Question 1

What did men like Jupiter Hammond and John Chavis feel about what was best for African Americans?

Accepted Answer

A)  Since they were racists, they thought that slavery was the best place for blacks. 
B)  They were against slavery, but generally felt that God, not men, would end the injustice. 
C)  They thought that blacks should begin to file legal cases to end discrimination and abolish slavery. 
D)  They generally believed that if blacks kept working and protesting, the ideals of the American Revolution would be attained. 
A)  Since they were racists, they thought that slavery was the best place for blacks. 
B)  They were against slavery, but generally felt that God, not men, would end the injustice. 
C)  They thought that blacks should begin to file legal cases to end discrimination and abolish slavery. 
D)  They generally believed that if blacks kept working and protesting, the ideals of the American Revolution would be attained.

Question 2

Which two states abolished slavery immediately during the 1770s and the 1780s?

Accepted Answer

A)  Vermont and Connecticut 
B)  New York and New Jersey 
C)  Pennsylvania and Rhode Island 
D)  Vermont and Massachusetts 
A)  Vermont and Connecticut 
B)  New York and New Jersey 
C)  Pennsylvania and Rhode Island 
D)  Vermont and Massachusetts

Question 3

What statement is true about black service during the War of 1812?

Accepted Answer

A)  They only served on the American side, with many incidents of bravery. 
B)  They refused to serve, thinking that they would not benefit a nation that kept some of their race in bondage. 
C)  They were considered an "internal foe" by some white Americans. 
D)  All of these are correct. 
A)  They only served on the American side, with many incidents of bravery. 
B)  They refused to serve, thinking that they would not benefit a nation that kept some of their race in bondage. 
C)  They were considered an "internal foe" by some white Americans. 
D)  All of these are correct.

Question 4

Regarding black military service during the War of 1812, what had white Americans practically forgotten?

Accepted Answer

A)  Haiti's revolution 
B)  blacks' heroism and service during the American Revolution 
C)  the violence of Gabriel's revolution and the Louisiana Revolution 
D)  the origins and development of slavery and blacks' desire for freedom 
A)  Haiti's revolution 
B)  blacks' heroism and service during the American Revolution 
C)  the violence of Gabriel's revolution and the Louisiana Revolution 
D)  the origins and development of slavery and blacks' desire for freedom

Question 5

Anti-slavery societies were not generally very successful in the South. What was one change across a few southern states that did affect slaves' chances for freedom?

Accepted Answer

A)  States limited punishment options. Whipping was outlawed after 1850. 
B)  Manumission laws were made more permissive. 
C)  Slaves were allowed an education in certain areas, like reading and writing. 
D)  Slaves were allowed to move off their plantations if they wanted to, as long as they returned to work. 
A)  States limited punishment options. Whipping was outlawed after 1850. 
B)  Manumission laws were made more permissive. 
C)  Slaves were allowed an education in certain areas, like reading and writing. 
D)  Slaves were allowed to move off their plantations if they wanted to, as long as they returned to work.

Question 6

What were the earliest separate institutions formed?

Accepted Answer

A)  churches 
B)  newspapers 
C)  civil rights organizations 
D)  mutual aid societies 
A)  churches 
B)  newspapers 
C)  civil rights organizations 
D)  mutual aid societies

What did men like Jupiter Hammond and John Chavis feel about what was best for African Americans?

Which two states abolished slavery immediately during the 1770s and the 1780s?

What statement is true about black service during the War of 1812?

Regarding black military service during the War of 1812, what had white Americans practically forgotten?

Anti-slavery societies were not generally very successful in the South. What was one change across a few southern states that did affect slaves' chances for freedom?

What were the earliest separate institutions formed?

Africa

Middle Passage

Black People in Colonial North America

Rising Expectations: African Americans and the Struggle for Independence

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

What did men like Jupiter Hammond and John Chavis feel about what was best for African Americans?

Which two states abolished slavery immediately during the 1770s and the 1780s?

What statement is true about black service during the War of 1812?

Regarding black military service during the War of 1812, what had white Americans practically forgotten?

Anti-slavery societies were not generally very successful in the South. What was one change across a few southern states that did affect slaves' chances for freedom?

What were the earliest separate institutions formed?

Africa

Middle Passage

Black People in Colonial North America

Rising Expectations: African Americans and the Struggle for Independence

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