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Lesson 20- African Americans In The Mid-1800s Part 2
Test Description: Teach TCI
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1) Free African Americans in the South most often found work where?
A
in low-paying jobs or manual labor jobs
B
in government jobs
C
on plantations
D
on land they owned
2) Which one of these answers best describes the Underground Railroad?
A
people who secretly helped slaves escape to the North
B
transportation system that moved slaves to freedom at night
C
series of tunnels used to move slaves to free states
D
people who caught fugitive slaves returned them to owners
3) The majority of African Americans by the 1850s in the United States were living...
A
in slavery
B
in the North.
C
with some legal rights
D
in cities
4) Compared to most white Southerners, slaves were more likely to receive
A
Medical care
B
A salary
C
Legal rights
D
An education
5) Segregation is...
A
Spreading of crops
B
the state of being barred from one's native country.
C
social separation of groups of people, especially by race
D
Independence
6) With the invention of the cotton gin, it had what effect on the economy of the South?
A
it decreased the demand for slave labor
B
It decreased the production of cotton
C
its failure led Southerners to plant wheat
D
it increased the profitability of cotton
7) At an early age, slaves began working and
A
became free as adults
B
continued working until they died
C
retired at an old age
D
worked fewer than eight hours a day
8) An overseer's main responsibility was what?
A
Teaching slaves to read and write
B
Supervising slave on large plantations
C
Helping slaved escape to freedom
D
Making sure slaves received humane treatment
9) Lives of enslaved African Americans and the lives of free African Americans were similar in what way
A
They both had some rights under the law
B
They both experienced racism and discrimination
C
They both were regarded as property under the law
D
The wages they earned belonged to their owners
10) Segregation policies in the North had what effect?
A
People shared their culture with others.
B
People were forced to live with different races.
C
People were separated by race in public places.
D
There was no effect.
11) Slaves resisted slavery in what way?
A
Meeting with slave owners
B
Singing in the fields
C
Telling stories
D
Holding back their work
12) Control of slave children was legally given to
A
slaveowners
B
Federal Government
C
their parents
D
State Government
13) What is Harriet Tubman best known for
A
guiding slaves to freedom
B
making clothing for slaves
C
founding black church
D
leading slave rebellions
14) What was the Southern state's response to slave rebellions?
A
They gave slaves some freedom.
B
They refused to take slaves back when they were captured.
C
They passed even stricter slave codes.
D
They began to understand that slavery was wrong.
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