Slavery and the Revolutionary War
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
