Question 1

Who was/were the main leader(s) of the underground railroad in the early 1840s?

Accepted Answer

A)  Harriet Tubman 
B)  Charles T. Torrey and Thomas Smallwood 
C)  Frederick Douglass 
D)  Madison Washington 
A)  Harriet Tubman 
B)  Charles T. Torrey and Thomas Smallwood 
C)  Frederick Douglass 
D)  Madison Washington B

Question 2

What statement is true about the riots during the 1830s and the 1840s?

Accepted Answer

A)  They rarely did any physical damage to cities, but murdered large numbers of blacks. 
B)  They were instigated by angry blacks, who protested the conditions of their lives. 
C)  They grew in number as the abolitionist movement grew. 
D)  They were located mainly in the South. 
A)  They rarely did any physical damage to cities, but murdered large numbers of blacks. 
B)  They were instigated by angry blacks, who protested the conditions of their lives. 
C)  They grew in number as the abolitionist movement grew. 
D)  They were located mainly in the South. C

Question 3

What did Joseph Cinque and Madison Washington have in common?

Accepted Answer

A)  They both led successful revolts aboard ships to gain their freedom. 
B)  They both led unsuccessful revolts, were killed by the American government, and became martyrs. 
C)  They were both successful black lawyers who defended slavery. 
D)  They were both white men who fought for greater restrictions on slaves. 
A)  They both led successful revolts aboard ships to gain their freedom. 
B)  They both led unsuccessful revolts, were killed by the American government, and became martyrs. 
C)  They were both successful black lawyers who defended slavery. 
D)  They were both white men who fought for greater restrictions on slaves. A

Question 4

What was the usual destination of the slaves on the underground railroad?

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Question 5

Where did Madison Washington take the Creole to gain his and his shipmates' freedom?

Accepted Answer

A)  Canada 
B)  British Bahamas 
C)  Haiti 
D)  Key West 
A)  Canada 
B)  British Bahamas 
C)  Haiti 
D)  Key West

Question 6

What was the name of Frederick Douglass's influential newspaper?

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Question 7

How were the black churches important to the abolitionist movement?

Accepted Answer

A)  Clergy attacked slavery and discrimination. 
B)  Black churches were generally not very important, since they refused to get involved in any political issues within the community. 
C)  Churches provided 75% of all funds to the antislavery organizations. 
D)  Since black churches were still controlled by whites, they made few contributions. 
A)  Clergy attacked slavery and discrimination. 
B)  Black churches were generally not very important, since they refused to get involved in any political issues within the community. 
C)  Churches provided 75% of all funds to the antislavery organizations. 
D)  Since black churches were still controlled by whites, they made few contributions.

Question 8

What was the most significant abolitionist society?

Accepted Answer

A)  American Colonization Society 
B)  Americans for a Democratic Society 
C)  Christian Freedom Organization of Philadelphia 
D)  American Anti-Slavery Society 
A)  American Colonization Society 
B)  Americans for a Democratic Society 
C)  Christian Freedom Organization of Philadelphia 
D)  American Anti-Slavery Society

Question 9

What was the eventual effect of the black nationalistic efforts?

Accepted Answer

A)  They really had little effect, since the antislavery movement eventually achieved its goal. 
B)  They were very influential, and a significant number of African Americans migrated. 
C)  They rarely included the input of blacks, since whites controlled most of the organizations. 
D)  Black nationalism led to an increase in urban riots by blacks during the 1840s. 
A)  They really had little effect, since the antislavery movement eventually achieved its goal. 
B)  They were very influential, and a significant number of African Americans migrated. 
C)  They rarely included the input of blacks, since whites controlled most of the organizations. 
D)  Black nationalism led to an increase in urban riots by blacks during the 1840s.

Question 10

The ________________ was a rule passed by Congress in effect forbidding any discussion of antislavery issues.

Accepted Answer

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Question 11

Why do we know very little about the underground railroad?

Accepted Answer

A)  The records of the organization were burned in a fire set by white mobs. 
B)  It was only a myth, told by antislavery advocates to keep black slaves' hopes alive. 
C)  It was a secret organization with no centralized command, and the efforts were separated from each other by region and time. 
D)  It existed for only two years, and had only one leader, Harriet Tubman. 
A)  The records of the organization were burned in a fire set by white mobs. 
B)  It was only a myth, told by antislavery advocates to keep black slaves' hopes alive. 
C)  It was a secret organization with no centralized command, and the efforts were separated from each other by region and time. 
D)  It existed for only two years, and had only one leader, Harriet Tubman.

Question 12

What were the frequent targets of anti-black mobs?

Accepted Answer

A)  black buildings and neighborhoods 
B)  black politicians 
C)  black women and children 
D)  Black politicians 
A)  black buildings and neighborhoods 
B)  black politicians 
C)  black women and children 
D)  Black politicians

Question 13

Why did some black abolitionists become increasingly militant during the 1840s?

Accepted Answer

A)  They were inspired by various slave rebellions and mutinies on ships. 
B)  They were unable to organize in any way because of racism. 
C)  They were extremely angry about whites continuing to subordinate women. 
D)  Historians do not yet understand this phenomenon. 
A)  They were inspired by various slave rebellions and mutinies on ships. 
B)  They were unable to organize in any way because of racism. 
C)  They were extremely angry about whites continuing to subordinate women. 
D)  Historians do not yet understand this phenomenon.

