Question 1

How did Phillis Wheatley distinguish herself?

Accepted Answer

A)  as the first black woman to graduate from a British college 
B)  as the first woman to die at the Battle of Lexington 
C)  as a poet 
D)  as the first black abolitionist in the colonies 
A)  as the first black woman to graduate from a British college 
B)  as the first woman to die at the Battle of Lexington 
C)  as a poet 
D)  as the first black abolitionist in the colonies

Question 2

Who were the major combatants during the French and Indian War?

Accepted Answer

A)  the French versus the Indians 
B)  Great Britain versus England 
C)  France and their Indian allies versus the Dutch 
D)  the French and their Indian allies versus the British, their Indian allies, and the colonists 
A)  the French versus the Indians 
B)  Great Britain versus England 
C)  France and their Indian allies versus the Dutch 
D)  the French and their Indian allies versus the British, their Indian allies, and the colonists

Question 3

What is true about Lord Dunmore's proclamation in November 1775?

Accepted Answer

A)  Since no slave could read, it had little effect on black participation. 
B)  Dunmore promised to free slaves who joined the British army. 
C)  The proclamation had little effect of any kind on the Americans, who kept very tight control over their slaves. 
D)  Dunmore promised that the slaves would be used according to their intellect and leadership abilities. 
A)  Since no slave could read, it had little effect on black participation. 
B)  Dunmore promised to free slaves who joined the British army. 
C)  The proclamation had little effect of any kind on the Americans, who kept very tight control over their slaves. 
D)  Dunmore promised that the slaves would be used according to their intellect and leadership abilities.

Question 4

Why did blacks choose to support the British over the American colonists during the Revolution?

Accepted Answer

A)  Blacks actually supported the American colonists in all cases. 
B)  Blacks were paid by the British to participate in some of the numerous violent slave uprisings across the south during the Revolution. 
C)  Blacks resented that the Americans would not let them enlist and were upholding slavery. 
D)  Many slaves were very frightened by the British army, and were unable to refuse service. 
A)  Blacks actually supported the American colonists in all cases. 
B)  Blacks were paid by the British to participate in some of the numerous violent slave uprisings across the south during the Revolution. 
C)  Blacks resented that the Americans would not let them enlist and were upholding slavery. 
D)  Many slaves were very frightened by the British army, and were unable to refuse service.

Question 5

What not a consequence of the French and Indian War on the white American colonists?

Accepted Answer

A)  Since the Indians could no longer play one European nation off against another, Native Americans began to lose their land more quickly. The American colonists did not have to deal with as many Indian conflicts. 
B)  England began to assert more control over the colonies, to help pay for the expensive war effort and the administration of more territory. 
C)  The colonists no longer had to deal with outside threats from Spain or France to a great extent. 
D)  The French proved to have a government which was more willing to work with the colonists' demands for independence. 
A)  Since the Indians could no longer play one European nation off against another, Native Americans began to lose their land more quickly. The American colonists did not have to deal with as many Indian conflicts. 
B)  England began to assert more control over the colonies, to help pay for the expensive war effort and the administration of more territory. 
C)  The colonists no longer had to deal with outside threats from Spain or France to a great extent. 
D)  The French proved to have a government which was more willing to work with the colonists' demands for independence.

Question 6

How did black women assist in the Patriot cause?

Accepted Answer

A)  Black women joined their husbands in army camps, and defied the British in numerous ways. 
B)  Black women frequently went into battle with the men. 
C)  Black women wrote many pamphlets, spoke in public for the Patriot cause, and raised large amounts of money for black soldiers. 
D)  Because they were seen as physically and mentally weaker, women had no role in the war effort. 
A)  Black women joined their husbands in army camps, and defied the British in numerous ways. 
B)  Black women frequently went into battle with the men. 
C)  Black women wrote many pamphlets, spoke in public for the Patriot cause, and raised large amounts of money for black soldiers. 
D)  Because they were seen as physically and mentally weaker, women had no role in the war effort.

Question 7

Which scholar/philosopher was an influence on Enlightenment thought in Europe?

Accepted Answer

A)  John Locke 
B)  Andrew Jackson 
C)  Leo Tolstoy 
D)  Socrates 
A)  John Locke 
B)  Andrew Jackson 
C)  Leo Tolstoy 
D)  Socrates

Question 8

Which of the following was not a direct or indirect result of the American Revolution?

Accepted Answer

A)  Large numbers of blacks fled the country with British Loyalists after the war. 
B)  The decline of tobacco led to some improvements in the labor situation for slaves in the South. 
C)  Slavery was abolished in all the northern colonies (except New Jersey and New York) by 1784. 
D)  Freeing slaves became easier in several of the border states. 
A)  Large numbers of blacks fled the country with British Loyalists after the war. 
B)  The decline of tobacco led to some improvements in the labor situation for slaves in the South. 
C)  Slavery was abolished in all the northern colonies (except New Jersey and New York) by 1784. 
D)  Freeing slaves became easier in several of the border states.

Question 9

Who was Crispus Attucks?

Accepted Answer

A)  one of the people who died after accosting British soldiers at the Boston Massacre 
B)  a famous slave who fought against the British in the battles of Lexington and Concord 
C)  a black man who was famous for his poetry during the American Revolution 
D)  a British loyalist, who fought alongside Benedict Arnold in several battles 
A)  one of the people who died after accosting British soldiers at the Boston Massacre 
B)  a famous slave who fought against the British in the battles of Lexington and Concord 
C)  a black man who was famous for his poetry during the American Revolution 
D)  a British loyalist, who fought alongside Benedict Arnold in several battles

Question 10

How did Wheatley demonstrate that she approved of the adoption of white culture by blacks?

