Slave, Free and the Economics of Slavery

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 the legal status of slaves in the United States?

• citizen

• property

• dependents

• immigrants

What was an effect of segregation policies in the North?

• People shared their culture with others.

• People were separated by race in public places.

• 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.

How did the cotton gin affect slaves?

• It made their lives easier.

• It increased the demand for slaves.

• It decreased the need for slave labor.

• It was the first step toward abolishing slavery.

By 1850, the great majority of African Americans in the United States

• lived in cities.

• had some legal rights.

• lived in slavery.

• lived in the North.

How were the lives of enslaved African Americans similar to the lives of free African Americans?

• hey both had some rights under the law.

• They both experienced racism and discrimination.

• They both owed wages to their owners.

• hey both were regarded as property under the law.

Which of the following is an example of discrimination against African Americans?

• African Americans could only work for wealthy planters.

• African Americans could travel freely around the country.

• African Americans were not allowed to live in the North.

• African Americans were denied the right to vote.

What is segregation?

• separating free African Americans from enslaved African Americans

• social separation of groups of people, especially by race

• ssigning tasks to certain groups of enslaved African Americans

• instruction on how to escape from a state with slavery to a free state

How did the cotton gin affect the economy of the South?

• Its failure led Southerners to plant wheat.

• It decreased the production of cotton.

• It decreased the demand for the labor of enslaved people.

• It increased the profitability of cotton.