African american, mid term

from1500-1880, _________ africans were forcibly moved from African to the americas

10-12 million

once africans boarded the slave ships for the journey to the Americas, what percentage did not survive the six to eight week voyage?

15%

the declaration of independence was signed in ______ but did not recognize it until ______

1776, 1783

after the American revolution how many slaves where in the U.S?

700 thousand

richard Allen founded the first (and largest) independent black church

African methodist Episcopal church

who became president after Abraham Lincoln?

Andrew johnson

_____________ was the basis of revolutionary ideology.

European enlightment

who wrote the antislavery novel "uncle toms cabin"?

Harriet Beecher Stowe

which scholar/ philosopher was an influence on the Enlightenment thought in Europe?

John locke

which black man selected from the South Carolina to participate in the 1864 republican national convention?

Robert Smalls

in west africa society, many families were polygneous.

a family unit of consisting of a man, his wives and their children

the origins of humanity lie in which of the following continents?

africa

how did African women's experiences different from men's experience on slave ships?

african women experienced sexual violence from the crew

in Notes on the state of Virginia, Thomas Jefferson stated that

africans were inferior to whites in terms of beauty and intelligence

what did the supreme court decide in the "dred vs. sanford case regarding Scott's rights?

black people (not just slaves) had no rights in America and therefore could not bring lawsuits before the courts.

how is the issue of freedom for blacks connected to the subject of land after the civil war?

blacks wanted their own land after receiving freedom

how did whites react to blacks attempting to establish schools in the south?

by using violence, including killing teachers

which slave-dependent crop was by far the most important to the country as a whole?

cotton

westward expansion of U.S territory encouraged 1 million American-born slaves to be sold Into the Deep South from 1790-civil war through this system

domestic slave trade

slavery for freedom? manumission

freedom

slavery or freedom? northwest ordinance

freedom

slavery or freedom? the free black class

freedom

lord dunmore, of Virginia's, proclamation promised

freedom to escaped slaves who joined the loyalists army

in the hierarchal society of west Africa, slavery _______________

functioned as means of assimilation into the west African societies

causes(s) of the American revolutionary war

harsh taxes and the lack of an American voice Britain's Parliament

in his 1690 essay, "concerning human understanding", John Locke applied Isaac Newton's philosophy of laws of the physical universe to...

humans and politics

the two religious traditions in the 15th century west Africa

islam, indigenous

how did the emancipation proclamation change the nature of the war?

it became a war to free the slaves, giving the north a moral advantage

which statement is true about the actions of the KKK?

it conducted campaigns of violence, murder and terrorism against blacks.

what is true about the end of reconstruction?

it left few lasting benefits for blacks

what the 14th amendment accomplish?

it made all people born the US state citizens

why do we know very little about the Underground Railroad?

it was a secret and unofficial organization with no centralized command

what were the terms of special field order of #15?

it was issued by general sherman, set aside land and allowed some former slaves to use army mules

Americans who, during the revolutionary war, wished to remain the British empire were called

loyalists

which of the following statements is true of slave marriages on plantations?

masters allowed pairings of male and female slaves

this type of slavery exists before chattel slavery.

matrilineal slavery

what was the common feature of many sharecropping agreements?

most of the time landowners accepted a share of the crop for rent

the Louisiana purchase (1803)

nearly doubled the size of the U.S

Americans who, during the revolutionary war, favored independence form Britain were called

patriots

who were the largest transporters of slaves from Africa, during the Atlantic slave trade?

portugal

what was the first concern of many african Americans once they achieved freedom?

reuniting with lost family members

which slave group had the highest status on the plantation?

skilled slaves

what was a common characteristics of typical slave ship?

slave captains packed their ships as tightly as possible to maximize profit

which of the following statements best characteristics slave childhood?

slave childhood was minimal and kids were doing adult work beginning between the ages of 8 and 12

salvery or freedom? the U.S constitution

slavery

slavery or freedom? cotton

slavery

slavery or freedom? the Louisiana purchase

slavery

the European industrial revolution saw an increase in textile manufacturing, which caused an increase in the demand for______ from america

slaves

what was unique about black slave population of the U.S compared to other slave populations in the new world?

slaves in the U.S were the only slave population to grow by natural reproduction

which statement is true about black office holders during reconstruction?

some had been free before the war; some had been slaves

how did some former masters react to the emancipation of their slaves?

some were tremendously hurt and surprised when their slaves chose to leave after freedom

which of the following statements Is true about the punishment for slaves?

southern whites thought the blacks would not work unless they had the threat of physical punishment

what crops grown in the americas that were labor- intensive and helped lead to the slave trade?

sugar cane, tobacco and cotton

in 1800 (virginia), Gabriel planned a revolt to...

take control of the Virginian government and end slavery

the clause in the U.S constitution gave whites planters power in the government

the 3/5 clause

which of the following was a limitation of the freedman's bureau?

the freedman bureau was given huge responsibilities but insufficient funds to carry out its tasks.

how were black volunteers greeted by the United States government in 1861?

the government accepted the early volunteers as contraband, but didn't enlist them

what were the goals of the American anti slavery society( AASS)

the immediate end to slavery, with no compensation for the owners

what is the connection between the Ku Klux Klan and reconstruction?

the klan promoted violence in the interest of southern democrats who ended reconsturction

how did the fugitive slave law of 1850 strengthen previous laws?

the law would punish citizens who failed to help capture runaways

which of the following statements best describes the triangular trade system produced by the Atlantic slave trade?

the middle part of the trade included traders carrying African slaves to the West Indies and exchanging slaves for sugar

what was the result of nat tuners rebellion?

the slaves in the uprising killed at least 50 whites

how would an African most likely become a slave?

their town or village was conquered by another African army

which of the folllowing was true of the "black codes"?

they denied blacks the right to serve on juries

which statement is true about the importance of education to blacks after reconstruction?

they saw education and freedom as costly linked and often went to great lengths to form schools and attend them

what types of arguments did the American anti slavery society use to convince people that slavery should be abolished?

they tried to convince people that slavery led to brutality and violence

the main author of the declaration of independence was

thomas Jefferson

what were the goals of there Americans colonization society?

to gradually free slaves, through purchasing then and sending them to Africa

what was the main purpose of the freedmans bureau?

to help assist the Newley freed slaves in their transition to freedom

what was Lincolns initial regarding the civil war when it began in 1861?

to preserve the union w/o ending slavery

how were the concepts of freedom and education interrelated in the minds of blacks after the civil war?

to remain illiterate was to remain enslaved

blak people recognized long before most white northerners that the fate of the union was inextricably tied to the issue of slavery

true

the end of slavery created initial social opportunities for blacks to create segregated religious institutions

true

the idea that blacks had no rights in the US as declared in the Supreme Court in the dress Scott case, was fully scuttled when congress the 14th amendment

true

why did Africans and sell them to Europeans?

warfare among African tribes led to selling defeated tribes to make money and get rid of opponets

African Americans come primarily from which region in Africa?

west

which side of the revolutionary war did africans join?

whichever side offered their freedom

how do blacks and whites interact in the image of the confederate assault on fort pillow?

white confederate troops massacre innocent blacks snd defenseless black and white troops