the person who was in charge of the slaves

What was the different between rural poor and tenant famers?

tenant farmers rented farm land

What was the purpose of the slave codes?

to prevent slaves from rebelling

What were the slave codes?

rules/laws that slaves had to follow

How did plantation owners measure their wealth?

by number of acres and number of slaves

a slave who led group of followers on a rampage for freedom

Who was Harriet Tubman?

a slave escaped and helped other slaves escape

Why was the extended family important to enslaved people?

helped raise kids if parents were sold

How did African American culture develop in cities in the South?

formed their own communities including churches

Why were the major cities near waterways?

trade, transportation, and communication

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1
The network of safe houses that assisted runaway enslaved people was known as
the slave codes
the secret passage
the Underground Railroad
the runaway homes
2
What is an overseer?
the person who was in charge of the slaves
the leader of the black family
the leader of the white family
the person who ran the plantation
3
Who were yeomen?
small farmers
government officials
plantation owners
slaves
4
What was the role of religion with African American slaves?
mixed African traditions with Christianity
all of the above
helped enslaved people have joy and express sadness
showed hope and resistance
5
What was the different between rural poor and tenant famers?
tenant farmers were harder workers
rural poor were harder workers
rural poor rented farm land
tenant farmers rented farm land
6
The main goal of plantation owners was
build factories
earn a profit
produce more cotton
build a larger plantation
7
What was the majority of the population by 1860 in the South?
enslaved people
freemen
white non-slave owners
slave owners
8
What was the purpose of the slave codes?
to help slaves escape
to prevent slaves from rebelling
to help slaves better themselves
to help slaves become citizens
9
What were the slave codes?
rules/laws that slaves had to follow
rules to help slaves better their lives
code of conduct for slaves
codes of behavior
10
How did plantation owners measure their wealth?
by number of slaves
by number of acres
by number of acres and number of slaves
by how large their house was
11
Who was Nat Turner?
a slave who led group of followers on a rampage for freedom
a slave who was freed
overtook his plantation owner and killed him
a slave who founded the Underground Railroad
12
Who was Harriet Tubman?
a slave who participated in Nat Turner's rebellion
a slave who built a railroad
a slave who joined the Union Army
a slave escaped and helped other slaves escape
13
What were the largest group of whites in the South?
tenant farmers
yeomen
rural poor
plantation owners
14
What does it mean if something is legal?
permitted by the boss
not permitted by law
permitted by law
not permitted by the boss
15
Why was the extended family important to enslaved people?
helped bring in more money for their family
helped educated the kids
helped spread the work load
helped raise kids if parents were sold
16
How did African American culture develop in cities in the South?
resisted their owners
formed their own communities including churches
Opened schools
talked to each other through the Underground Railroad
17
Why were the major cities near waterways?
trade, transportation, and communication
there is no reason--it's coincidence
source of water for crops
that's where people wanted them
18
African American folk songs that expressed passionate beliefs of South's slaves were called
spirituals
yeomen
overseers
slave codes

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