Life in the South- Slavery in the South

Multiple Choice

What was the constant threat to the family life of a slave?

• having a family member taken to work in the planter's house

• having a family member freed

• having a family member taken to work in the fields

• having a family member sold

Multiple Choice

How were folktales used in slave culture?

• to teach a moral

• to instruct religious beliefs

• to teach reading lessons

• to communicate planned escapes

Multiple Choice

How did most southern states respond to Nat Turner's rebellion?

• by proposing laws to return slaves and free African Americans to Africa

• by passing strict laws limiting the freedoms of slaves and free African Americans

• by passing laws granting more freedoms for slaves and free African Americans

• by proposing laws to restrict the movement of slaves and free African Americans to the South