Afras170A Final

47. What protestant denomination is credited with begining the anti-enslavement movement in the north?

Quaker

19. What was republican position to enslavement during the 1860 election?

Republicans were opposed to the expansion of enslavement in the territories but said they would not challenge it where it already existed

11. What enslaved african commandeered the confederate ship the USS Planter and sailed it to freedom?

Robert Smalls

46. How did whites justify racism in the 1830's and 1840's?

Scientists argued that racial differences were permanent, and indicated people's status in the world

41. Who led the rebellion on board the Amistad?

Sengbe

42. How did the AASS critique the North in their anti enslavement efforts?

They critiqued the North for profiting from the labor of slaves in the cotton fields through northern textile industry's

55. What eventually happened to the Crafts?

They escaped to England with the help of abolitionists in Boston

4. Why did most northern whites oppose the expansion of enslavement into territories?

They felt that it would hurt them economically,since the slaveholders would have an unfair advantage by not having to pay for labor

35. What was not an effect of Gabriel's conspiracy in 1800?

because the rebellion had been unsuccessful whites thought their protection against slave riot was adequate

37. Which of the following was the most important black institution in the anti enslavement movement?

churches

23. What did John Brown want to accomplish with his army in 1859?

invade south and end slavery

21. What was general order 11?

issued by lincoln in response to mistreatment of black soldiers-threatened to execute southern p...

53. What role did the black convention movement play in the abolitionist movement?

it provided a forum for anti slavery ideas and the development of black leadership

48. What did david walker's appeal..to the coloured citizens of the world advocate?

the use of violence by slaves to secure their freedom from white masters

52. What was different about some of the womens anti enslavement societies?

they actually allowed blacks a far larger role in their organizations

45. What did joseph cinque and madison washington have in common?

they both led successful revolts aboard ships to gain their freedom

26. Other than outright racism,why did many white working class people oppose the preliminary emancipation proclamation?

they feared that freed enslaved people would rush into the north and compete with them for jobs

50. Why did frederick douglass become disillusioned with the AASS?

they seemed to value him more for being a fugitive slave than for his oratory intelligence

22. What effect did the new fugitive slave laws have on whites in the north?

they were horrified as they personally saw scenes of enslaved people being recaptured

9. How did africans response to Lincoln's plan to abolish enslavement by compensating owners?

they were vehemently against the idea as it seemed to recognize enslaved people as property rather than human beings

31. What was one way women could enter the public sphere in the 19th century of america?

through church and benevolent society activities

32. What were the goals of the american colonization society?

to gradually free slaves,through purchasing them and sending them to africa

51. What types of tactics did the AASS generally not condone or use?

violence [they used mass mailing speeches and lectures and massive petitioning campaigns]

54. How did the fugitive Slave Law of 1850 strengthen previous laws?

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Federal commissioners received more money for sending someone back into slavery than for finding them free.

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The law required lawmakers as well as ordinary citizens to help capture suspected runaways.

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The law would punish by fines or imprisonment, ordinary citizens who failed to help capture runaways.

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[all of these are correct.]

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39. Where did madison washington take the creole to gain his and his shipmates freedom?

British Bahamas

6. How did William and Ellen Craft escape from enslavement?

Ellen passed for a sickly white man accompanied by "his" slave William

30. How did William Loyd Garrison change the nature of the anti enslavement movement?

He called for the immediate abolition of slavery along with a commitment to racial justice

40. What beliefs did william lloyd garrison hold about slavery?

He thought that gradually abolishing enslavement was immoral and impractical

16. What was lincoln's reaction to the succession of the confederate states of america?

He warned them he would not permit them to leave

28. Which best characterizes Lincoln's ideas about race and enslavement during the 1858 elections?

He was a racist, although he opposed enslavement he was not for social equality of blacks and whites

18. What's true about the preliminary emancipation proclamation issued on September 22, 1862?

It freed no one during that year at all

44. How did Walkers pamphlet influence the anti-enslavement movement?

It made southerners nervous and frightened since it advocated the use of violence by slaves/ his aggressive style and tone in the pamphlet made others adopt a similar tone/it incresed black pride and nationalism

38. Why do we know very little about the underground railroad?

It was a secret organization with no centralized command, and the efforts were separated from each other by region and time

10. How did "popular sovereignty" work in Kansas?

Kansas became bleeding kansas where both pro and anti enslavement forces engaged in acts of violence and terrorism

36. What were some of the problems the anti enslavement movement encountered in its interracial efforts?

Whites refused to allow blacks to have equal status in the organizations despite their language of equality and justice

49. What were the results of the Vessey conspiracy?

a black servant betrayed the plans,and the f\effort was put down/south carolina increased surveillance of slaves/the state legislature passed laws forbidding slaves to read, banning their assembly, and jailing black sailors while theit ships were docked

34. Who was Mary Ann Shadd Cary?

a woman who promoted racial integration and black migration to canada

7. How did some northern communities react to fugitive slave laws prior to 1850?

a) They tried to comply with the laws entirely b)They passed personal liberty laws, making it illegal for law enforcement officials to capture runaways c)they declared the laws null and void d)they decided to fire on Fort Sumter,and start civil war

43. What caused the split in the AASS in 1840? Help on this one!!!

a)Garrison supported women's rights and became disillusioned with the lack of success of the organization b)Some abolitionists believed that the church could still play a role in abolitionism c)Garrison began to advocate destroying the constitution and separating the north from the south as a solution d)all of these are correct

8. What was Jefferson Davis response to Lincoln's emancipation Proclamation?

a)He surrendered the confederate army immediately b)he declared all free blacks would be enslaved, and he ordered the confederate army to capture and enslave all free blacks in the north c)he went on a rampage killing all his enslaved people personally so they would never know freedom d)He completely ignored it as ineffective

24. How did african american anti enslavement advocates respond to the new fugitive slave law?

a)with outrage,demanded supporters disobey the lawor resort to violence b)realized they had to accept the law or face additional violence c)immediately began mass migration to canada d)none are correct

5. What is a "nativist" movement?

anti-immigrant sentiment

33. How did douglass differ from his colleagues who favored black nationalism?

believed that blacks would eventually blend to american society

15. How did blacks respond to abraham lincoln as a presidential candidate?

either with opposition or reluctant support.they were dismayed for his racism and support for slavery where it already existed

17. What were the main issues in the lincoln douglas debates in 1858?

enslavement and race

14. What did douglass try to accuse the republicans of during the lincoln douglas debates?

favoring blacks over whites and racial equality

25. How were black volunteers greeted by the united states govt. in 1861?

government refused to enlist them

27. What did Abe. Lincoln find appropriate as a long term solution to enslavement?

he wanted to compensate enslavers for their slaves and send them out of the U.S

20. What was the result of the fugitive slave Anthony Burns case?

he was recaptured and returned to slavery/even conservative whites were moved by the image of burns being taken back to slavery/prez.pierce called troops to ensure he was returned to slavery

29. Which is true about union treatment of southern blacks during the war?

like urban whites they also engaged in acts of enormous brutality including rape and murder

13. The Wilmot proviso, if it had been passed would have?

prohibited enslavement in any land aquired from mexico to reserve them specificlly for whites

12. Why did some blacks fight for the confederacy?

some were forced into service by various means

3. How was the 54th Massachusetts different from the South Carolina regiments?

the 54th was composed mainly of free blacks rather than slaves

2. Which party formed in 1848 to prevent the expansion of enslavement into the territories?

the free soil party