African-american History T0 1877.
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- 1.The journey from Africa across the Atlantic Ocean was known as...
- A.
Triangular trade.
- B.
The Middle Passage.
- C.
The Dark Journey.
- D.
None of the above.
- 2.The first known sale of slaves occurred...
- A.
...In Virginia, 1776.
- B.
...In Massachusetts, 1818.
- C.
...In New York, 1619.
- D.
...In Virginia, 1619.
- 3.Approximately how many people were stolen from Africa as a result of the slave trade?
- A.
13 Million.
- B.
18 Million.
- C.
24 Million.
- D.
28 Million.
- 4.Which of the following was the first state to abolish slavery?
- A.
Massachusetts.
- B.
New York.
- C.
Pennsylvania.
- D.
Virginia.
- 5.Read the following statement and indicate if it is "true" or "false". Slavery was a flawed economic system, and it nearly disappeared from North America by the early 1790s.
- A.
TRUE.
- B.
FALSE.
- 6.The type of cotton that could be grown easily in the southern U.S (but it has LOTS of seeds) is...
- A.
Long Staple.
- B.
Short Staple.
- C.
Medium Staple.
- D.
Q-Tips.
- 7.The invention by Eli Whitney, the Cotton Gin (or "Jin"), proved to be ironic because...
- A.
Eli Whitney was allergic to cotton.
- B.
Eli Whitney was a tobacco farmer.
- C.
Eli Whitney was an abolitionist, and hoped that his invention would end slavery.
- D.
Eli Whitney stole the idea from a slave.
- 8.Bringing African slaves into the United States became illegal in...
- A.
1619.
- B.
1776.
- C.
1819.
- D.
1865.
- 9.The most famous slave rebellion involving the United States did not take place on a plantation, but on a ship named...
- A.
The Amistad.
- B.
The Tacorra.
- C.
The Cinque (Cinbe).
- D.
La Revoluccion.
- 10.The leader of the slaves on the ship from #11 was named...
- A.
Amistad.
- B.
Tacorra.
- C.
Cinque (Cinbe).
- D.
None of the above.
- 11.Which of the following led a slave rebellion in the United States?
- A.
Gabriel Prosser.
- B.
Denmark Vesey.
- C.
Nat Turner.
- D.
All of the above.
- 12.As a response to slave rebellions, southern states passed a series of harsh laws to punish slaves. These laws were called...
- A.
The Black Laws.
- B.
The Slave Codes
- C.
The Law of Suffrage.
- D.
None of the above.
- 13.People opposed to slavery, and willing to use their own money and even violence to end it was known as...
- A.
Agnostics.
- B.
Anglo-Saxons.
- C.
Abolitionists.
- D.
Extortionists.
- 14.The most famous newspaper to oppose slavery was run by William Lloyd Garrison and called...
- A.
The Prognosticator.
- B.
The Liberator.
- C.
The Abolitionist Times.
- D.
The New York Times.
- 15.In the south, the number of people who owned a single slave (or more) was...
- A.
25%
- B.
40%
- C.
75%
- D.
90%
- 16.The Underground Railroad was...
- A.
The first subway in America (in New York City).
- B.
A secret train that carried runaway slaves from the south to the north.
- C.
A series of tunnels, secret trails, caves, and safe-houses used by slaves to escape.
- D.
How slaves referred to the afterlife.
- 17.The most famous guide on the Underground Railroad was...
- A.
Rosa Parks.
- B.
Martin Luther King Jr.
- C.
Louisa May Alcott.
- D.
Harriet Tubman.
- 18.The first African-American former slave to publish his autobiography was...
- A.
Frederick Douglass.
- B.
Sojourner Truth.
- C.
Dred Scott.
- D.
William Lloyd Garrison.
- 19.The slave who was on free land when his master died, and who sued for his freedom was named...
- A.
Frederick Douglass.
- B.
Dred Scott.
- C.
Sojourner Truth.
- D.
Nat Turner.
- 20.Which of the following added to the rise in abolitionism?
- A.
Dred Scott Decision.
- B.
Uncle Tom's Cabin.
- C.
The Fugitive Slave Law.
- D.
All of the above.
- 21.The Fugitive Slave Law of 1850 said...
- A.
Southern slave-owners have a right to go into free states to recapture their slaves.
- B.
Slavery is allowed in northern states too.
- C.
Slavery is abolished in Canada.
- D.
All of the above.
- 22.Which Amendment to the U.S. Constitution guaranteed equal protection for all U.S. citizens?
- A.
10th Amendment.
- B.
13th Amendment.
- C.
14th Amendment.
- D.
15th Amendment.
- 23.Which Amendment to the U.S. Constitution ended slavery?
- A.
10th Amendment.
- B.
13th Amendment.
- C.
14th Amendment.
- D.
15th Amendment.
- 24.Which Amendment gave African-American men the right to vote?
- A.
10th Amendment.
- B.
13th Amendment.
- C.
14th Amendment.
- D.
15th Amendment.
- 25.The agricultural economic system where the farmer rents land and equipment for 50-75% of the profits is called...
- A.
Jim Crow Laws.
- B.
Manumission.
- C.
Reconstruction.
- D.
Sharecropping.
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