The slavery quiz

Whose job was it to watch over the slaves and make sure they were working on the plantation?

• plantation owner

• slave breaker

• overseer

• slave ship captain

Which describes the working conditions of slaves

• They worked from sun up to sun down

• they got multiple breaks throughout the day

• they started working at age 18

• after 60, slaves were allowed to retire

Which describes the methods used to control slaves

• They physically punished them

• they told the slaves if they listened they could go home

• they allowed them to have basic human rights

• they use physical and mental ways to control slaves

Which is true of free African Americans living in both the North and the South?

• They faced discrimination and racism.
• They lived side by side with white Americans.
• They had the same rights as everyone else.
• They preferred living only with African Americans.

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What was the legal status of slaves in the United States?

• citizen
• property
• dependents
• immigrants

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Why did Southerners who did not own slaves support slavery?

• They feared the power of the slaveholders.
• They believed they would be able to own slaves someday.
• They knew that the Southern economy depended on slave labor.
• They understood that the Constitution did not ban slavery in the South.

Who resisted slavery by organizing a violent rebellion?

• Nat Turner
• Edward Covey
• Sojourner Truth
• Frederick Douglass

What is racism?

• The belief that one race is superior to another.
• Easily seen or understood.
• Not active.
• The social separation of groups of people especially by race.

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If a mother was a slave, her child was:

• Free for life

• A slave for life

• A slave for a short time

• Free for a short time

This invention revolutionized the cotton industry and made getting seeds out of cotton faster and more efficient.

• The Cotton Gin

• The Cotton Cart

• The Cotton Button

• The Cotton Bowl