Question 1

Match the person or term with the with the correct description.
-peculiar institution

Accepted Answer

A) system to help slaves escape to the North 
B) slave trade within the United States 
C) poor work and breakage of tools 
D) slavery 
E) managed slaves in the field
F)community of freed Virginian slaves
G)treating slaves in a fatherly manner
H)working in the fields side-by-side
I)had one or two, if any, slaves
J)boundary line between Pennsylvania and Maryland
K)cotton
L)trickster tale 
A) system to help slaves escape to the North 
B) slave trade within the United States 
C) poor work and breakage of tools 
D) slavery 
E) managed slaves in the field
F)community of freed Virginian slaves
G)treating slaves in a fatherly manner
H)working in the fields side-by-side
I)had one or two, if any, slaves
J)boundary line between Pennsylvania and Maryland
K)cotton
L)trickster tale

Question 2

Identify and give the historical significance of each of the following terms, events, and people in a paragraph or two.
-Second Middle Passage

Accepted Answer

The Second Middle Passage refers to the

Question 3

In an 1840 letter written from Canada,fugitive slave Joseph Taper asked for divine blessings upon:

Accepted Answer

A)  the writer Harriet Beecher Stowe. 
B)  his former master. 
C)  President Martin Van Buren. 
D)  abolitionist William Lloyd Garrison. 
E)  Queen Victoria. 
A)  the writer Harriet Beecher Stowe. 
B)  his former master. 
C)  President Martin Van Buren. 
D)  abolitionist William Lloyd Garrison. 
E)  Queen Victoria.

Question 4

In Joseph Taper's letter to Joseph Long,how does Taper analyze his experience of living in Canada?

Accepted Answer

A)  Living under a monarchy was difficult. 
B)  The treatment of slaves in Canada was abysmal. 
C)  Blacks did not receive educational opportunities. 
D)  The winter weather was bitterly cold. 
E)  The British system allowed for more "pursuit of happiness." 
A)  Living under a monarchy was difficult. 
B)  The treatment of slaves in Canada was abysmal. 
C)  Blacks did not receive educational opportunities. 
D)  The winter weather was bitterly cold. 
E)  The British system allowed for more "pursuit of happiness."

Question 5

Gender roles under slavery:

Accepted Answer

A)  were the same as those that existed in white society. 
B)  differed from those of white society because men and women alike suffered a sense of powerlessness. 
C)  greatly differed from those of whites when slaves were able to work on their own; the men took on more women's work and vice versa. 
D)  meant that slave husbands refused to let their wives work in the fields. 
E)  were unaffected by the ability of masters to take advantage of female slaves sexually. 
A)  were the same as those that existed in white society. 
B)  differed from those of white society because men and women alike suffered a sense of powerlessness. 
C)  greatly differed from those of whites when slaves were able to work on their own; the men took on more women's work and vice versa. 
D)  meant that slave husbands refused to let their wives work in the fields. 
E)  were unaffected by the ability of masters to take advantage of female slaves sexually.

Question 6

Before his execution,how did Nat Turner see himself?

Accepted Answer

A)  He felt guilty about the killing of whites. 
B)  He felt he was dying for the sin of slavery. 
C)  He regretted that he did not escape permanently. 
D)  He felt as if he had wasted his time. 
E)  He felt as if he should have joined forces with John Brown. 
A)  He felt guilty about the killing of whites. 
B)  He felt he was dying for the sin of slavery. 
C)  He regretted that he did not escape permanently. 
D)  He felt as if he had wasted his time. 
E)  He felt as if he should have joined forces with John Brown.

Question 7

Historians estimate that approximately ________slaves per year escaped to the North or Canada.

Accepted Answer

A)  500 
B)  1,000 
C)  2,000 
D)  5,000 
E)  10,000 
A)  500 
B)  1,000 
C)  2,000 
D)  5,000 
E)  10,000

Question 8

Identify and give the historical significance of each of the following terms, events, and people in a paragraph or two.
-Frederick Douglass

Accepted Answer

Frederick Douglass (c. February 1818 – F

Question 9

Match the person or term with the with the correct description.
-Denmark Vesey

Accepted Answer

A) southern politician who spoke against the slavocracy 
B) led a "successful" slave rebellion in Virginia 
C) favored returning the slaves of the Amistad to Cuba 
D) favored returning the slaves of the Amistad to Africa 
E) escaped slave who led the abolitionist movement
F)slave executed for conspiracy
G)defended slavery as a natural part of hierarchical society
H)outspoken proslavery politician
I)part of an organization helping slaves escape to the North
J)slave executed for killing her master
K)southern editor
L)Twelve Years a Slave 
A) southern politician who spoke against the slavocracy 
B) led a "successful" slave rebellion in Virginia 
C) favored returning the slaves of the Amistad to Cuba 
D) favored returning the slaves of the Amistad to Africa 
E) escaped slave who led the abolitionist movement
F)slave executed for conspiracy
G)defended slavery as a natural part of hierarchical society
H)outspoken proslavery politician
I)part of an organization helping slaves escape to the North
J)slave executed for killing her master
K)southern editor
L)Twelve Years a Slave

