Question 1

What was the term used to describe segregated facilities?

Accepted Answer

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Question 2

What is true of the free black population in America from the period from 1820 to 1860?

Accepted Answer

A)  Most of the free population was over the age of 55. 
B)  The actual number of free blacks went down over the period. 
C)  More women than men were free. 
D)  Few of the free blacks lived in the cities. 
A)  Most of the free population was over the age of 55. 
B)  The actual number of free blacks went down over the period. 
C)  More women than men were free. 
D)  Few of the free blacks lived in the cities.

Question 3

What form of discrimination did all free blacks in urban areas face in the North?

Accepted Answer

A)  disfranchisement 
B)  segregation 
C)  inability to own property 
D)  inability to own a gun 
A)  disfranchisement 
B)  segregation 
C)  inability to own property 
D)  inability to own a gun

Question 4

Most white northerners in the period 1820-1860

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A)  were generally more liberal than southerners in race issues. 
B)  wanted nothing to do with blacks, and had the same kind of racist ideas as southerners. 
C)  were about equally divided between those who wanted slavery to continue and those who fought against it. 
D)  thought that blacks were very hard, honest workers, and would take jobs away from them. 
A)  were generally more liberal than southerners in race issues. 
B)  wanted nothing to do with blacks, and had the same kind of racist ideas as southerners. 
C)  were about equally divided between those who wanted slavery to continue and those who fought against it. 
D)  thought that blacks were very hard, honest workers, and would take jobs away from them.

Question 5

Which of the following statements about segregation is true?

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A)  The "better classes" of blacks were sometimes allowed into facilities reserved for whites. 
B)  Blacks faced many difficulties in trying to ride public transportation, although they often had no choice but to attempt to ride them. 
C)  Segregation was only apparent in the South. 
D)  Segregation of public facilities only began in the 20th century. 
A)  The "better classes" of blacks were sometimes allowed into facilities reserved for whites. 
B)  Blacks faced many difficulties in trying to ride public transportation, although they often had no choice but to attempt to ride them. 
C)  Segregation was only apparent in the South. 
D)  Segregation of public facilities only began in the 20th century.

Question 6

What types of laws did Indiana, Michigan, Iowa and Wisconsin pass regarding black citizens in their states?

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A)  They all allowed blacks to vote, and banned segregation. 
B)  They all pushed for women's rights well before the beginning of the national women's rights movement. 
C)  They banned all blacks from the state in their constitutions. 
D)  They tried to bring slavery into their states, but failed. 
A)  They all allowed blacks to vote, and banned segregation. 
B)  They all pushed for women's rights well before the beginning of the national women's rights movement. 
C)  They banned all blacks from the state in their constitutions. 
D)  They tried to bring slavery into their states, but failed.

Question 7

How were Deep South free blacks' lives different from other free blacks' lives?

Accepted Answer

A)  There were more free blacks in the Deep South, but they had fewer rights. 
B)  Free blacks in the Deep South generally had parents who were both directly from Africa. 
C)  A sophisticated caste system developed in the Deep South, with free blacks often more closely identifying with the white masters than slaves. 
D)  There were no free blacks in the Deep South. 
A)  There were more free blacks in the Deep South, but they had fewer rights. 
B)  Free blacks in the Deep South generally had parents who were both directly from Africa. 
C)  A sophisticated caste system developed in the Deep South, with free blacks often more closely identifying with the white masters than slaves. 
D)  There were no free blacks in the Deep South.

Question 8

What was true about blacks and admission to institutions of higher learning?

Accepted Answer

A)  It was often easier to come by than primary education. 
B)  No college or university in the North allowed students of both races to attend. 
C)  Higher education for blacks was very similar to college today. 
D)  Blacks generally were not interested in a college-level education at this time. 
A)  It was often easier to come by than primary education. 
B)  No college or university in the North allowed students of both races to attend. 
C)  Higher education for blacks was very similar to college today. 
D)  Blacks generally were not interested in a college-level education at this time.

Question 9

Where were the two largest African Methodist Episcopal churches?

Accepted Answer

A)  Virginia and New Orleans 
B)  New York City and Philadelphia 
C)  Massachusetts and Vermont 
D)  Rhode Island and New York 
A)  Virginia and New Orleans 
B)  New York City and Philadelphia 
C)  Massachusetts and Vermont 
D)  Rhode Island and New York

Question 10

What was not the result of inadequate public funding for black schools in the North?

Accepted Answer

A)  Teaching suffered, since the pay was so low. 
B)  Many northerners, even those who favored abolition, thought that black students were poorer intellectually. 
C)  Some black leaders began to push for integrated schools in the North. 
D)  White teachers refused to teach there at all. 
A)  Teaching suffered, since the pay was so low. 
B)  Many northerners, even those who favored abolition, thought that black students were poorer intellectually. 
C)  Some black leaders began to push for integrated schools in the North. 
D)  White teachers refused to teach there at all.

Question 11

How did the free black family in the North change in the time period between 1820 and 1860?

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A)  The number of two-parent households began to increase as more slaves were freed. 
B)  More became single-parent households, with women heading them. 
C)  The number of two-parent households remained steady. 
D)  Black families began having more children, on average, than white families. 
A)  The number of two-parent households began to increase as more slaves were freed. 
B)  More became single-parent households, with women heading them. 
C)  The number of two-parent households remained steady. 
D)  Black families began having more children, on average, than white families.

