Question 1

What types of tactics did the AASS generally not condone or use?

Accepted Answer

A)  mass mailings 
B)  speeches and lectures 
C)  violence 
D)  massive petitioning campaign 
A)  mass mailings 
B)  speeches and lectures 
C)  violence 
D)  massive petitioning campaign

Question 2

How did the New York Liberty Party interpret the Constitution?

Accepted Answer

A)  They felt that it supported slavery and should be replaced or amended. 
B)  They felt that it outlawed slavery throughout the entire country. 
C)  They thought that it provided a justification for outlawing slavery in the territories. 
D)  They felt it should be abolished and replaced with a semi-communistic system. 
A)  They felt that it supported slavery and should be replaced or amended. 
B)  They felt that it outlawed slavery throughout the entire country. 
C)  They thought that it provided a justification for outlawing slavery in the territories. 
D)  They felt it should be abolished and replaced with a semi-communistic system.

Question 3

Which of the following is true about black participation in the new AFASS versus the AASS?

Accepted Answer

A)  The AFASS forbid any black involvement. 
B)  Blacks had a greater, more prominent, leadership role in the AFASS. 
C)  The AFASS had more black members, but refused to allow blacks to have leadership roles. 
D)  The AASS always had more prominent blacks in leadership positions. 
A)  The AFASS forbid any black involvement. 
B)  Blacks had a greater, more prominent, leadership role in the AFASS. 
C)  The AFASS had more black members, but refused to allow blacks to have leadership roles. 
D)  The AASS always had more prominent blacks in leadership positions.

Question 4

Of the following groups, which did not suffer from discrimination and prejudice at the same time as African Americans?

Accepted Answer

A)  Native Americans 
B)  Catholics 
C)  many European immigrants 
D)  Russian nationals 
A)  Native Americans 
B)  Catholics 
C)  many European immigrants 
D)  Russian nationals

Question 5

What were some of the problems the antislavery movement encountered in its interracial efforts?

Accepted Answer

A)  Whites refused to allow blacks to have equal status in the organizations, despite their language of equality and justice. 
B)  Antislavery organizations were actually very well integrated and allowed blacks huge levels of power. 
C)  The antislavery movement was completely white, and was never an interracial effort. 
D)  Whites in California refused to accept changes made by northern whites. 
A)  Whites refused to allow blacks to have equal status in the organizations, despite their language of equality and justice. 
B)  Antislavery organizations were actually very well integrated and allowed blacks huge levels of power. 
C)  The antislavery movement was completely white, and was never an interracial effort. 
D)  Whites in California refused to accept changes made by northern whites.

Question 6

Examine Map 9-2. What does the map indicate about travel for blacks in the South prior to the Civil War? (Answer, page 227) [Conceptual]
49? 50. Who was Mary Ann Shadd Cary?

Accepted Answer

A)  a woman who promoted racial integration and black migration to Canada 
B)  a woman who helped bring down the underground railroad, through exposing members 
C)  the wife of an important Congressman who helped fund the railroad 
D)  a journalist, and former slave, who reported on the escapees 
A)  a woman who promoted racial integration and black migration to Canada 
B)  a woman who helped bring down the underground railroad, through exposing members 
C)  the wife of an important Congressman who helped fund the railroad 
D)  a journalist, and former slave, who reported on the escapees

Question 7

How did whites justify racism in the 1830s and 1840s?

Accepted Answer

A)  Many whites actually began to denounce racism in this time period. 
B)  Scientists argued that racial differences were permanent, and indicated people's status in the world. 
C)  Scientists at that time argued that race was the product of environment. 
D)  Scientists argued that non-whites actually began the human race, but didn't benefit it technologically. 
A)  Many whites actually began to denounce racism in this time period. 
B)  Scientists argued that racial differences were permanent, and indicated people's status in the world. 
C)  Scientists at that time argued that race was the product of environment. 
D)  Scientists argued that non-whites actually began the human race, but didn't benefit it technologically.

Question 8

What were the goals of the American Anti-Slavery Society?

Accepted Answer

A)  to restrict slavery to the South where it already existed 
B)  the immediate end to slavery, with no compensation for owners 
C)  the gradual end to slavery, with some compensation to owners for their losses 
D)  the immediate end to slavery, with some compensation for owners 
A)  to restrict slavery to the South where it already existed 
B)  the immediate end to slavery, with no compensation for owners 
C)  the gradual end to slavery, with some compensation to owners for their losses 
D)  the immediate end to slavery, with some compensation for owners

Question 9

What was a main difference between the Liberty Party and the "Old Organization" of the AASS?

Accepted Answer

A)  The "Old Organization" stopped participating in politics, and the Liberty Party was an official third party in the American political system. 
B)  The Liberty Party stopped participating in politics, and the "Old Organization" was an official third party in the American political system. 
C)  The "Old Organization" became far more prominent in politics. 
D)  The Liberty Party wanted to destroy the Constitution, since it promoted and defended slavery. 
A)  The "Old Organization" stopped participating in politics, and the Liberty Party was an official third party in the American political system. 
B)  The Liberty Party stopped participating in politics, and the "Old Organization" was an official third party in the American political system. 
C)  The "Old Organization" became far more prominent in politics. 
D)  The Liberty Party wanted to destroy the Constitution, since it promoted and defended slavery.

