Test 3: African Americans

Interracial marriage was illegal until which decade?

1960s

How many years was reconstruction after the Civil War?

20 (12)

How many slaves were brought to the Western Hemisphere: How many got on the slave ships? How many arrived?

30 million, 15 million

Most persons involved in the slave trade were:

African

Of the slaves brought to the Western hemisphere, there were more in:

Brazil

Distinct dialect of African Americans - preserved by use in segregation in neighborhoods

Eubonics

On which continent are the earliest recorded instances of slavery?

Every continent

People who speak Black English do so because of their inability to learn Standard Education. T or F

False

Speaking Black English indicates a lack of education. T or F

False

Standard English is white English. T or F

False

Lincoln's Emancipation Proclamation freed all slaves except where:

Kentucky, Maryland, District of Colombia

Of slaves brought to the American colonies, the religion of their birth was, mostly:

Native

The 100 years between the Civil War and The Civil Rights Movement was known as _________ but ________

Separate, equal

African Americans have served in every single American War. True or false

True

Among some speakers of Black English, there is a stigma against learning and using Standard English. T or F

True

Black English has a vocabulary, syntax, and grammar just like other languages. T or F

True

Generally, all persons who speak Black English also speak Standard English. T or F

True

Large numbers of whites can speak Black English. T or F

True

Under which president and during which decade was the US military integrated?

Truman, 1940s

Most African Americans speak black English. T or F

both

The US Constitution originally made slavery:

legal

Lincoln's Emancipation Proclamation freed:

most slaves

The origins of Black English are:

social, political, geographical

Is Black English a dialect of Standard English or its own language?

usually a dialect of of standard english

List at least three things that were integrated during the same decade

voting, restrooms, schools, housing, churches