Question 12

Black communities in the Deep South

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A)  failed to develop, since whites cracked down so hard on the free population. 
B)  developed slowly, and with few fraternal organizations, and more free blacks remained illiterate compared to other sections of the country. 
C)  developed with many of the same institutions as in the Upper South and North, except that black communities often lacked a separate church. 
D)  developed with exactly the same pattern as in other regions of the country. 
A)  failed to develop, since whites cracked down so hard on the free population. 
B)  developed slowly, and with few fraternal organizations, and more free blacks remained illiterate compared to other sections of the country. 
C)  developed with many of the same institutions as in the Upper South and North, except that black communities often lacked a separate church. 
D)  developed with exactly the same pattern as in other regions of the country.

Question 13

What themes did many black authors during the period emphasize?

Accepted Answer

A)  They emphasized slavery and the contradictions between it and American stated values. 
B)  If blacks trusted in God, slavery would end. 
C)  They emphasized the kindness of many northerners and the evils of many southerners. 
D)  Black authors generally tried to mimic white authors, and looked at many of the same themes. 
A)  They emphasized slavery and the contradictions between it and American stated values. 
B)  If blacks trusted in God, slavery would end. 
C)  They emphasized the kindness of many northerners and the evils of many southerners. 
D)  Black authors generally tried to mimic white authors, and looked at many of the same themes.

Question 14

What were "black laws"?

Accepted Answer

A)  laws that set up certain rights for blacks, including some rights previously held by whites only 
B)  laws that made it more difficult for blacks to come into an area 
C)  laws that forbid blacks from entering certain professions like law and medicine 
D)  laws that segregated blacks into inferior accommodations on transportation 
A)  laws that set up certain rights for blacks, including some rights previously held by whites only 
B)  laws that made it more difficult for blacks to come into an area 
C)  laws that forbid blacks from entering certain professions like law and medicine 
D)  laws that segregated blacks into inferior accommodations on transportation

Question 15

What types of jobs were black women able to find?

Accepted Answer

A)  shoemakers or barbers 
B)  domestic servants or seamstresses 
C)  secretarial or clerical work 
D)  waitresses in restaurants 
A)  shoemakers or barbers 
B)  domestic servants or seamstresses 
C)  secretarial or clerical work 
D)  waitresses in restaurants

Question 16

What were some of the results of racial segregation?

Accepted Answer

A)  Black and white relations were often quite good, since whites felt superior. 
B)  Blacks began to be separated by class, since upper-class blacks did not have to deal with segregation as much. 
C)  Blacks lived in segregated communities in northern cities. 
D)  Blacks admired whites and their accomplishments. 
A)  Black and white relations were often quite good, since whites felt superior. 
B)  Blacks began to be separated by class, since upper-class blacks did not have to deal with segregation as much. 
C)  Blacks lived in segregated communities in northern cities. 
D)  Blacks admired whites and their accomplishments.

Question 17

Which of the following was not true about the black elite?

Accepted Answer

A)  The black elite could serve as a bridge between liberal whites and the black community. 
B)  They were often clergy, black professionals or businessmen who had attained some status in a segregated community. 
C)  Complexion played no role in status in urban areas. 
D)  Some black elites could gain significant amounts of wealth. 
A)  The black elite could serve as a bridge between liberal whites and the black community. 
B)  They were often clergy, black professionals or businessmen who had attained some status in a segregated community. 
C)  Complexion played no role in status in urban areas. 
D)  Some black elites could gain significant amounts of wealth.

Question 18

What party brought about the repeal of Ohio's black laws?

Accepted Answer

The Ohio F

Question 19

What was the most famous bi-racial university during the antebellum period?

Accepted Answer

Oberlin Co

Question 20

How did New York deal with voting requirements for blacks?

Accepted Answer

A)  It allowed both black and white women to vote, with no property requirements. 
B)  It completely eliminated the right to vote for all blacks. 
C)  It eliminated the property requirement for whites, but continued to have it for black men. 
D)  It refused to change its property requirements for either whites or blacks. 
A)  It allowed both black and white women to vote, with no property requirements. 
B)  It completely eliminated the right to vote for all blacks. 
C)  It eliminated the property requirement for whites, but continued to have it for black men. 
D)  It refused to change its property requirements for either whites or blacks.

Exam 7: Free Black People in Antebellum America

What was the term used to describe segregated facilities?

What is true of the free black population in America from the period from 1820 to 1860?

What form of discrimination did all free blacks in urban areas face in the North?

Most white northerners in the period 1820-1860

Which of the following statements about segregation is true?

What types of laws did Indiana, Michigan, Iowa and Wisconsin pass regarding black citizens in their states?

How were Deep South free blacks' lives different from other free blacks' lives?

What was true about blacks and admission to institutions of higher learning?

Where were the two largest African Methodist Episcopal churches?

What was not the result of inadequate public funding for black schools in the North?

How did the free black family in the North change in the time period between 1820 and 1860?

Black communities in the Deep South

What themes did many black authors during the period emphasize?

What were "black laws"?

What types of jobs were black women able to find?

What were some of the results of racial segregation?

Which of the following was not true about the black elite?

What party brought about the repeal of Ohio's black laws?

What was the most famous bi-racial university during the antebellum period?

How did New York deal with voting requirements for blacks?

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