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Lesson 20- African Americans In The Mid-1800s Part 2
Test Description: Teach TCI
Instructions: Answer all questions to get your test result.
1) Free African Americans in the South most often found work where?
A
in low-paying jobs or manual labor jobs
B
on plantations
C
on land they owned
D
in government jobs
2) Which one of these answers best describes the Underground Railroad?
A
people who caught fugitive slaves returned them to owners
B
transportation system that moved slaves to freedom at night
C
people who secretly helped slaves escape to the North
D
series of tunnels used to move slaves to free states
3) The majority of African Americans by the 1850s in the United States were living...
A
in the North.
B
in cities
C
in slavery
D
with some legal rights
4) Compared to most white Southerners, slaves were more likely to receive
A
Legal rights
B
Medical care
C
A salary
D
An education
5) Segregation is...
A
social separation of groups of people, especially by race
B
Independence
C
the state of being barred from one's native country.
D
Spreading of crops
6) With the invention of the cotton gin, it had what effect on the economy of the South?
A
it increased the profitability of cotton
B
it decreased the demand for slave labor
C
It decreased the production of cotton
D
its failure led Southerners to plant wheat
7) At an early age, slaves began working and
A
continued working until they died
B
became free as adults
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
Making sure slaves received humane treatment
C
Supervising slave on large plantations
D
Helping slaved escape to freedom
9) Lives of enslaved African Americans and the lives of free African Americans were similar in what way
A
They both experienced racism and discrimination
B
They both were regarded as property under the law
C
They both had some rights 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
Holding back their work
B
Telling stories
C
Meeting with slave owners
D
Singing in the fields
12) Control of slave children was legally given to
A
their parents
B
State Government
C
Federal Government
D
slaveowners
13) What is Harriet Tubman best known for
A
making clothing for slaves
B
founding black church
C
guiding slaves to freedom
D
leading slave rebellions
14) What was the Southern state's response to slave rebellions?
A
They began to understand that slavery was wrong.
B
They refused to take slaves back when they were captured.
C
They passed even stricter slave codes.
D
They gave slaves some freedom.
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