Question 10

Match the person or term with the with the correct description.
-Nat Turner

Accepted Answer

A) southern politician who spoke against the slavocracy 
B) led a "successful" slave rebellion in Virginia 
C) favored returning the slaves of the Amistad to Cuba 
D) favored returning the slaves of the Amistad to Africa 
E) escaped slave who led the abolitionist movement
F)slave executed for conspiracy
G)defended slavery as a natural part of hierarchical society
H)outspoken proslavery politician
I)part of an organization helping slaves escape to the North
J)slave executed for killing her master
K)southern editor
L)Twelve Years a Slave 
A) southern politician who spoke against the slavocracy 
B) led a "successful" slave rebellion in Virginia 
C) favored returning the slaves of the Amistad to Cuba 
D) favored returning the slaves of the Amistad to Africa 
E) escaped slave who led the abolitionist movement
F)slave executed for conspiracy
G)defended slavery as a natural part of hierarchical society
H)outspoken proslavery politician
I)part of an organization helping slaves escape to the North
J)slave executed for killing her master
K)southern editor
L)Twelve Years a Slave

Question 11

Match the person or term with the with the correct description.
-Solomon Northup

Accepted Answer

A) southern politician who spoke against the slavocracy 
B) led a "successful" slave rebellion in Virginia 
C) favored returning the slaves of the Amistad to Cuba 
D) favored returning the slaves of the Amistad to Africa 
E) escaped slave who led the abolitionist movement
F)slave executed for conspiracy
G)defended slavery as a natural part of hierarchical society
H)outspoken proslavery politician
I)part of an organization helping slaves escape to the North
J)slave executed for killing her master
K)southern editor
L)Twelve Years a Slave 
A) southern politician who spoke against the slavocracy 
B) led a "successful" slave rebellion in Virginia 
C) favored returning the slaves of the Amistad to Cuba 
D) favored returning the slaves of the Amistad to Africa 
E) escaped slave who led the abolitionist movement
F)slave executed for conspiracy
G)defended slavery as a natural part of hierarchical society
H)outspoken proslavery politician
I)part of an organization helping slaves escape to the North
J)slave executed for killing her master
K)southern editor
L)Twelve Years a Slave

Question 12

Match the person or term with the with the correct description.
-J.D.B.DeBow

Accepted Answer

A) southern politician who spoke against the slavocracy 
B) led a "successful" slave rebellion in Virginia 
C) favored returning the slaves of the Amistad to Cuba 
D) favored returning the slaves of the Amistad to Africa 
E) escaped slave who led the abolitionist movement
F)slave executed for conspiracy
G)defended slavery as a natural part of hierarchical society
H)outspoken proslavery politician
I)part of an organization helping slaves escape to the North
J)slave executed for killing her master
K)southern editor
L)Twelve Years a Slave 
A) southern politician who spoke against the slavocracy 
B) led a "successful" slave rebellion in Virginia 
C) favored returning the slaves of the Amistad to Cuba 
D) favored returning the slaves of the Amistad to Africa 
E) escaped slave who led the abolitionist movement
F)slave executed for conspiracy
G)defended slavery as a natural part of hierarchical society
H)outspoken proslavery politician
I)part of an organization helping slaves escape to the North
J)slave executed for killing her master
K)southern editor
L)Twelve Years a Slave

Question 13

Why could someone argue that the North was complicit in the expansion of slavery?

Accepted Answer

A)  Many northern states had slaves at one time. 
B)  Some slaves ran away to northern states. 
C)  Some slaveholders were originally from the North. 
D)  Most in the North wanted to reopen the importation of slaves. 
E)  Northern factory demand for cotton steadily increased. 
A)  Many northern states had slaves at one time. 
B)  Some slaves ran away to northern states. 
C)  Some slaveholders were originally from the North. 
D)  Most in the North wanted to reopen the importation of slaves. 
E)  Northern factory demand for cotton steadily increased.

Question 14

Match the person or term with the with the correct description.
-Celia

Accepted Answer

A) southern politician who spoke against the slavocracy 
B) led a "successful" slave rebellion in Virginia 
C) favored returning the slaves of the Amistad to Cuba 
D) favored returning the slaves of the Amistad to Africa 
E) escaped slave who led the abolitionist movement
F)slave executed for conspiracy
G)defended slavery as a natural part of hierarchical society
H)outspoken proslavery politician
I)part of an organization helping slaves escape to the North
J)slave executed for killing her master
K)southern editor
L)Twelve Years a Slave 
A) southern politician who spoke against the slavocracy 
B) led a "successful" slave rebellion in Virginia 
C) favored returning the slaves of the Amistad to Cuba 
D) favored returning the slaves of the Amistad to Africa 
E) escaped slave who led the abolitionist movement
F)slave executed for conspiracy
G)defended slavery as a natural part of hierarchical society
H)outspoken proslavery politician
I)part of an organization helping slaves escape to the North
J)slave executed for killing her master
K)southern editor
L)Twelve Years a Slave

Question 15

The U.S.slave population by 1860 was approximately:

Accepted Answer

A)  1 million. 
B)  2 million. 
C)  3 million. 
D)  4 million. 
E)  5 million. 
A)  1 million. 
B)  2 million. 
C)  3 million. 
D)  4 million. 
E)  5 million.

