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Duplicate of Ch.20 African Americans at Mid-19th Century
Duplicate of Ch.20 African Americans at Mid-19th Century
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U.S. History 8 #slavery #ushistory
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1
Many white southerners who did not own slaves still supported slavery because they knew that
slaveholders were the South's natural leaders.
the South's economy depended on slave labor.
they would have their own slaves someday.
the Constitution did not ban slavery in the South.
2
The Underground Railroad was
a secret route to Mexico where slavery was prohibited.
a network of secret routes and safe houses to go north.
an underground tunnel that went north.
a train used by African Americans to go north.
3
Between 1839 and 1860, the amount of land in the South devoted to cotton
stayed about the same.
about doubled.
decreased slightly.
increased slowly.
4
The most common way slaves resisted slavery was by
finding ways to avoid work.
killing their owners.
organizing slave uprisings.
running away to the North.
5
African cultural traditions were expressed in all the following
except
the living conditions endured by slaves.
the stories and folktales told by slaves.
the songs and spirituals sung by slaves.
the art of quilts created by slaves.
6
From Norfolk to Port Lavaca, about how wide was the cotton kingdom in 1860?
1,200 miles
400 miles
2,400 miles
800 miles
7
Who invented the Cotton Gin?
Harriet Tubman
Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.
Eli Whitney
Nat Turner
8
The great majority of slaves worked as
field hands.
skilled craftspeople.
factory workers.
household servants.
9
From 1801 to 1860, the system of slavery moved mainly
east onto islands off the Atlantic Coast.
south into Florida and the Caribbean.
west into the Mississippi Valley and Texas.
north in to the Ohio Valley and Louisiana Territory.
10
What invention accounts for the changes shown on the map?
cotton gin
sewing machine
steamboat
mechanical reaper
11
Who was Harriet Tubman?
A rich woman who paid for slaves to seek their freedom.
A Washington politician.
An abolitionist who led slaves to freedom.
A women's suffrage reformist.
12
What does this map show?
the routes followed by runaway slaves
the rising value of slaves
the growth of the cotton kingdom
the end of the Atlantic slave trade
13
Slaveholders used all of these methods to control enslaved African Americans
except
threatening severe punishment to slaves who did not obey.
keeping slaves ignorant by not educating them properly.
treating slaves like grown-up children.
promising slaves their freedom if they worked hard.
14
Who was Nat Turner?
A southern black preacher.
Led a rebellion set out to kill every white in sight.
A nonviolent abolitionist.
A ruthless slaveholder.
15
What was the main effect of the cotton gin on slaves?
It decreased the value of slaves.
It increased the demand for slaves.
It made slaves' lives easier.
It ended the Atlantic slave trade.
16
Free blacks living in both the North and the South
lived side by side with whites.
preferred living apart
faced discrimination and racism.
had the same rights as whites.
17
What slaves generally feared most of all was being
sent back to Africa.
caught while running away.
sold away from their families.
disrespectful to their elders.
18
African American quilts were used for all the following
except
expressing their mixed African and American culture.
illustrating Biblical stories.
communicating amongst slaves.
to start fires.
19
The map suggests selling slaves for the slave trade was more profitable than raising cotton in
Texas and Arkansas.
Georgia and Alabama.
Louisiana and Mississippi.
Virginia and Kentucky.
20
When gathered together in their "invisible churches," slaves
taught their children the value of silence.
kept their African languages alive.
brought joy and comfort to each other.
preached a message of obedience to their owners.
