African Americans in the mid-1800s

How did the law define slaves in the United States?

• Slaves were allowed to vote and own land

• Slaves were allowed to keep their children

• Slaves were property, allowing slave-owners to do whatever they wanted to their slaves

• Slaves were paid money that they could keep to buy things

How were African-Americans discriminated against in the North, even if they were free Blacks?

• They were ignored by everyone

• They were turned away from many jobs due to their race

• They were treated exactly like slaves in the South

• They could not go to church

What was the most important crop that drove the economy in the South?

• Potatoes

• Tomatoes

• Sunflowers

• Cotton

Why were Southerners so unwilling to end slavery?

• They believed that African Americans were inferior.

• They needed slaves to keep the Southern economy intact.

• Since slaves were property, ending slavery would mean financial ruin for many slave owners.

• All of the above

What did slaves have to do after picking in the fields all day long?

• Sing and dance

• Washing themselves

• Taking a nap

• Other chores, such as chopping wood, feeding pugs, and cleaning cotton

When were slaves expected to start working?

• Age 6

• Age 16

• Age 8

• Age 18

What is racism?

• Unequal treatment based on a person's race, gender, religion, place of birth, or other random reasons.

• The belief that one race is superior (or better) to another.

• The social separation of groups of people, especially by race.

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.

What was an effect of segregation policies in the North?

• People shared their culture with others.

• People were separated by race in public spaces.

• People were forced to live with different races.

• People were not allowed to practice their religion.

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.