Question 1

What was the name of the first anti-slavery society in the world?

Accepted Answer

the Pennsylvania Soc

Question 2

Who organized the Louisiana Rebellion?

Accepted Answer

A)  Gabriel [Prosser] 
B)  [Charles] Deslondes 
C)  Nat Turner 
D)  John Brown 
A)  Gabriel [Prosser] 
B)  [Charles] Deslondes 
C)  Nat Turner 
D)  John Brown

Question 3

How are Richard Allen and Absalom Jones important in African-American history?

Accepted Answer

A)  They were the first black men to speak for women's rights. 
B)  They led the formation of the first separate and independent black churches in America. 
C)  They were the first black men elected to the United States Senate. 
D)  They pressed for blacks to adopt white ways and become whites. 
A)  They were the first black men to speak for women's rights. 
B)  They led the formation of the first separate and independent black churches in America. 
C)  They were the first black men elected to the United States Senate. 
D)  They pressed for blacks to adopt white ways and become whites.

Question 4

How did Prince Hall found a Masonic lodge for blacks in America?

Accepted Answer

A)  He founded a Masonic lodge with the help and support of some white masons in America. 
B)  He completed the application process under an assumed name, and was able to pass for white because of his light skin color. 
C)  He went through the British membership application process. 
D)  He was unable to form a Masonic lodge, because of the racism of whites in the group. 
A)  He founded a Masonic lodge with the help and support of some white masons in America. 
B)  He completed the application process under an assumed name, and was able to pass for white because of his light skin color. 
C)  He went through the British membership application process. 
D)  He was unable to form a Masonic lodge, because of the racism of whites in the group.

Question 5

What statement is not true about racism in the early 1800s?

Accepted Answer

A)  Science tended to be more objective, and stated that blacks and whites were basically equal genetically. 
B)  Both northerners and southerners commonly held similar racist views. 
C)  Racists believed that black people were closer to apes than to whites. 
D)  Educated people were beginning to believe that blacks were not inferior. 
A)  Science tended to be more objective, and stated that blacks and whites were basically equal genetically. 
B)  Both northerners and southerners commonly held similar racist views. 
C)  Racists believed that black people were closer to apes than to whites. 
D)  Educated people were beginning to believe that blacks were not inferior.

Question 6

What prompted black members of St. George's Methodist Church in Philadelphia to separate and form their own church?

Accepted Answer

A)  White members advocated returning some of the black members to slavery. 
B)  Whites erupted in violence during service, beating several black clergy members. 
C)  White members of the church attempted to move a member to the black area during prayer. 
D)  White members refused to support the underground railroad. 
A)  White members advocated returning some of the black members to slavery. 
B)  Whites erupted in violence during service, beating several black clergy members. 
C)  White members of the church attempted to move a member to the black area during prayer. 
D)  White members refused to support the underground railroad.

Question 7

In general, which of the following was not a reasons why a master might free a slave?

Accepted Answer

A)  It might generate a profit for them, in addition to the slaves' labor. 
B)  They might think that manumission was the only way to keep slaves from leaving en masse. 
C)  They might not find a certain slave useful. 
D)  Most masters after the revolution tended to believe in the equality of all humans. 
A)  It might generate a profit for them, in addition to the slaves' labor. 
B)  They might think that manumission was the only way to keep slaves from leaving en masse. 
C)  They might not find a certain slave useful. 
D)  Most masters after the revolution tended to believe in the equality of all humans.

Question 8

Why was cotton production an important development in the continuation of slavery in the South?

Accepted Answer

A)  Demand for cotton was skyrocketing, and slaves were needed to pick it. 
B)  The South was becoming more industrialized, and needed more slaves. 
C)  It generated income for the South at the expense of the North. 
D)  Because cotton had no new technological innovations between 1750 and 1850, so it needed a lot of labor. 
A)  Demand for cotton was skyrocketing, and slaves were needed to pick it. 
B)  The South was becoming more industrialized, and needed more slaves. 
C)  It generated income for the South at the expense of the North. 
D)  Because cotton had no new technological innovations between 1750 and 1850, so it needed a lot of labor.

Question 9

Which of the following was not a force favoring the continuation of slavery?

