Question 1

Urban black churches provided ​

Accepted Answer

A) mutual aid. 
B) fellowship. 
C) ​avenues for leadership. 
D) ​All of the above 
E) ​None of the above 
A) mutual aid. 
B) fellowship. 
C) ​avenues for leadership. 
D) ​All of the above 
E) ​None of the above D

Question 2

Some free blacks in the South also owned slaves. ​

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False  True

Question 3

David Walker's Appeal was widely read and accepted by the white South.​

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False  False

Question 4

The Pennsylvania Abolition Society provided legal counsel to African Americans fighting for their liberty ​

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 5

White slave owners justified slavery by pointing to the Bible.​

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 6

Nat Turner was a Virginia slave who led a slave revolt in 1831.​

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 7

Which of the following events occurred first? ​

Accepted Answer

A) John Quincy Adams attempted to present a petition from twenty-two slaves to Congress,asking for the end of slavery. 
B) A mob in Boston hauled William Lloyd Garrison through the streets at the end of a rope. 
C) ​The American Anti-Slavery Society formed in Philadelphia. 
D) ​William Lloyd Garrison began publication of The Liberator. 
A) John Quincy Adams attempted to present a petition from twenty-two slaves to Congress,asking for the end of slavery. 
B) A mob in Boston hauled William Lloyd Garrison through the streets at the end of a rope. 
C) ​The American Anti-Slavery Society formed in Philadelphia. 
D) ​William Lloyd Garrison began publication of The Liberator.

Question 8

The Virginia slave debates of 1831-1832 revealed which of the following? ​

Accepted Answer

A) Many Virginians worried about slavery's influence on whites. 
B) Many Virginians openly admitted the debilitating effect of slavery. 
C) ​Many Virginian's worried that slavery prevented the economy from developing in the same manner as it did in the North. 
D) ​None of these 
E) ​All of these 
A) Many Virginians worried about slavery's influence on whites. 
B) Many Virginians openly admitted the debilitating effect of slavery. 
C) ​Many Virginian's worried that slavery prevented the economy from developing in the same manner as it did in the North. 
D) ​None of these 
E) ​All of these

Question 9

What was the first state to pass an abolition law? ​

Accepted Answer

A) Pennsylvania 
B) Virginia 
C) ​New Jersey 
D) ​North Carolina 
E) ​New York 
A) Pennsylvania 
B) Virginia 
C) ​New Jersey 
D) ​North Carolina 
E) ​New York

Question 10

Which of the following statements most accurately describes abolitionism in the North? ​

Accepted Answer

A) By the 1830s,the North had over 5,000 antislavery societies. 
B) Antislavery societies published various kinds of materials to spread their message. 
C) ​While northerners were incensed over what they saw as interference,southerners in general supported the cause of abolition. 
D) ​None of these 
A) By the 1830s,the North had over 5,000 antislavery societies. 
B) Antislavery societies published various kinds of materials to spread their message. 
C) ​While northerners were incensed over what they saw as interference,southerners in general supported the cause of abolition. 
D) ​None of these

Question 11

Leading abolitionist Frederick Douglass had once been a slave in Maryland.​

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 12

Southern society knew about white men's sexual - often forced - relationships with slave women but pretended not to notice. ​

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 13

In their own ways,both Whigs and Democrats in the South supported slavery.​

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 14

How did owners of small or medium sized farms deal with labor shortages? ​

Accepted Answer

A) They hired neighbors' children. 
B) They mortgaged their homes so they could buy a slave or two. 
C) ​They hired slaves from larger plantations. 
D) ​None of the above 
A) They hired neighbors' children. 
B) They mortgaged their homes so they could buy a slave or two. 
C) ​They hired slaves from larger plantations. 
D) ​None of the above

Question 15

Which of the following is NOT a true statement about William Lloyd Garrison? ​

Accepted Answer

A) His newspaper,The Liberator,became a vehicle for ending slavery. 
B) He embraced moral suasion as a strategy. 
C) ​He attended antislavery meetings held by African Americans. 
D) ​He supported the gradual end of slavery as the most expedient approach. 
A) His newspaper,The Liberator,became a vehicle for ending slavery. 
B) He embraced moral suasion as a strategy. 
C) ​He attended antislavery meetings held by African Americans. 
D) ​He supported the gradual end of slavery as the most expedient approach.

