Slavery and the Revolutionary War

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Who was Phyllis Wheatley's primary source of inspiration?

George Whitefield

The War for Independence changed the face of slavery in that:

an estimated 100,000 blacks escaped from the slave owners in the South

What was true about Lord Dunmore's proclamation of 1775?

Dunmore promised to free slaves who joined the British army

Phyllis Wheatley was the first African American poet.

False

Why did many Quakers take the lead in abolitionism?

Quakers ideology had long stressed principles of brotherhood of man and nonviolence

How was Phyllis Wheatley's childhood different from other enslaved people?

She was treated well and given an education

Phyllis Wheatley and her skills became an important part of the abolitionist or antislavery movement.

True

The Fugitive Slave Act of 1793....

allowed masters or their agents to recapture escaped slaves across state lines

What factors led to the abolition of slavery in the North?

- The North's Economy was not as dependent on slavery as the South - The North was home to Christian ideologies that began to see the injustice in slavery - Enlightenment rationalism, with its belief in natural rights, was a popular idea. - All of these answers are correct

How did Enlightenment thought affect African Americans in the South in the 1760s and 1770s?

- They marched and protested in the city streets - They escaped in huge numbers across the South - They took matters into their own hands to improve their situation in general - All of these answers are correct

Why did most whites not want blacks to enlist in the army?

- They thought that blacks were too cowardly to fight - They thought that arming blacks would inspire rebellion of slaves across the South - Both a and b

What are three broad areas of American culture that have been deeply influenced by the creativity, ingenuity, and brilliance of enslaved people?

- music - art - literature

Which statement best describes African Americans' actions during the American Revolution?

they fought for the side that offered them their best chance at freedom

What impact did the US Constitution have on slavery?

Became a major force in favor of the continued enslavement of african americans

What compromise was made over the Atlantic Slave Trade in the Constitution?

It was gradually abolished during the following 20 years

Why did Washington reconsider his initial ban on black slaves serving in the army?

Lord Dunmore's proclamation seemed to give the British army greater strength and power

Where was Phyllis Wheatley born?

The Gambia River Region

The British recruited blacks to be in the Loyalist army, while...

Washington forbade the enlistment of new black troops

Men such as Thomas Jefferson and John Adams, in writing the Declaration of Independence:

believed and accepted there were differences between the rights of white men and the rights of blacks

Who was Benjamin Banneker?

free African American who was an astronomer and mathematician

By the 1800's, most black Northerners...

had achieved their freedom because slavery was a weak system in the North

Some states allowed the enslaved Africans to serve in the military:

in place of wealthy white mne

Phyllis Wheatley was the first English speaking woman of African descent and the second American woman overall to do what?

publish a book

How did Phyllis support the Anti-Slavery movement even decades after her death?

she influenced black artists that came after her to tell their origin stories

As a result of the service by blacks in the War for Independence:

the anti-slavery society called for the emancipation of the enslaved Africans

Crispus Attucks

threw slaves at British soldiers

The U.S. Constitution strengthened the political power of the Southern slaveholders...

through the Three-Fifths clause

Black men fought on the Patriots' side from the beginning to the end:

to make a statement about their patriotism to the cause


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