Question 1

What types of skilled jobs were black men able to find?

Accepted Answer

A)  ironwork or bricklayers 
B)  newspaper journalists 
C)  house servants 
D)  shoemakers or barbers 
A)  ironwork or bricklayers 
B)  newspaper journalists 
C)  house servants 
D)  shoemakers or barbers D

Question 2

When property qualifications were removed from voting requirements in most states during the Age of Jackson,

Accepted Answer

A)  elites disfranchised black men. 
B)  elites continued to allow those wealthy black men who could vote before to vote. 
C)  elites opened the voting process up to black women as well. 
D)  elites allowed Native Americans to vote, but not any other ethnic group. 
A)  elites disfranchised black men. 
B)  elites continued to allow those wealthy black men who could vote before to vote. 
C)  elites opened the voting process up to black women as well. 
D)  elites allowed Native Americans to vote, but not any other ethnic group. A

Question 3

Which party developed to support Andrew Jackson and oppose John Quincy Adams?

Accepted Answer

Democratic

Question 4

Why did black families often have boarders?

Accepted Answer

A)  because whites forced them to have an overseer keeping track of activities 
B)  for protection from white violence, since many boarders were young men, and many families were headed by women 
C)  for economic considerations, since they needed the money 
D)  because housing was at an all-time low, and people did not have very many places to stay 
A)  because whites forced them to have an overseer keeping track of activities 
B)  for protection from white violence, since many boarders were young men, and many families were headed by women 
C)  for economic considerations, since they needed the money 
D)  because housing was at an all-time low, and people did not have very many places to stay

Question 5

What trend doomed the openly elitist Federalists party?

Accepted Answer

universal

Question 6

What generalization can be made about New England and the middle states and the enfranchisement of black men?

Accepted Answer

A)  Because racism was strong in the North as well as the South, all of these states disenfranchised black voters. 
B)  All of these states allowed all black men to vote. 
C)  All of these states limited black men and women's voting in some way. 
D)  Generalizations are impossible: Some states forbid black voting, some continued to allow it, and some merely limited it in some way. 
A)  Because racism was strong in the North as well as the South, all of these states disenfranchised black voters. 
B)  All of these states allowed all black men to vote. 
C)  All of these states limited black men and women's voting in some way. 
D)  Generalizations are impossible: Some states forbid black voting, some continued to allow it, and some merely limited it in some way.

Question 7

What types of organizations did black women seem attracted to in the antebellum period?

Accepted Answer

A)  women's rights organizations, especially those stressing the right to vote 
B)  poetry and reading clubs 
C)  mutual aid organizations, especially those that helped the poor and disadvantaged 
D)  groups that worked for the protection of nature and the environment 
A)  women's rights organizations, especially those stressing the right to vote 
B)  poetry and reading clubs 
C)  mutual aid organizations, especially those that helped the poor and disadvantaged 
D)  groups that worked for the protection of nature and the environment

Question 8

Regarding employment, free blacks in the Upper South

Accepted Answer

A)  were never hired by whites, since they could get free slave labor. 
B)  faced less competition from immigrants until the 1850s, and therefore could get jobs in industry more easily than blacks in the North. 
C)  were in skilled trades, like carpenters, bakers, and barbers. 
D)  could generally only get jobs as barbers within the black community. 
A)  were never hired by whites, since they could get free slave labor. 
B)  faced less competition from immigrants until the 1850s, and therefore could get jobs in industry more easily than blacks in the North. 
C)  were in skilled trades, like carpenters, bakers, and barbers. 
D)  could generally only get jobs as barbers within the black community.

Question 9

Before the Industrial Revolution could have much of an effect in America, what had to be greatly improved?

Accepted Answer

A)  number of banks and amount of capital 
B)  agricultural improvements to feed workers 
C)  transportation 
D)  labor relations 
A)  number of banks and amount of capital 
B)  agricultural improvements to feed workers 
C)  transportation 
D)  labor relations

Question 10

From where did the term "Jim Crow" come?

Accepted Answer

A)  Jim Crow was the first African American to challenge the segregation of public facilities in court. 
B)  It was a black-face minstrel act of the 1840s. 
C)  Jim Crow was a derogatory term for a scarecrow, often used by agricultural blacks. 
D)  The origins of "Jim Crow" are completely unknown. 
A)  Jim Crow was the first African American to challenge the segregation of public facilities in court. 
B)  It was a black-face minstrel act of the 1840s. 
C)  Jim Crow was a derogatory term for a scarecrow, often used by agricultural blacks. 
D)  The origins of "Jim Crow" are completely unknown.

Question 11

Who was the first African American to argue a case before the United States Supreme Court?

Accepted Answer

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Question 12

What black institution continued to be the center of black communities?

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Question 13

Which African-American singer earned the nickname "The Black Swan"?

Accepted Answer

Elizabeth

Question 14

What was a difference between free blacks in the Upper South and in the North?

