
A)  Clergy attacked slavery and discrimination. 
B)  Black churches were generally not very important, because they refused to get involved in any political issues within the community. 
C)  Churches provided 75 percent of all funds to the antislavery organizations. 
D)  Because black churches were still controlled by whites, they made few contributions.

Question 4

What types of arguments did the American Anti-Slavery Society use to convince people that slavery should be abolished?

Accepted Answer

A)  They tried to convince people that slavery was a moral value praised by God. 
B)  They tried to convince people that slavery led to brutality and violence. 
C)  They tried to convince people that slavery was an efficient economic system. 
D)  They noted that slavery should only be allowed by inferior countries like France. 
A)  They tried to convince people that slavery was a moral value praised by God. 
B)  They tried to convince people that slavery led to brutality and violence. 
C)  They tried to convince people that slavery was an efficient economic system. 
D)  They noted that slavery should only be allowed by inferior countries like France.

Question 5

What were some of the problems the antislavery movement encountered in its early efforts?

Accepted Answer

A)  Whites refused to allow blacks to have equal status in the organizations. 
B)  Antislavery organizations in Canada tried to discredit American organizations. 
C)  The antislavery movement was listed for eradication by the federal government. 
D)  Whites in California refused to accept changes made by northern whites. 
A)  Whites refused to allow blacks to have equal status in the organizations. 
B)  Antislavery organizations in Canada tried to discredit American organizations. 
C)  The antislavery movement was listed for eradication by the federal government. 
D)  Whites in California refused to accept changes made by northern whites.

Question 6

Which of the following were the frequent targets of antiblack mobs?

Accepted Answer

A)  black newspapers and neighborhoods 
B)  black politicians and athletes 
C)  black women and children 
D)  black policeman and fireman 
A)  black newspapers and neighborhoods 
B)  black politicians and athletes 
C)  black women and children 
D)  black policeman and fireman

Question 7

The American and Foreign Anti-Slavery Society was formed by which of the following men?

Accepted Answer

A)  William Lloyd Garrison 
B)  Frederick Douglass 
C)  Lewis Tappan 
D)  Martin Delany 
A)  William Lloyd Garrison 
B)  Frederick Douglass 
C)  Lewis Tappan 
D)  Martin Delany

Question 8

Where did Madison Washington take the Creole to gain his and his shipmates' freedom?

Accepted Answer

A)  Canada 
B)  British Bahamas 
C)  Haiti 
D)  Key West 
A)  Canada 
B)  British Bahamas 
C)  Haiti 
D)  Key West

Question 9

The American School of __________ justified white Americans in their continued enslavement of African Americans and extermination of American Indians.

Accepted Answer

The answer of The American School of __________ justified white...

Question 10

How did whites address racism in the 1830s and 1840s?

Accepted Answer

A)  Many whites began to denounce racism in this time period. 
B)  Scientists argued that white people white Americans were a superior race culturally, physically, and intellectually; they were, therefore, entitled to rule over other races. 
C)  Scientists argued that race was the product of environment and could be altered through education. 
D)  Scientists argued that nonwhites began the human race but did not benefit it technologically. 
A)  Many whites began to denounce racism in this time period. 
B)  Scientists argued that white people white Americans were a superior race culturally, physically, and intellectually; they were, therefore, entitled to rule over other races. 
C)  Scientists argued that race was the product of environment and could be altered through education. 
D)  Scientists argued that nonwhites began the human race but did not benefit it technologically.

Question 11

Examine the broadside announcing an abolitionist meeting in New York that appears in Chapter 9.What message does the broadside proclaim to American readers?

Accepted Answer

A)  Abolitionism is fine for America but not for Europe. 
B)  Abolitionism is southern policy but not northern policy. 
C)  Abolitionism is an outrage against American rights and values. 
D)  Abolitionism is God's law and should be embraced. 
A)  Abolitionism is fine for America but not for Europe. 
B)  Abolitionism is southern policy but not northern policy. 
C)  Abolitionism is an outrage against American rights and values. 
D)  Abolitionism is God's law and should be embraced.

Question 12

If names were removed from the photograph of the Philadelphia Anti-Slavery Society that appears in Chapter 9,how would historians know that this was a group of American abolitionists?

Accepted Answer

A)  Men and women sit and stand in a room with curtains hanging in the back. 
B)  Men and women stare away from the camera as they fold their arms and hold books. 
C)  The membership of the group is racially diverse, well dressed, and includes women. 
D)  The group includes married couples. 
A)  Men and women sit and stand in a room with curtains hanging in the back. 
B)  Men and women stare away from the camera as they fold their arms and hold books. 
C)  The membership of the group is racially diverse, well dressed, and includes women. 
D)  The group includes married couples.

