Question 1

Which of the following statements about black-authored pamphlets is LEAST accurate?

Accepted Answer

A) The content of pamphlets usually consisted of published orations. 
B) Black pamphleteers avoided controversial topics such as the Haitian Revolution which might inspire a white backlash. 
C) Black pamphleteers sometimes made explicit appeals for sympathy from white readers. 
D) Black pamphleteers frequently attempted to praise the cultural achievements of Africa as a means of defending the rights of African Americans. 
A) The content of pamphlets usually consisted of published orations. 
B) Black pamphleteers avoided controversial topics such as the Haitian Revolution which might inspire a white backlash. 
C) Black pamphleteers sometimes made explicit appeals for sympathy from white readers. 
D) Black pamphleteers frequently attempted to praise the cultural achievements of Africa as a means of defending the rights of African Americans. B

Question 2

Which of the following statements about politics in the early nineteenth century is LEAST accurate?

Accepted Answer

A) Federalist sympathy for black rights stemmed largely from its base of support in New England; southern Federalists supported the institution of slavery. 
B) In northern states,Federalists sought support from free blacks and Democratic-Republicans sought support from white immigrants in order to gain a majority of voters. 
C) Although Federalists tended to be more sympathetic to black rights,black voters tended to vote for Democratic-Republicans because of their leaders' egalitarian rhetoric. 
D) Prominent Federalists such as Alexander Hamilton and John Jay played an important role in the burgeoning antislavery movement. 
A) Federalist sympathy for black rights stemmed largely from its base of support in New England; southern Federalists supported the institution of slavery. 
B) In northern states,Federalists sought support from free blacks and Democratic-Republicans sought support from white immigrants in order to gain a majority of voters. 
C) Although Federalists tended to be more sympathetic to black rights,black voters tended to vote for Democratic-Republicans because of their leaders' egalitarian rhetoric. 
D) Prominent Federalists such as Alexander Hamilton and John Jay played an important role in the burgeoning antislavery movement. C

Question 3

The American Colonization Society,whose leadership and membership included several prominent slaveholders,played an instrumental role in creating what African colony?

Accepted Answer

A) Sierra Leone 
B) Cameroon 
C) South Africa 
D) Liberia 
A) Sierra Leone 
B) Cameroon 
C) South Africa 
D) Liberia D

Question 4

One of the most significant contributions of black soldiers to the American effort during the War of 1812 was their performance on the Plains of Chalmette during which battle?

Accepted Answer

A) the Battle of New Orleans 
B) the Battle of Lake Erie 
C) the Battle of Bladensburg 
D) the Battle Chippewa 
A) the Battle of New Orleans 
B) the Battle of Lake Erie 
C) the Battle of Bladensburg 
D) the Battle Chippewa

Question 5

Which of the following statements about black populations in northern cities is LEAST accurate?

Accepted Answer

A) Compared to whites,free blacks were a significantly more urbanized group. 
B) Because of the early demise of slavery in Massachusetts,the free black population of Boston gained capital and entered skilled trades at a faster rate than free blacks in other northern cities. 
C) Between 1790 and 1820 an important shift had occurred in Philadelphia,as the majority of the black population went from living in white households to living in black ones. 
D) The number of black slaves in New York City increased by 23 percent between 1790 and 1800. 
A) Compared to whites,free blacks were a significantly more urbanized group. 
B) Because of the early demise of slavery in Massachusetts,the free black population of Boston gained capital and entered skilled trades at a faster rate than free blacks in other northern cities. 
C) Between 1790 and 1820 an important shift had occurred in Philadelphia,as the majority of the black population went from living in white households to living in black ones. 
D) The number of black slaves in New York City increased by 23 percent between 1790 and 1800.

Question 6

Which of the following statements about black Americans during the War of 1812 is MOST accurate?

Accepted Answer

A) Although the army allowed blacks to enlist on equal terms with whites,the navy maintained its traditional prohibition against accepting black sailors. 
B) Despite British attempts to entice them into the British Army,none of the slaves of the Chesapeake were willing to provide them with assistance. 
C) Northern black communities generally refused to lend assistance to the war effort because they believed that the expansion of slavery was the war's ultimate goal. 
D) The performance of blacks in the American military earned them high praise from prominent officers,including some who had previously expressed doubts about their abilities. 
A) Although the army allowed blacks to enlist on equal terms with whites,the navy maintained its traditional prohibition against accepting black sailors. 
B) Despite British attempts to entice them into the British Army,none of the slaves of the Chesapeake were willing to provide them with assistance. 
C) Northern black communities generally refused to lend assistance to the war effort because they believed that the expansion of slavery was the war's ultimate goal. 
D) The performance of blacks in the American military earned them high praise from prominent officers,including some who had previously expressed doubts about their abilities.