Accepted Answer

A)  Wheatley sought to write poetry exactly like the popular white style. 
B)  Wheatley refused to marry a black man. 
C)  Wheatley supported the British cause above the Americans' revolutionary ideas. 
D)  Actually, Wheatley absorbed white values, but also held views that were contradictory to those of her white masters and demonstrated pride in her race's abilities. 
A)  Wheatley sought to write poetry exactly like the popular white style. 
B)  Wheatley refused to marry a black man. 
C)  Wheatley supported the British cause above the Americans' revolutionary ideas. 
D)  Actually, Wheatley absorbed white values, but also held views that were contradictory to those of her white masters and demonstrated pride in her race's abilities.

Question 11

How did Banneker attempt to change Jefferson's ideas about black people?

Accepted Answer

A)  He sent Jefferson a copy of his almanac, and debated racial theories with him. 
B)  He became Jefferson's personal secretary, and forced Jefferson to challenge his racist views. 
C)  Banneker was so disillusioned with Jefferson that he refused to have anything to do with him. 
D)  He attempted to debate the president, but was unsuccessful, and afterwards helped several of Jefferson's slaves escape. 
A)  He sent Jefferson a copy of his almanac, and debated racial theories with him. 
B)  He became Jefferson's personal secretary, and forced Jefferson to challenge his racist views. 
C)  Banneker was so disillusioned with Jefferson that he refused to have anything to do with him. 
D)  He attempted to debate the president, but was unsuccessful, and afterwards helped several of Jefferson's slaves escape.

Question 12

What was the major cause of the French and Indian War?

Accepted Answer

A)  The Native American tribes of Canada had been attacking various French forts, trying to stop them from expanding into the area. 
B)  The French and British both wanted to control the fur trade in the Ohio Valley area. 
C)  The British wanted to control Canada, and had attacked several French cities. 
D)  The Spanish hoped to gain territory north of Florida, and had been harassing the British colony of Georgia. 
A)  The Native American tribes of Canada had been attacking various French forts, trying to stop them from expanding into the area. 
B)  The French and British both wanted to control the fur trade in the Ohio Valley area. 
C)  The British wanted to control Canada, and had attacked several French cities. 
D)  The Spanish hoped to gain territory north of Florida, and had been harassing the British colony of Georgia.

How did Phillis Wheatley distinguish herself?

Who were the major combatants during the French and Indian War?

What is true about Lord Dunmore's proclamation in November 1775?

Why did blacks choose to support the British over the American colonists during the Revolution?

What not a consequence of the French and Indian War on the white American colonists?

How did black women assist in the Patriot cause?

Which scholar/philosopher was an influence on Enlightenment thought in Europe?

Which of the following was not a direct or indirect result of the American Revolution?

Who was Crispus Attucks?

How did Wheatley demonstrate that she approved of the adoption of white culture by blacks?

How did Banneker attempt to change Jefferson's ideas about black people?

What was the major cause of the French and Indian War?

Africa

Middle Passage

Black People in Colonial North America

African Americans in the New Nation, 1783-1820

Life in the Cotton Kingdom

Free Black People in Antebellum America

Opposition to Slavery

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, 1868-1877

White Supremacy Triumphant: African Americans in the South in the Late Nineteenth Century

Black Southerners Challenge White Supremacy

Conciliation, Agitation, and Migration: African Americans in the Early Twentieth Century

African Americans and the 1920s

Black Protests, the Great Depression, and the New Deal

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

The World War Ii Era and the Seeds of a Revolution, 1936-1948

The Freedom Movement

Black Nationalism, Black Power, Black Arts, 1965-1976

African Americans at the Millennium

The Triumph of Black Politics: 1980 to the Present

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Exam 4: Rising Expectations: African Americans and the Struggle for Independence

How did Phillis Wheatley distinguish herself?

Who were the major combatants during the French and Indian War?

What is true about Lord Dunmore's proclamation in November 1775?

Why did blacks choose to support the British over the American colonists during the Revolution?

What not a consequence of the French and Indian War on the white American colonists?

How did black women assist in the Patriot cause?

Which scholar/philosopher was an influence on Enlightenment thought in Europe?

Which of the following was not a direct or indirect result of the American Revolution?

Who was Crispus Attucks?

How did Wheatley demonstrate that she approved of the adoption of white culture by blacks?

How did Banneker attempt to change Jefferson's ideas about black people?

What was the major cause of the French and Indian War?

Africa

Middle Passage

Black People in Colonial North America

African Americans in the New Nation, 1783-1820

Life in the Cotton Kingdom

Free Black People in Antebellum America

Opposition to Slavery

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, 1868-1877

White Supremacy Triumphant: African Americans in the South in the Late Nineteenth Century

Black Southerners Challenge White Supremacy

Conciliation, Agitation, and Migration: African Americans in the Early Twentieth Century

African Americans and the 1920s

Black Protests, the Great Depression, and the New Deal

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

The World War Ii Era and the Seeds of a Revolution, 1936-1948

The Freedom Movement

Black Nationalism, Black Power, Black Arts, 1965-1976

African Americans at the Millennium

The Triumph of Black Politics: 1980 to the Present

Filters