World History Quiz 2 Section 1

What prominent Protestant denomination came out of black efforts to establish a separate church in Philadelphia?

African Methodist Episcopal

True or False, black school established after the Revolution were always taught by whites, although black raised them for money.

False

True or False, black schools never had sufficient enrollment.

False

True or False, in general most masters after the revolution tended to believe in the equality of all humans

False

True or False, mutual aid societies were always blind to color differences, especially within black society.

False

True or False, the Northwest Ordinance of 1787 banned all slavery in territory west of the Appalachians after 1800?

False

True or false, fearing for their lives because of Gabriel's Rebellion, more whites began to liberate their slaves.

False

Which slave led a rebellion in Virginia in 1800?

Gabriel Prosser

What distinguished Paul Cuffee from other Post- revolutionary was Black leaders?

He actively engaged in repatriation of the African Americans back to Africa

What doe legal cases tell you about the Massachusetts black residents?

In some cases, the courts seemed willing to follow the letter of the law and apply equality and rights across race.

What was the result of the Three-Fifths Clause in the Constitution?

It gave the South increased political power on the basis of people who could not have any say in government.

What event heightened sectional tensions between the North and the South, leading to increased militancy by both sides as the North came out against slavery and the south for it?

The Missouri Compromise.

Why did blacks form separate institutions after the American Revolution?

There was a larger free black community in northern cities.

Which of the following statements in true about the southern reaction to slave violence?

They began to be much more suspicious of foreigners and outsiders including northerners.

True or False, Science tended to be more objective, and stated that blacks and whites were basically equal genetically.

False

What crop did most agricultural slaves tend?

Cotton

Why was cotton production an important development in the continuation of slavery in the South?

Demand for cotton was skyrocketing, and slaves were needed to pick it.

How did Massachusetts abolish slavery?

Elizabeth Freeman and Quok Walker sued for their freedom under terms of the state constitution

True or False, A small percentage of African Americans owned slaves in the Old South.

False

True or False, It was often for the purpose of freeing slaves that African Americans owned slaves.

False

How did many Americans view the War of 1812?

As a second part of the struggle for independence.

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Who organized the Louisiana Slave Rebellion?

Charles Deslondes

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

It was gradually abolished over the next twenty years.

What was one change across a few southern states that did affect slaves' chances for freedom?

Manumission laws were made more permissive.

Which state experienced the highest growth rate in slaves between 1820 and 1860?

Mississippi

What were the earliest separate institutions formed?

Mutual aid societies

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Why did anti-slavery societies focus on gradual emancipation rather than immediate emancipation?

Northern States had successfully passed plans for gradual emancipation.

Which group grew rapidly in the area of New Orleans after the Louisiana Purchase?

Slaves who came directly from Africa

What was the name of the first governing document of the United States of America?

The Articles of Confederation 1783

How did Prince Hall found a Masonic lodge for blacks in America?

The British membership application process.

How did the Slave trade change in the early 1800s?

The domestic slave trade, mostly westward, increasing dramatically.

What was the significance of Northwest Ordinance of 1787 for African Americans?

The ordinance set a precedent for limiting where slavery could and could not exist.

What right did the Massachusetts, unique among the colonies, grant its black residents in 1783?

The right for black men who paid taxes to vote

What did men like Jupiter Hammond and John Chavis feel about what was best for the African Americans?

They felt that slavery was wrong, but the though God would end the injustice not men.

What did men like Prince Hall and James Forten feel about what was best for African Americans?

They generally believed that if blacks kept working and protesting, the ideals of the American Revolution would be attained.

What statement is not true of early anti-slavery societies?

They included the active participation by and membership of some African Americans

How are Richard Allen and Absalom Jones important in African American history?

They led the formation of the first separate and independent black churches in America.

What statement is true about black service during the War of 1812?

They were considered an "internal foe" by some white Americans.

True or False, continuing excitement over the Revolution was not a force favoring the continuation of slavery?

True

True or False, the early separate black churches established around the Great Awakening were never independent institutions.

True

These two states abolished slavery immediately during the 1770s and the 1780s

Vermont and Massachusetts

Which state had the largest slave population during the period 1820-1860?

Virginia

Where was tobacco cultivation important?

Virginia, Maryland, North Carolina

Why did freemasonry especially appeal to blacks?

White freemasons traced their roots back to Egypt.

What prompted black members of St. George's Methodist Church in Philadelphia to separate and form their own church?

White members of the church attempted to move a member to the black area during prayer.

Regarding black military service during the War of 1812, what had white Americans practically forgotten?

black's heroism and service during the American Revolution.

What groups of black emerged as leaders of the American Revolution?

clergy and businessmen

What famous Atlantic world revolution was an influence of slaves planning uprising in the United States?

the Haitian Revolution, led by Toussaint Loverture.