Question 7

The first annual holiday in the United States specifically for black people was in commemoration of the

Accepted Answer

A) end of the Atlantic slave trade. 
B) emancipation of slaves in the British Caribbean. 
C) Stono Rebellion. 
D) abolition of slavery in Massachusetts. 
A) end of the Atlantic slave trade. 
B) emancipation of slaves in the British Caribbean. 
C) Stono Rebellion. 
D) abolition of slavery in Massachusetts.

Question 8

Which was the only state in the Mid-Atlantic region NOT to implement a system of gradual emancipation before the Civil War?

Accepted Answer

A) New York 
B) Pennsylvania 
C) New Jersey 
D) Delaware 
A) New York 
B) Pennsylvania 
C) New Jersey 
D) Delaware

Question 9

Jupiter Hammon's Evening Thought was an important early example of which literary genre?

Accepted Answer

A) spiritual autobiography 
B) sentimental novel 
C) almanac 
D) newspaper 
A) spiritual autobiography 
B) sentimental novel 
C) almanac 
D) newspaper

Question 10

Which of the following men played a leading role in founding the first black fraternal organization in America,the African Masonic Lodge?

Accepted Answer

A) Absalom Jones 
B) Freeborn Garretson 
C) Prince Hall 
D) Richard Allen 
A) Absalom Jones 
B) Freeborn Garretson 
C) Prince Hall 
D) Richard Allen

Question 11

Which Congregationalist minister was the most outspoken of all black Federalists,so much so that his church voted him out of office because of his political leanings?

Accepted Answer

A) Prince Hall 
B) Absalom Jones 
C) John Marrant 
D) Lemuel Haynes 
A) Prince Hall 
B) Absalom Jones 
C) John Marrant 
D) Lemuel Haynes

Question 12

In 1790 which state had the largest black population (including both free and enslaved)?

Accepted Answer

A) South Carolina 
B) Georgia 
C) New York 
D) Virginia 
A) South Carolina 
B) Georgia 
C) New York 
D) Virginia

Question 13

In general,what happened to the franchise in the United States between the beginning of the nineteenth century and the 1830s?

Accepted Answer

A) Women and blacks gained the right to vote in growing numbers as property became the primary basis of voting rights. 
B) Black men and white men gained the right to vote in growing numbers as manhood became the primary basis of voting rights. 
C) White men gained the right to vote in growing numbers while black men and some white women lost it,as white manhood became the primary basis of voting rights. 
D) White people,including white women,gained the right to vote in growing numbers while black men lost it as whiteness became the primary basis of voting rights. 
A) Women and blacks gained the right to vote in growing numbers as property became the primary basis of voting rights. 
B) Black men and white men gained the right to vote in growing numbers as manhood became the primary basis of voting rights. 
C) White men gained the right to vote in growing numbers while black men and some white women lost it,as white manhood became the primary basis of voting rights. 
D) White people,including white women,gained the right to vote in growing numbers while black men lost it as whiteness became the primary basis of voting rights.

Question 14

The Haitian Revolution is largely responsible for what important event in American history?

Accepted Answer

A) the Louisiana Purchase 
B) the ending of the international slave trade 
C) the creation of the first abolitionist society in the United States 
D) the ratification of the Constitution 
A) the Louisiana Purchase 
B) the ending of the international slave trade 
C) the creation of the first abolitionist society in the United States 
D) the ratification of the Constitution

Question 15

What effect did the religious revivals known as the First Great Awakening have on black worshippers?

Accepted Answer

A) It encouraged them to accept that slavery was sanctioned by God. 
B) It led them to embrace the stern,rationalist approach of New England Puritans. 
C) It swelled their membership in evangelical denominations such as the Baptists. 
D) It inspired a revival of African religious beliefs and practices and a rejection of Christianity. 
A) It encouraged them to accept that slavery was sanctioned by God. 
B) It led them to embrace the stern,rationalist approach of New England Puritans. 
C) It swelled their membership in evangelical denominations such as the Baptists. 
D) It inspired a revival of African religious beliefs and practices and a rejection of Christianity.

Question 16

Which of the following statements about the African Methodist Episcopal Church is LEAST accurate?

Accepted Answer

A) It gained denomination status as a result of a Pennsylvania Supreme Court decision in its favor. 
B) It had its origins in a walkout of black congregants from a racially integrated church which introduced a new segregated seating policy. 
C) It was the first black-led denomination in the United States. 
D) It gained thousands of adherents along the northeastern seaboard,but failed to spread to the South or the West. 
A) It gained denomination status as a result of a Pennsylvania Supreme Court decision in its favor. 
B) It had its origins in a walkout of black congregants from a racially integrated church which introduced a new segregated seating policy. 
C) It was the first black-led denomination in the United States. 
D) It gained thousands of adherents along the northeastern seaboard,but failed to spread to the South or the West.

