Slave Family, Abuse, Religion

Question 1

What did religion provide slaves?

Accepted Answer

Therapy to survive slavery, Hope for a better day

Question 2

What of the following is the best example of mental abuse?

Accepted Answer

Auctions

Question 3

What are the 3 types of abuse?

Accepted Answer

Mental, physical, sexual

Question 4

Who were slave preachers?

Accepted Answer

slaves/free black who knew how to read/understand the bible

Question 5

How many categories of slaves were there?

Accepted Answer

2

Question 6

What were the responsibilities of the house servant?

Accepted Answer

Slaughter animals and cook, Care for house and garden

Question 7

What biblical stories did they use?

Accepted Answer

Job, Moses, David vs. Goliath

Question 8

What is xenophobia?

Accepted Answer

fear of the unknown/people different from oneself

Question 9

What did preachers do to help slaves?

Accepted Answer

Taught them how to read/write, spread news from plantation to plantation

Question 10

What was the "Invisible Institution?"

Accepted Answer

Practicing their religion without their master's knowledge

Question 11

What is a story in the Old Testament used to justify slavery?

Accepted Answer

Mark of Cain, Curse of Cham

Question 12

What were the requirements of the field slave?

Accepted Answer

plant crops, harvest crops

Question 13

Who comprised the slave family?

Accepted Answer

Everybody on the plantation

Question 14

What did slaves families do with their free time?

Accepted Answer

Drink, Gamble, Pray, Laugh, Love, Cry

Question 15

What were the dominant crops that grew in the South?

Accepted Answer

Tobacco, Cotton, Sugar Cane

Question 16

Who were victims of sexual abuse?

Accepted Answer

Mostly women, but also men and children

Question 17

Which of the following is the most common form of physical abuse?

Accepted Answer

Whipping, Flogging

Question 18

African Americans believed in....?

Accepted Answer

Good and bad "spirits"

Question 19

Why did owners abuse slaves?

Accepted Answer

Maintain order, Establish discipline, Motivate

Question 20

Why was there a need to have religion in the English colonies?

Accepted Answer

administer ceremonies (births, marriages, death, etc)

Question 21

Why did preachers use these stories?

Accepted Answer

God tests the characters and rewards their faith/actions, slaves could relate to the characters

Question 22

Why keep slaves isolated on the plantation on a daily basis?

Accepted Answer

Prevent them from learning to read/write

Question 23

African religion can be summarized as what type of belief system?

Accepted Answer

Polytheistic, Influenced by Islam

Question 24

What is a "spiritual?"

Accepted Answer

songs, dances, drums that connected them to God

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