History 10/2/17

What prominent Protestant denomination arose from black efforts to establish a separate church in Philadelphia?

African Methodist Episcopal

What problems did early black schools encounter?

African-American parents belief that schools were pointless

Examine the portrait of Absalom Jones painted by Raphaelle Peale in 1810 and lithograph depicting New York African Free School, No.2 What do these images reveal about about the free black community?

Free blacks had access to religious and educational institutions.

How did Gabriel's rebellion influence the south?

Gabriel's networks continued to exist and be influential after his death.

Examine the late eighteenth century portrait of Prince Hall. What type of man does he appear to be and what would this appearance have meant to his contemporaries?

He appears to be an educated gentleman, revealing his elevated stature among free blacks. `

Examine the image depicting Toussaint Couverture on page 124 of the textbook.What aspect of the image indicates how African Americans of the era viewed Couverture?

He is making agreement, indicating that blacks reviled him.

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

He went through the british membership application process.

What do the legal cases over slavery and black right in Massachusetts in the 1780 tell you about that colony and its black residents?

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

Why does Pennsylvania exhibit a much smaller slave population than either a much smaller slave population than either New York or New Jersey in 1790.

Pennsylvania began to free slaves in the state 1780 by state law.

Examine the image of black slaves working a machine that was published in Harpers Weekly in 1869. What Development of the late eighteenth century does the activity of men in the image reflect

The Machine is the cotton gin, reflecting the expansion of cotton and slavery after 1793

Why did blacks form separate institutions after the American Revolution?

There was a larger free black community in northern cities after the Revolution.

Why was cotton production an important development in the south in the late eighteenth and early nineteenth century?

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

Who organized the Louisiana Rebellion

Charles Deslondes

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

Manumission laws were made more permissive>

Why might a master free a slave?

Manumission was the only way to keep slaves from escaping.

What does the bar graph in Figure 5-1 reveal about the major shift in the distribution of African American slaves of 1800?

Massive numbers of slaves were relocated to the deep south

When the War of 1812 began, in what ways did southern blacks serve military?

None served because they were seen as an "internal foe" by white Americans.

Why did many antislavery societies focus on gradual emancipation rather than immediate emancipation.

Northern states had successfully passed plans for gradual emancipation.

How did racism develop in the early 1800s

Racist believed that black people were closer to apes than to whites.

Why was the collapse of slavery different in New England versus the Middle States?

Religious and Political beliefs influenced whites into accepting the demise of slavery in New England more quickly.

What is one difference between earlier abolition attempts and initiatives in Connecticut and Rhode Island.

State legislatures, rather than individuals blacks,took the lead in abolishing slavery.

By the 1790s an educated black elite existed existed in the Chesapeake and the Northern Colonies.

TRUE

Migration out of the South was an idea that free blacks debated during the early 1800s

TRUE

The Formation of the American Colonization Society in 1816 reveals the efforts of free blacks to escape white American racism during the 1800s

TRUE

What compromise did the convention delegates create regrading the Atlantic slave trade in the constitution?

The Atlantic slave trade was gradually abolished over the next 20 years

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

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

What relationship does it indicate between geographical factors and continuation of slavery

The presence of large amounts of land led to the continuation of slavery.

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

The slave trade expanded dramatically to the west

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.

How did southern whites react in general to slave violence?

They generally reacted passively,as the uprisings were quickly put down.`

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

They led the formation of the first independent black church.

From 1794 to 1832, how did antislavery societies function?

They were more prevalent in northern states

Which of the following statements is true of the early separate black churches established around the Great Awakening?

They were never truly independent institutions

How did metal aid societies evolve over time?

They were similar to insurance companies in providing death and sick benefits.

What was the result of the Three-Fifths clause in the constitution?

Three-fifths of the slaves in North were freed by 1787

Which of the following factors helped to continue the institution of slavery in the U.S.?

the constitution

American Revolutionary ideology the Hatian slave revolt and a U.S. naval conflict with France produced Gaberials rebellion in 1800

True

How did Massachusetts abolish slavery?

Two slaves sued for freedom under a new state constitution.

Which two states abolished slavery immediately during the 1770s and the 1780s?

Vermont and Massachusetts

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

White members tried to prevent a black member from praying in what trustees considered the white section of the church.

What were the earliest black community institution?

mutual aid societies

How did many Americans view the War of 1812?

as aware end slavery

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

blacks heroism and service during the American Revolution

What groups of blacks emerged as leaders after emerged as leaders after the American Revolution slaves who led violent rebellions

clergy and businessmen

What was the most common form of resistance against slavery among blacks?

day-to-day resistance and escape

What did the Northwest Ordinance of 1787 do?

provided rules and regulations for the sale of land

Which population grew most rapidly in the New Orleans area after the Louisiana Purchase

slaves who came directly from Africa

What event heightened sectional tensions between the North and South, leading to increased militancy on both sides?

the Missouri Compromise

What foreign revolution influenced slave uprisings in the United States?

the revolution in Haiti

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

the right for black men, who paid taxes to vote