Question 17

Which of the following statements about Gabriel's Rebellion is LEAST accurate?

Accepted Answer

A) The rebellion involved over a thousand slaves. 
B) Bad weather and black informants doomed the rebellion to failure. 
C) Gabriel and the other leaders were illiterate field hands. 
D) The rebels intended to seize the city of Richmond in order to force the government to negotiate the end of slavery with them. 
A) The rebellion involved over a thousand slaves. 
B) Bad weather and black informants doomed the rebellion to failure. 
C) Gabriel and the other leaders were illiterate field hands. 
D) The rebels intended to seize the city of Richmond in order to force the government to negotiate the end of slavery with them.

Question 18

In 1811,a rebellion of more than 400 slaves which had to be put down by state and federal troops occurred where?

Accepted Answer

A) Louisiana 
B) Kentucky 
C) Virginia 
D) South Carolina 
A) Louisiana 
B) Kentucky 
C) Virginia 
D) South Carolina

Question 19

Which of the following statements about the colonization movement is LEAST accurate?

Accepted Answer

A) Among the movements supporters were southern slaveholders,who felt that the presence of free blacks undermined the security of slavery. 
B) Although popular with white abolitionists,colonization failed to find any support from leaders of the black community. 
C) Some Americans viewed colonization not only as a way for blacks to their own country,but also as a way to spread the Christian faith into Africa. 
D) Many white advocates of antislavery believed that colonization was a necessary component of emancipation between whites and blacks could not live together as equals. 
A) Among the movements supporters were southern slaveholders,who felt that the presence of free blacks undermined the security of slavery. 
B) Although popular with white abolitionists,colonization failed to find any support from leaders of the black community. 
C) Some Americans viewed colonization not only as a way for blacks to their own country,but also as a way to spread the Christian faith into Africa. 
D) Many white advocates of antislavery believed that colonization was a necessary component of emancipation between whites and blacks could not live together as equals.

Question 20

Prince Hall's Charge Delivered to the Brethren of the African Lodge is an example of what type of literature,which was likely the most prolific form of black letters of the post-Revolutionary period?

Accepted Answer

A) pamphlets 
B) poetry 
C) spiritual autobiographies 
D) sentimental novels 
A) pamphlets 
B) poetry 
C) spiritual autobiographies 
D) sentimental novels

Exam 6: Building Communities in the Early Republic

Which of the following statements about black-authored pamphlets is LEAST accurate?

Which of the following statements about politics in the early nineteenth century is LEAST accurate?

The American Colonization Society,whose leadership and membership included several prominent slaveholders,played an instrumental role in creating what African colony?

One of the most significant contributions of black soldiers to the American effort during the War of 1812 was their performance on the Plains of Chalmette during which battle?

Which of the following statements about black populations in northern cities is LEAST accurate?

Which of the following statements about black Americans during the War of 1812 is MOST accurate?

The first annual holiday in the United States specifically for black people was in commemoration of the

Which was the only state in the Mid-Atlantic region NOT to implement a system of gradual emancipation before the Civil War?

Jupiter Hammon's Evening Thought was an important early example of which literary genre?

Which of the following men played a leading role in founding the first black fraternal organization in America,the African Masonic Lodge?

Which Congregationalist minister was the most outspoken of all black Federalists,so much so that his church voted him out of office because of his political leanings?

In 1790 which state had the largest black population (including both free and enslaved)?

In general,what happened to the franchise in the United States between the beginning of the nineteenth century and the 1830s?

The Haitian Revolution is largely responsible for what important event in American history?

What effect did the religious revivals known as the First Great Awakening have on black worshippers?

Which of the following statements about the African Methodist Episcopal Church is LEAST accurate?

Which of the following statements about Gabriel's Rebellion is LEAST accurate?

In 1811,a rebellion of more than 400 slaves which had to be put down by state and federal troops occurred where?

Which of the following statements about the colonization movement is LEAST accurate?

Prince Hall's Charge Delivered to the Brethren of the African Lodge is an example of what type of literature,which was likely the most prolific form of black letters of the post-Revolutionary period?

Ancestral Africa

Africans in the Atlantic World

Establish North American Slavery

Eighteenth-Century Slave Societies

Give Me Liberty

Southern Slavery

Antebellum Free Blacks

Abolitionism in Black and White

Civil War

Promises and Pitfalls of Reconstruction

The Color Line

The Era of Self-Help

In Pursuit of Democracy

Voices of Protest

The Arts at Home and Abroad

The New Deal Era

Double V for Victory

American Dilemmas,1930s-1955

We Shall Overcome

Black Power

Progress and Poverty

Perspectives on the Present

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