Accepted Answer

A)  Fewer free blacks lived in cities in the North than in the Upper South. 
B)  Upper South free blacks could be quickly sold into slavery to pay for the cost of their arrest, or to pay off debts. 
C)  Free blacks in the Upper South were always assumed by whites to be slaves unless they could prove otherwise. 
D)  Actually, free blacks in the Upper South had a lot in common with free blacks in the North. 
A)  Fewer free blacks lived in cities in the North than in the Upper South. 
B)  Upper South free blacks could be quickly sold into slavery to pay for the cost of their arrest, or to pay off debts. 
C)  Free blacks in the Upper South were always assumed by whites to be slaves unless they could prove otherwise. 
D)  Actually, free blacks in the Upper South had a lot in common with free blacks in the North.

Question 15

What is true about black doctors during the time period?

Accepted Answer

A)  There were very few of them, since they were not allowed into American medical schools, and you could not practice medicine without a degree and a license. 
B)  They always faced very high levels of violence from whites who thought they were dangerous. 
C)  Some used natural, herbal remedies and became quite successful. 
D)  Women generally dominated the field of medicine at this time. 
A)  There were very few of them, since they were not allowed into American medical schools, and you could not practice medicine without a degree and a license. 
B)  They always faced very high levels of violence from whites who thought they were dangerous. 
C)  Some used natural, herbal remedies and became quite successful. 
D)  Women generally dominated the field of medicine at this time.

Question 16

Who was the first African American to graduate from medical school?

Accepted Answer

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Question 17

What were Frederick Douglass and other abolitionist leaders able to do to Massachusetts' public schools?

Accepted Answer

A)  Get city leaders to allow all-black schools to be established. 
B)  Desegregate the schools, including those in Boston, by 1855. 
C)  Push for African history to be taught as well as white European history. 
D)  Get city leaders to pay black teachers the same as white teachers. 
A)  Get city leaders to allow all-black schools to be established. 
B)  Desegregate the schools, including those in Boston, by 1855. 
C)  Push for African history to be taught as well as white European history. 
D)  Get city leaders to pay black teachers the same as white teachers.

Question 18

Why was the Fugitive Slave Law of 1793 considered a danger to free blacks?

Accepted Answer

A)  White masters could have fugitive slaves shot upon sight, and frequently did. 
B)  The federal government, for the very first time, demonstrated that it endorsed and supported slavery. 
C)  Any black northerner, under the terms of this law, could be kidnapped and forced into slavery in the South. 
D)  Most never worried about the law; it was rarely enforced or used. 
A)  White masters could have fugitive slaves shot upon sight, and frequently did. 
B)  The federal government, for the very first time, demonstrated that it endorsed and supported slavery. 
C)  Any black northerner, under the terms of this law, could be kidnapped and forced into slavery in the South. 
D)  Most never worried about the law; it was rarely enforced or used.

Question 19

How were black and white voluntary associations similar during the antebellum period?

Accepted Answer

A)  Black and white associations were very different in tactics and ideas. 
B)  They both drew on a reform spirit of the time, focusing on many of the same issues and concerns. 
C)  Blacks focused solely on abolishing slavery. 
D)  Black women were rarely able to join voluntary associations, but white women could join if they wanted. 
A)  Black and white associations were very different in tactics and ideas. 
B)  They both drew on a reform spirit of the time, focusing on many of the same issues and concerns. 
C)  Blacks focused solely on abolishing slavery. 
D)  Black women were rarely able to join voluntary associations, but white women could join if they wanted.

Question 20

Why was it difficult for blacks to find jobs in the North after 1820?

Accepted Answer

A)  There were very few jobs in the North after 1820, due to an economic depression. 
B)  White immigration increased, and employers preferred to hire whites. 
C)  Racism began in the North only after 1820. 
D)  .Industry, especially textiles, began to shift to the south. 
A)  There were very few jobs in the North after 1820, due to an economic depression. 
B)  White immigration increased, and employers preferred to hire whites. 
C)  Racism began in the North only after 1820. 
D)  .Industry, especially textiles, began to shift to the south.

Exam 7: Free Black People in Antebellum America

What types of skilled jobs were black men able to find?

When property qualifications were removed from voting requirements in most states during the Age of Jackson,

Which party developed to support Andrew Jackson and oppose John Quincy Adams?

Why did black families often have boarders?

What trend doomed the openly elitist Federalists party?

What generalization can be made about New England and the middle states and the enfranchisement of black men?

What types of organizations did black women seem attracted to in the antebellum period?

Regarding employment, free blacks in the Upper South

Before the Industrial Revolution could have much of an effect in America, what had to be greatly improved?

From where did the term "Jim Crow" come?

Who was the first African American to argue a case before the United States Supreme Court?

What black institution continued to be the center of black communities?

Which African-American singer earned the nickname "The Black Swan"?

What was a difference between free blacks in the Upper South and in the North?

What is true about black doctors during the time period?

Who was the first African American to graduate from medical school?

What were Frederick Douglass and other abolitionist leaders able to do to Massachusetts' public schools?

Why was the Fugitive Slave Law of 1793 considered a danger to free blacks?

How were black and white voluntary associations similar during the antebellum period?

Why was it difficult for blacks to find jobs in the North after 1820?

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