Question 10

Which of the following statements is true about blacks in the AASS?

Accepted Answer

A)  They were often refused leadership roles or large influence in decisions. 
B)  They were considered, and treated as, the complete equals to whites. 
C)  They were never allowed to be members of the AASS. 
D)  The only black member was Frederick Douglass. 
A)  They were often refused leadership roles or large influence in decisions. 
B)  They were considered, and treated as, the complete equals to whites. 
C)  They were never allowed to be members of the AASS. 
D)  The only black member was Frederick Douglass.

Question 11

What role did the Black Convention Movement play in the abolitionist movement?

Accepted Answer

A)  It had no role at all, since whites cracked down on the organization and refused to allow it to meet. 
B)  It was a very conservative force, and said that white supremacy should be acceptable if whites were kind and generous to subservient blacks. 
C)  It called for violent uprisings to slaughter slaveholders in the South. 
D)  It provided a forum for antislavery ideas and the development of black leadership. 
A)  It had no role at all, since whites cracked down on the organization and refused to allow it to meet. 
B)  It was a very conservative force, and said that white supremacy should be acceptable if whites were kind and generous to subservient blacks. 
C)  It called for violent uprisings to slaughter slaveholders in the South. 
D)  It provided a forum for antislavery ideas and the development of black leadership.

Question 12

Which of the following statements is true about the operation of the underground railroad?

Accepted Answer

A)  Escapees never returned to assist the railroad and help others escape - it was too dangerous. 
B)  Operation of the railroad was a life-threatening endeavor for whites only, as blacks would only be returned to slavery, not harmed. 
C)  Blacks were the only ones active on the railroad. 
D)  Prior to the growth of the railroad, the escape was known as the "line of posts." 
A)  Escapees never returned to assist the railroad and help others escape - it was too dangerous. 
B)  Operation of the railroad was a life-threatening endeavor for whites only, as blacks would only be returned to slavery, not harmed. 
C)  Blacks were the only ones active on the railroad. 
D)  Prior to the growth of the railroad, the escape was known as the "line of posts."

Question 13

Which of the following was the most important black institution in the antislavery movement?

Accepted Answer

A)  newspapers 
B)  mutual aid societies 
C)  labor organizations 
D)  churches 
A)  newspapers 
B)  mutual aid societies 
C)  labor organizations 
D)  churches

What types of tactics did the AASS generally not condone or use?

How did the New York Liberty Party interpret the Constitution?

Which of the following is true about black participation in the new AFASS versus the AASS?

Of the following groups, which did not suffer from discrimination and prejudice at the same time as African Americans?

What were some of the problems the antislavery movement encountered in its interracial efforts?

Examine Map 9-2. What does the map indicate about travel for blacks in the South prior to the Civil War? (Answer, page 227) [Conceptual] 49? 50. Who was Mary Ann Shadd Cary?

How did whites justify racism in the 1830s and 1840s?

What were the goals of the American Anti-Slavery Society?

What was a main difference between the Liberty Party and the "Old Organization" of the AASS?

Which of the following statements is true about blacks in the AASS?

What role did the Black Convention Movement play in the abolitionist movement?

Which of the following statements is true about the operation of the underground railroad?

Which of the following was the most important black institution in the antislavery movement?

Africa

Middle Passage

Black People in Colonial North America

Rising Expectations: African Americans and the Struggle for Independence

African Americans in the New Nation, 1783-1820

Life in the Cotton Kingdom

Free Black People in Antebellum America

Opposition to Slavery

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 9: Let Your Motto Be Resistance

What types of tactics did the AASS generally not condone or use?

How did the New York Liberty Party interpret the Constitution?

Which of the following is true about black participation in the new AFASS versus the AASS?

Of the following groups, which did not suffer from discrimination and prejudice at the same time as African Americans?

What were some of the problems the antislavery movement encountered in its interracial efforts?

Examine Map 9-2. What does the map indicate about travel for blacks in the South prior to the Civil War? (Answer, page 227) [Conceptual] 49? 50. Who was Mary Ann Shadd Cary?

How did whites justify racism in the 1830s and 1840s?

What were the goals of the American Anti-Slavery Society?

What was a main difference between the Liberty Party and the "Old Organization" of the AASS?

Which of the following statements is true about blacks in the AASS?

What role did the Black Convention Movement play in the abolitionist movement?

Which of the following statements is true about the operation of the underground railroad?

Which of the following was the most important black institution in the antislavery movement?

Africa

Middle Passage

Black People in Colonial North America

Rising Expectations: African Americans and the Struggle for Independence

African Americans in the New Nation, 1783-1820

Life in the Cotton Kingdom

Free Black People in Antebellum America

Opposition to Slavery

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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