Question 14

How did the AASS critique the North in their antislavery efforts?

Accepted Answer

A)  The AASS did not critique the North, since slavery did not exist in the North. 
B)  They critiqued the North for profiting from the labor of slaves in the cotton fields through northern textile industries. 
C)  They tried to get the last remnants of slavery abolished in the North as well. 
D)  They blamed northerners who refused to pay taxes as supporting proslavery legislation. 
A)  The AASS did not critique the North, since slavery did not exist in the North. 
B)  They critiqued the North for profiting from the labor of slaves in the cotton fields through northern textile industries. 
C)  They tried to get the last remnants of slavery abolished in the North as well. 
D)  They blamed northerners who refused to pay taxes as supporting proslavery legislation.

Question 15

Why did Frederick Douglass become disillusioned with the AASS?

Accepted Answer

A)  They refused to turn toward violence, which he began to advocate. 
B)  They seemed to value him more for being a fugitive slave than for his oratory and intelligence. 
C)  He was upset because the AASS refused to press for the abolition of slavery in foreign countries as well as the United States. 
D)  He felt that the organization should turn toward the example of France and Spain in abolishing slavery. 
A)  They refused to turn toward violence, which he began to advocate. 
B)  They seemed to value him more for being a fugitive slave than for his oratory and intelligence. 
C)  He was upset because the AASS refused to press for the abolition of slavery in foreign countries as well as the United States. 
D)  He felt that the organization should turn toward the example of France and Spain in abolishing slavery.

Question 16

What was different about some of the women's antislavery societies?

Accepted Answer

A)  The women's organizations proved that women could be just as racist, if not more so, than men. 
B)  They were rarely allowed to do fundraising, since men considered that too important for women to do. 
C)  They actually allowed blacks a far larger role in their organizations. 
D)  The women's organizations were generally only interested in spreading Christianity to slaves. 
A)  The women's organizations proved that women could be just as racist, if not more so, than men. 
B)  They were rarely allowed to do fundraising, since men considered that too important for women to do. 
C)  They actually allowed blacks a far larger role in their organizations. 
D)  The women's organizations were generally only interested in spreading Christianity to slaves.

Question 17

Where did most slaves who utilized the underground railroad come from?

Accepted Answer

A)  South Carolina, where conditions were the worst 
B)  Mississippi and Alabama 
C)  New Orleans, since they had access to the Mississippi 
D)  the border states 
A)  South Carolina, where conditions were the worst 
B)  Mississippi and Alabama 
C)  New Orleans, since they had access to the Mississippi 
D)  the border states

Question 18

Examine Map 9-1. Where were the worst and most frequent race riots?

Accepted Answer

A)  New Orleans 
B)  Philadelphia 
C)  Charleston 
D)  New York City 
A)  New Orleans 
B)  Philadelphia 
C)  Charleston 
D)  New York City

Question 19

How did Douglass differ from his colleagues who favored black nationalism?

Accepted Answer

A)  He did not differ. Douglass also supported black nationalism and migration to Africa. 
B)  Only by degrees. Douglass approved of a separate black nation, but within America. 
C)  Douglass believed that blacks would eventually blend into American society. 
D)  None of these are correct. 
A)  He did not differ. Douglass also supported black nationalism and migration to Africa. 
B)  Only by degrees. Douglass approved of a separate black nation, but within America. 
C)  Douglass believed that blacks would eventually blend into American society. 
D)  None of these are correct.

Question 20

What types of arguments did the AASS not use to convince people that slavery should be abolished?

Accepted Answer

A)  They tried to convince people that slavery was a moral sin against God. 
B)  They tried to convince people that slavery led to brutality, rape and violence. 
C)  They tried to convince people that slavery was an inefficient economic system that could be better replaced by free labor. 
D)  They noted that slavery should only be allowed by inferior countries like France. 
A)  They tried to convince people that slavery was a moral sin against God. 
B)  They tried to convince people that slavery led to brutality, rape and violence. 
C)  They tried to convince people that slavery was an inefficient economic system that could be better replaced by free labor. 
D)  They noted that slavery should only be allowed by inferior countries like France.

Exam 9: Let Your Motto Be Resistance

Who was/were the main leader(s) of the underground railroad in the early 1840s?

What statement is true about the riots during the 1830s and the 1840s?

What did Joseph Cinque and Madison Washington have in common?

What was the usual destination of the slaves on the underground railroad?

Where did Madison Washington take the Creole to gain his and his shipmates' freedom?

What was the name of Frederick Douglass's influential newspaper?

How were the black churches important to the abolitionist movement?

What was the most significant abolitionist society?

What was the eventual effect of the black nationalistic efforts?

The ________________ was a rule passed by Congress in effect forbidding any discussion of antislavery issues.

Why do we know very little about the underground railroad?

What were the frequent targets of anti-black mobs?

Why did some black abolitionists become increasingly militant during the 1840s?

How did the AASS critique the North in their antislavery efforts?

Why did Frederick Douglass become disillusioned with the AASS?

What was different about some of the women's antislavery societies?

Where did most slaves who utilized the underground railroad come from?

Examine Map 9-1. Where were the worst and most frequent race riots?

How did Douglass differ from his colleagues who favored black nationalism?

What types of arguments did the AASS not use to convince people that slavery should be abolished?

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