Accepted Answer

A)  the Constitution 
B)  the development of cotton as a cash crop 
C)  racism 
D)  continuing excitement over the Revolution 
A)  the Constitution 
B)  the development of cotton as a cash crop 
C)  racism 
D)  continuing excitement over the Revolution

Question 10

What statement is not true about mutual aid societies?

Accepted Answer

A)  They were patterned after white institutions. 
B)  They were always blind to color difference, especially within black society. 
C)  They were similar to insurance companies, and helped provide benefits in the event of death and sickness for their members. 
D)  They completely eliminated racial discrimination in the insurance industry. 
A)  They were patterned after white institutions. 
B)  They were always blind to color difference, especially within black society. 
C)  They were similar to insurance companies, and helped provide benefits in the event of death and sickness for their members. 
D)  They completely eliminated racial discrimination in the insurance industry.

Question 11

Why was the collapse of slavery different in New England versus the Middle States?

Accepted Answer

A)  African Americans in New England were under much tighter control, and could not exercise any rights. 
B)  More white people owned slaves in New England, because of all the industry there. 
C)  Religious and political beliefs influenced whites into accepting the demise of slavery in New England more quickly. 
D)  The Middle States had more economic interest in slavery than New England did. 
A)  African Americans in New England were under much tighter control, and could not exercise any rights. 
B)  More white people owned slaves in New England, because of all the industry there. 
C)  Religious and political beliefs influenced whites into accepting the demise of slavery in New England more quickly. 
D)  The Middle States had more economic interest in slavery than New England did.

Question 12

Which group grew most rapidly in the area of New Orleans after the Louisiana Purchase?

Accepted Answer

A)  Urban free African Americans 
B)  Slaves who came directly from Africa 
C)  Creoles 
D)  Slaves imported from Brazil 
A)  Urban free African Americans 
B)  Slaves who came directly from Africa 
C)  Creoles 
D)  Slaves imported from Brazil

Question 13

What prominent Protestant denomination came out of black efforts to establish a separate church in Philadelphia?

Accepted Answer

A)  African Methodist Episcopal 
B)  Baptist 
C)  Catholics 
D)  Nation of Islam 
A)  African Methodist Episcopal 
B)  Baptist 
C)  Catholics 
D)  Nation of Islam

Question 14

What is one difference between earlier abolition attempts and the initiatives in Connecticut and Rhode Island?

Accepted Answer

A)  Rhode Island and Connecticut abolished slavery immediately, rather than gradually. 
B)  Blacks took enormous risks to their lives by directly protesting slavery and calling for its end through newspapers and pamphlets. 
C)  State legislatures, rather than individual blacks, took the lead in abolishing slavery. 
D)  Connecticut and Rhode Island were very similar to all other New England attempts to abolish slavery. 
A)  Rhode Island and Connecticut abolished slavery immediately, rather than gradually. 
B)  Blacks took enormous risks to their lives by directly protesting slavery and calling for its end through newspapers and pamphlets. 
C)  State legislatures, rather than individual blacks, took the lead in abolishing slavery. 
D)  Connecticut and Rhode Island were very similar to all other New England attempts to abolish slavery.

Question 15

How did the slave trade change in the early 1800s?

Accepted Answer

A)  The sale of children under 15 was prohibited by many states. 
B)  The domestic slave trade, mostly westward, increased dramatically. 
C)  Slave trade regulations became much more lenient and permissive between the United States and the Caribbean. 
D)  All trading of slaves was completely abolished in 1808. 
A)  The sale of children under 15 was prohibited by many states. 
B)  The domestic slave trade, mostly westward, increased dramatically. 
C)  Slave trade regulations became much more lenient and permissive between the United States and the Caribbean. 
D)  All trading of slaves was completely abolished in 1808.

Question 16

Why did many anti-slavery societies focus on gradual emancipation rather than immediate emancipation?

Accepted Answer

A)  Northern states had successfully passed plans for gradual emancipation. 
B)  Many thought that under immediate emancipation, whites would lose their place at the top of the racial hierarchy. 
C)  Some anti-slavery groups thought that immediate emancipation would ignore older slaves. 
D)  Anti-slavery societies actually focuses on immediate emancipation from the very beginning. 
A)  Northern states had successfully passed plans for gradual emancipation. 
B)  Many thought that under immediate emancipation, whites would lose their place at the top of the racial hierarchy. 
C)  Some anti-slavery groups thought that immediate emancipation would ignore older slaves. 
D)  Anti-slavery societies actually focuses on immediate emancipation from the very beginning.