Question 16

What was the first religious group to prohibit members from owning slaves? ​

Accepted Answer

A) Baptists 
B) Methodists 
C) ​Quakers 
D) ​Anglicans 
E) ​Puritans 
A) Baptists 
B) Methodists 
C) ​Quakers 
D) ​Anglicans 
E) ​Puritans

Question 17

Southern defenders of slavery argued that slaves in the South were cared for better than industrial white workers in the North.​

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 18

Who was the African American preacher who helped organize separate Methodist congregations for blacks? ​

Accepted Answer

A) Nat Turner 
B) Horace Greeley 
C) ​Richard Allen 
D) ​James Forten 
E) ​None of the above 
A) Nat Turner 
B) Horace Greeley 
C) ​Richard Allen 
D) ​James Forten 
E) ​None of the above

Question 19

Which of these people was NOT a former slave-turned-abolitionist? ​

Accepted Answer

A) Harriet Tubman 
B) Frederick Douglass 
C) ​Sojourner Truth 
D) ​Arthur Tappan 
E) ​Henry Brown 
A) Harriet Tubman 
B) Frederick Douglass 
C) ​Sojourner Truth 
D) ​Arthur Tappan 
E) ​Henry Brown

Question 20

Which of the following was a key leader in the emergence of a new antislavery movement? ​

Accepted Answer

A) William Lloyd Garrison 
B) Henry Ward Beecher 
C) ​Charles Grandison Finney 
D) ​Lyman Beecher 
E) ​John Eaton 
A) William Lloyd Garrison 
B) Henry Ward Beecher 
C) ​Charles Grandison Finney 
D) ​Lyman Beecher 
E) ​John Eaton

Exam 8: The Peculiar Institution: the Old South and Slavery, 1800-1860

Urban black churches provided ​

Some free blacks in the South also owned slaves. ​

David Walker's Appeal was widely read and accepted by the white South.​

The Pennsylvania Abolition Society provided legal counsel to African Americans fighting for their liberty ​

White slave owners justified slavery by pointing to the Bible.​

Nat Turner was a Virginia slave who led a slave revolt in 1831.​

Which of the following events occurred first? ​

The Virginia slave debates of 1831-1832 revealed which of the following? ​

What was the first state to pass an abolition law? ​

Which of the following statements most accurately describes abolitionism in the North? ​

Leading abolitionist Frederick Douglass had once been a slave in Maryland.​

Southern society knew about white men's sexual - often forced - relationships with slave women but pretended not to notice. ​

In their own ways,both Whigs and Democrats in the South supported slavery.​

How did owners of small or medium sized farms deal with labor shortages? ​

Which of the following is NOT a true statement about William Lloyd Garrison? ​

What was the first religious group to prohibit members from owning slaves? ​

Southern defenders of slavery argued that slaves in the South were cared for better than industrial white workers in the North.​

Who was the African American preacher who helped organize separate Methodist congregations for blacks? ​

Which of these people was NOT a former slave-turned-abolitionist? ​

Which of the following was a key leader in the emergence of a new antislavery movement? ​

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Urban black churches provided

Some free blacks in the South also owned slaves.

David Walker's Appeal was widely read and accepted by the white South.

The Pennsylvania Abolition Society provided legal counsel to African Americans fighting for their liberty

White slave owners justified slavery by pointing to the Bible.

Nat Turner was a Virginia slave who led a slave revolt in 1831.

Which of the following events occurred first?

The Virginia slave debates of 1831-1832 revealed which of the following?

What was the first state to pass an abolition law?

Which of the following statements most accurately describes abolitionism in the North?

Leading abolitionist Frederick Douglass had once been a slave in Maryland.

Southern society knew about white men's sexual - often forced - relationships with slave women but pretended not to notice.

In their own ways,both Whigs and Democrats in the South supported slavery.

How did owners of small or medium sized farms deal with labor shortages?

Which of the following is NOT a true statement about William Lloyd Garrison?

What was the first religious group to prohibit members from owning slaves?

Southern defenders of slavery argued that slaves in the South were cared for better than industrial white workers in the North.

Who was the African American preacher who helped organize separate Methodist congregations for blacks?

Which of these people was NOT a former slave-turned-abolitionist?

Which of the following was a key leader in the emergence of a new antislavery movement?