Question 16

Match the person or term with the with the correct description.
-Martin Van Buren

Accepted Answer

A) southern politician who spoke against the slavocracy 
B) led a "successful" slave rebellion in Virginia 
C) favored returning the slaves of the Amistad to Cuba 
D) favored returning the slaves of the Amistad to Africa 
E) escaped slave who led the abolitionist movement
F)slave executed for conspiracy
G)defended slavery as a natural part of hierarchical society
H)outspoken proslavery politician
I)part of an organization helping slaves escape to the North
J)slave executed for killing her master
K)southern editor
L)Twelve Years a Slave 
A) southern politician who spoke against the slavocracy 
B) led a "successful" slave rebellion in Virginia 
C) favored returning the slaves of the Amistad to Cuba 
D) favored returning the slaves of the Amistad to Africa 
E) escaped slave who led the abolitionist movement
F)slave executed for conspiracy
G)defended slavery as a natural part of hierarchical society
H)outspoken proslavery politician
I)part of an organization helping slaves escape to the North
J)slave executed for killing her master
K)southern editor
L)Twelve Years a Slave

Question 17

What made slavery "peculiar" in the United States?

Accepted Answer

The term "peculiar institution" was a eu

Question 18

Black Christianity is best described as a blend of African traditions and Christian beliefs.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 19

Match the person or term with the with the correct description.
-George Fitzhugh

Accepted Answer

A) southern politician who spoke against the slavocracy 
B) led a "successful" slave rebellion in Virginia 
C) favored returning the slaves of the Amistad to Cuba 
D) favored returning the slaves of the Amistad to Africa 
E) escaped slave who led the abolitionist movement
F)slave executed for conspiracy
G)defended slavery as a natural part of hierarchical society
H)outspoken proslavery politician
I)part of an organization helping slaves escape to the North
J)slave executed for killing her master
K)southern editor
L)Twelve Years a Slave 
A) southern politician who spoke against the slavocracy 
B) led a "successful" slave rebellion in Virginia 
C) favored returning the slaves of the Amistad to Cuba 
D) favored returning the slaves of the Amistad to Africa 
E) escaped slave who led the abolitionist movement
F)slave executed for conspiracy
G)defended slavery as a natural part of hierarchical society
H)outspoken proslavery politician
I)part of an organization helping slaves escape to the North
J)slave executed for killing her master
K)southern editor
L)Twelve Years a Slave

Question 20

Which of the following statements about slavery and the law is true?

Accepted Answer

A)  Because slaves were property, a master could kill any of his slaves for any reason. 
B)  Slaves were legally permitted to possess guns if guns were necessary for their work (tasks such as scaring birds away from rice fields, for example). 
C)  Laws specifically provided for a slave to be taught to read and write if the master so chose. 
D)  A slave could, with permission from his or her master, testify against a white person in court. 
E)  Slaves accused of serious crimes were entitled to their day in court, although they faced all-white judges and juries. 
A)  Because slaves were property, a master could kill any of his slaves for any reason. 
B)  Slaves were legally permitted to possess guns if guns were necessary for their work (tasks such as scaring birds away from rice fields, for example). 
C)  Laws specifically provided for a slave to be taught to read and write if the master so chose. 
D)  A slave could, with permission from his or her master, testify against a white person in court. 
E)  Slaves accused of serious crimes were entitled to their day in court, although they faced all-white judges and juries.

Exam 11: The Peculiar Institution

Match the person or term with the with the correct description. -peculiar institution

Identify and give the historical significance of each of the following terms, events, and people in a paragraph or two. -Second Middle Passage

In an 1840 letter written from Canada,fugitive slave Joseph Taper asked for divine blessings upon:

In Joseph Taper's letter to Joseph Long,how does Taper analyze his experience of living in Canada?

Gender roles under slavery:

Before his execution,how did Nat Turner see himself?

Historians estimate that approximately ________slaves per year escaped to the North or Canada.

Identify and give the historical significance of each of the following terms, events, and people in a paragraph or two. -Frederick Douglass

Match the person or term with the with the correct description. -Denmark Vesey

Match the person or term with the with the correct description. -Nat Turner

Match the person or term with the with the correct description. -Solomon Northup

Match the person or term with the with the correct description. -J.D.B.DeBow

Why could someone argue that the North was complicit in the expansion of slavery?

Match the person or term with the with the correct description. -Celia

The U.S.slave population by 1860 was approximately:

Match the person or term with the with the correct description. -Martin Van Buren

What made slavery "peculiar" in the United States?

Black Christianity is best described as a blend of African traditions and Christian beliefs.

Match the person or term with the with the correct description. -George Fitzhugh

Which of the following statements about slavery and the law is true?

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