Question 13

How did the New York Liberty Party interpret the Constitution?

Accepted Answer

A)  They felt that it supported slavery and should be replaced or amended. 
B)  They felt that it outlawed slavery throughout the entire country. 
C)  They thought that it provided a justification for outlawing slavery in the territories. 
D)  They felt it should be abolished and replaced with a semi-communistic system. 
A)  They felt that it supported slavery and should be replaced or amended. 
B)  They felt that it outlawed slavery throughout the entire country. 
C)  They thought that it provided a justification for outlawing slavery in the territories. 
D)  They felt it should be abolished and replaced with a semi-communistic system.

Question 14

What was the significance of the underground railroad? What risks were involved?

Accepted Answer

The significance of the Underground Rail

Question 15

The black __________ movement revived during the 1840s as the antislavery movement became more militant.

Accepted Answer

The answer of The black __________ movement revived during the...

Question 16

What did Joseph Cinque and Madison Washington have in common?

Accepted Answer

A)  They both led successful revolts aboard ships to gain their freedom. 
B)  They both led unsuccessful revolts and were killed by the American government. 
C)  They were both successful black lawyers who defended slavery. 
D)  They were both white men who fought for greater restrictions on slaves. 
A)  They both led successful revolts aboard ships to gain their freedom. 
B)  They both led unsuccessful revolts and were killed by the American government. 
C)  They were both successful black lawyers who defended slavery. 
D)  They were both white men who fought for greater restrictions on slaves.

Question 17

What was moral suasion? Why was it an effective argument at the time?

Accepted Answer

The ideal answer should:
1.Define moral

Question 18

What political party became the first antislavery political party?

Accepted Answer

A)  Democratic Party 
B)  Republican Party 
C)  Liberty Party 
D)  Whig Party 
A)  Democratic Party 
B)  Republican Party 
C)  Liberty Party 
D)  Whig Party

Question 19

What role did the Black Convention Movement play in the abolitionist movement?

Accepted Answer

A)  It had no role at all, since whites cracked down on the organization and refused to allow it to meet. 
B)  It was a very conservative force, arguing that white supremacy should be acceptable if whites were kind to blacks. 
C)  It called for violent uprisings to slaughter slaveholders in the South. 
D)  It provided a forum for antislavery ideas and the development of black leadership. 
A)  It had no role at all, since whites cracked down on the organization and refused to allow it to meet. 
B)  It was a very conservative force, arguing that white supremacy should be acceptable if whites were kind to blacks. 
C)  It called for violent uprisings to slaughter slaveholders in the South. 
D)  It provided a forum for antislavery ideas and the development of black leadership.

Question 20

How did southern postmasters frequently respond to the delivery of antislavery literature to their communities?

Accepted Answer

A)  They enthusiastically disseminated the literature. 
B)  They reluctantly disseminated the literature. 
C)  They burned the literature. 
D)  They sent it back to the abolitionist societies. 
A)  They enthusiastically disseminated the literature. 
B)  They reluctantly disseminated the literature. 
C)  They burned the literature. 
D)  They sent it back to the abolitionist societies.

Exam 9: Let Your Motto Be Resistance

Examine Map 9-1 in your textbook.Where were the worst and most frequent race riots?

Examine the only surviving photograph of Mary Ann Shadd Cary.What aspect of the photograph would suggest that she was a supporter of racial integration?

How were black churches important to the abolitionist movement?

What types of arguments did the American Anti-Slavery Society use to convince people that slavery should be abolished?

What were some of the problems the antislavery movement encountered in its early efforts?

Which of the following were the frequent targets of antiblack mobs?

The American and Foreign Anti-Slavery Society was formed by which of the following men?

Where did Madison Washington take the Creole to gain his and his shipmates' freedom?

The American School of __________ justified white Americans in their continued enslavement of African Americans and extermination of American Indians.

How did whites address racism in the 1830s and 1840s?

Examine the broadside announcing an abolitionist meeting in New York that appears in Chapter 9.What message does the broadside proclaim to American readers?

If names were removed from the photograph of the Philadelphia Anti-Slavery Society that appears in Chapter 9,how would historians know that this was a group of American abolitionists?

How did the New York Liberty Party interpret the Constitution?

What was the significance of the underground railroad? What risks were involved?

The black __________ movement revived during the 1840s as the antislavery movement became more militant.

What did Joseph Cinque and Madison Washington have in common?

What was moral suasion? Why was it an effective argument at the time?

What political party became the first antislavery political party?

What role did the Black Convention Movement play in the abolitionist movement?

How did southern postmasters frequently respond to the delivery of antislavery literature to their communities?

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