Teaching Hard History: American Slavery Student Quiz 1.0 Question Title * 1. How was indentured servitude different from enslavement of Africans in the British North American colonies? Indentured servants were freed at the end of a set number of years. Children born during an indentured servant’s term had to serve until adulthood. Only men could be indentured. Indentured servants came from the West Indies. OK Question Title * 2. Which of the following was NOT true of chattel slavery as it developed in the British colonies? Enslaved people were considered personal property. Enslaved people had no human rights. Enslaved people could be bought, sold or inherited. Enslaved people inherited the status of their father. OK Question Title * 3. Which was NOT a common form of resistance among enslaved people? Violent armed rebellion Running away Feigning illness Breaking tools and slowing the pace of work OK Question Title * 4. In the Declaration of Independence, what percentage of enslaved people were included in the line “We hold these truths to be self-evident: that all men are created equal; that they are endowed by their creator with certain unalienable rights; that among these are life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness.” 0% 25% 50% 75% 100% OK Question Title * 5. Which was NOT a condition of life for enslaved people? Hard work, even for women and children Isolation, subjugation and fear of punishment The ability to always keep families intact The ability to hunt, fish and grow gardens to supplement their diets OK Question Title * 6. Which formally ended chattel slavery in the United States? 13th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution Emancipation Proclamation Treaty ending the Civil War Civil Rights Act of 1968 OK Question Title * 7. Which was the reason Southern states seceded from the Union? To preserve states’ rights To preserve slavery To protest taxes on imported goods To avoid rapid industrialization OK Question Title * 8. Communities of enslaved people created music to Entertain enslavers in the Big House Pass the time Express dreams and frustrations Influence popular culture OK Question Title * 9. People enslaved by colonists in North America included all of the following except: Irish people Muslims West Africans Native Americans OK Question Title * 10. Just before the Civil War, what was true of free states in the North? Most people there opposed slavery. Northern banks, industries and shipping profited from slavery. It was separate from the South, with few economic or social ties. Free black people could vote and had other civil rights there. OK Question Title * 11. Why did the number of enslaved people grow in the United States after importation was banned in 1808? The international slave trade continued unabated despite the law. A large number of free black people were captured and sold into slavery. High birth rates (enslavers treated women as “breeders”) led to natural increase in the population. Enslaved people were smuggled into the country from Canada. OK Question Title * 12. Enslaved people had all the following connections to American colleges except: Their labor built parts of the University of Virginia. Their sale secured the financial future of Georgetown. Profits from the slave trade helped fund Harvard, Yale and Brown. Princeton set aside spaces for men who had escaped slavery beginning in 1845. OK Question Title * 13. What grade are you in? (optional) 6th 7th 8th 9th 10th 11th 12th I am not a student. Other (please specify) OK Question Title * 14. What state do you live in? (optional) State -- select state -- AL AlabamaAK AlaskaAS American SamoaAZ ArizonaAR ArkansasCA CaliforniaCO ColoradoCT ConnecticutDE DelawareDC District of ColumbiaFM Federated States of MicronesiaFL FloridaGA GeorgiaGU GuamHI HawaiiID IdahoIL IllinoisIN IndianaIA IowaKS KansasKY KentuckyLA LouisianaME MaineMH Marshall IslandsMD MarylandMA MassachusettsMI MichiganMN MinnesotaMS MississippiMO MissouriMT MontanaNE NebraskaNV NevadaNH New HampshireNJ New JerseyNM New MexicoNY New YorkNC North CarolinaND North DakotaMP Northern Mariana IslandsOH OhioOK OklahomaOR OregonPW PalauPA PennsylvaniaPR Puerto RicoRI Rhode IslandSC South CarolinaSD South DakotaTN TennesseeTX TexasUT UtahVT VermontVI Virgin IslandsVA VirginiaWA WashingtonWV West VirginiaWI WisconsinWY Wyoming OK DONE
