Midterm: The African American Experience
Midterm examination
- 1.In the triangular trade system, Britain exchanged goods for slaves which they exported to America. Which is one thing that they did NOT trade to local African chiefs?
- A.
Textiles
- B.
Sugar
- C.
Guns
- D.
Liquor
- 2.The trip across the Atlantic ocean from Africa to America was called the middle passage. About what percentage of slaves died during this voyage?
- A.
Almost none
- B.
About a quarter
- C.
About a half
- D.
Only a few survived.
- 3.The slaves landed in one of the Caribbean islands for "seasoning." The purpose of seasoning was to _________ their spirits.
- A.
Ignore
- B.
Deepen
- C.
Humor
- D.
Break
- 4.After dropping off their human cargo the slave ships returned to England filled with American products. Which of the following was NOT sent to Europe.
- A.
Tobacco
- B.
Gun powder
- C.
Sugar
- D.
Cotton
- 5.Virginia (1661), Maryland, and the Carolinas were the first colonies to recognize slavery as a legal institution. According to these laws, a child of an African woman would be given the status of:
- A.
A slave
- B.
A free person
- C.
An indentured servant
- D.
A slave owner
- 6.Slavery was justified on many reasons. Which was NOT a popular belief of slave owners?
- A.
Black souis could be saved.
- B.
The black skin of slaves was due to God's punishment.
- C.
All people including slaves are created equal by their Creator
- D.
Slaves were a separate species.
- 7.By the time the Civil War broke out, the African American population was about _____ million.
- A.
4.5
- B.
120
- C.
1
- D.
350
- 8.Most white Southerners owned slaves.
- A.
True
- B.
False
- 9.Marriage was an important facet of the lives of slaves.
- A.
True
- B.
False
- 10.Christianity was used by slave owners to make slaves _____________.
- A.
Independent
- B.
Fighting warriors
- C.
Docile
- D.
Good students
- 11.The first state to outlaw slavery was _______________.
- A.
Massachusetts
- B.
New York
- C.
New Jersey
- D.
Virginia
- 12.People who fought to end slavery were called _______________.
- A.
Gladiators
- B.
Abolitionists
- C.
Slave masters
- D.
Compromisers
- 13.Which Supreme Court case made it illegal throughout the country to aid fugitive slaves?
- A.
Dred Scott
- B.
Frederick Douglas
- C.
Nat Turner
- D.
Southampton
- 14.Which of the following laws did NOT give rights to African Americans?
- A.
The Emancipation Proclamation
- B.
The Thirteenth Amendment
- C.
The Black Codes
- D.
The Reconstruction Act of 1867.
- 15.In the South the laws used to take rights away from African Americans were called:
- A.
Booker T. Washington laws
- B.
The Supreme Court laws
- C.
The Equal Accommodations Law
- D.
The Jim Crow laws.
- 16.Despite discrimination and economic hardship, many African Americans volunteered to serve as soldiers during World War I and World War II.
- A.
True
- B.
False
- 17.Which was NOT a Civil Rights organization fighting for equal rights for all people?
- A.
CORE
- B.
KKK
- C.
SCLC
- D.
NAACP
- E.
The National Urban League
- 18.There were many heroes fighting to end segregation. Who below was NOT a fighter for equal rights?
- A.
Martin Luther King, Jr.
- B.
Eugene "Bull" Connor
- C.
Medgar Evers
- D.
Civil Rights demonstrators
- 19.After his murder, Dr. King's vision of a Civil Rights struggle based on love turned into frequent urban unrest and racial violence.
- A.
True
- B.
False
- 20.Research has substantiated many qualities about the African American family. Which one of the following is UNSUBSTANTIATED?
- A.
The African American family tends to be traditional and conservative.
- B.
The African American family tends to be religious and encourages hard work.
- C.
The African American family highly values its children.
- D.
The African American family is plagued by a host of social dysfunctions.
- 21.Schools with a predominantly black student population tend to have better facilities, superior programs, and a higher ratio of teachers to students than schools with predominantly white populations.
- A.
True
- B.
False
- 22.What is true about the income gap between African American and white workers?
- A.
The gap of income between African Americans and whites is rapidly narrowing.
- B.
African American workers earn only about 60% of white workers.
- C.
African Americans report higher job satisfaction and mobility than white workers.
- D.
Younger African Americans are less likely to be unemployed than older African Americans.
- 23.The infant mortality rate for African Americans is twice as high as that for white Americans.
- A.
True
- B.
False
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