Question 17

Which of the following was not an effect of Gabriel's Rebellion?

Accepted Answer

A)  Fearing for their lives, more whites began to liberate their slaves. 
B)  Gabriel's networks continued to exist and be influential after his death. 
C)  His message of liberation was spread westward with the slave trade. 
D)  Divisions within the slave community were revealed as some slaves were against him. 
A)  Fearing for their lives, more whites began to liberate their slaves. 
B)  Gabriel's networks continued to exist and be influential after his death. 
C)  His message of liberation was spread westward with the slave trade. 
D)  Divisions within the slave community were revealed as some slaves were against him.

Question 18

Why did freemasonry especially appeal to blacks?

Accepted Answer

A)  Black freemasons were allowed greater access to jobs and political power than other blacks. 
B)  White freemasons traced their roots to Egypt, which blacks associated with their African heritage. 
C)  Freemasons held many large, wild parties, which attracted many blacks who had no other forms of public entertainment. 
D)  Freemasons allowed a chance for black men and women to socialize. 
A)  Black freemasons were allowed greater access to jobs and political power than other blacks. 
B)  White freemasons traced their roots to Egypt, which blacks associated with their African heritage. 
C)  Freemasons held many large, wild parties, which attracted many blacks who had no other forms of public entertainment. 
D)  Freemasons allowed a chance for black men and women to socialize.

Question 19

What was the significance of the Northwest Ordinance of 1787 for African Americans?

Accepted Answer

A)  It had almost no effect, since huge numbers of slaves continued to live under slavery until the Civil War. 
B)  The ordinance set a precedent for limiting where slavery could and could not exist. 
C)  It demonstrated that the Articles of Confederation government had significant amounts of power in many areas. 
D)  It banned the slave trade, but not slavery, from the territory. 
A)  It had almost no effect, since huge numbers of slaves continued to live under slavery until the Civil War. 
B)  The ordinance set a precedent for limiting where slavery could and could not exist. 
C)  It demonstrated that the Articles of Confederation government had significant amounts of power in many areas. 
D)  It banned the slave trade, but not slavery, from the territory.

Question 20

What is not true about black schools established after the Revolution?

Accepted Answer

A)  There were no black schools established until after the Mexican War. 
B)  Black schools were only established in the South, since the North already had several. 
C)  They were always taught by whites, although blacks raised the money for them. 
D)  Black schools generally were in session for longer periods during the year than white schools, since many black children had no formal education up to that point. 
A)  There were no black schools established until after the Mexican War. 
B)  Black schools were only established in the South, since the North already had several. 
C)  They were always taught by whites, although blacks raised the money for them. 
D)  Black schools generally were in session for longer periods during the year than white schools, since many black children had no formal education up to that point.

Exam 5: African Americans in the New Nation, 1783-1820

What was the name of the first anti-slavery society in the world?

Who organized the Louisiana Rebellion?

How are Richard Allen and Absalom Jones important in African-American history?

How did Prince Hall found a Masonic lodge for blacks in America?

What statement is not true about racism in the early 1800s?

What prompted black members of St. George's Methodist Church in Philadelphia to separate and form their own church?

In general, which of the following was not a reasons why a master might free a slave?

Why was cotton production an important development in the continuation of slavery in the South?

Which of the following was not a force favoring the continuation of slavery?

What statement is not true about mutual aid societies?

Why was the collapse of slavery different in New England versus the Middle States?

Which group grew most rapidly in the area of New Orleans after the Louisiana Purchase?

What prominent Protestant denomination came out of black efforts to establish a separate church in Philadelphia?

What is one difference between earlier abolition attempts and the initiatives in Connecticut and Rhode Island?

How did the slave trade change in the early 1800s?

Why did many anti-slavery societies focus on gradual emancipation rather than immediate emancipation?

Which of the following was not an effect of Gabriel's Rebellion?

Why did freemasonry especially appeal to blacks?

What was the significance of the Northwest Ordinance of 1787 for African Americans?

What is not true about black schools established after the Revolution?

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Free Black People in Antebellum America

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Liberation: African Americans and the Civil War

The Meaning of Freedom: the Promise of Reconstruction

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

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

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