Lesson 20 Quiz Review

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

• lived in cities.

• had some legal rights.

• lived in slavery.

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

• They both were regarded as property under the law.

• They both experienced racism and discrimination.

• They both had some rights 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 denied the right to vote.

What is segregation?

• Social separation of groups of people, especially by race.

• Assigning tasks to certain groups of enslaved African Americans.

• Instruction on how to escape from a state with slavery to a free state.

Who is known for becoming the first bishop of the African Methodist Episcopal Church?

• Harriet Powers

• Richard Allen

• W.E.B. DuBois

The National Council of Colored People was formed to

• protest the treatment of African Americans.

• encourage southern states to preserve slavery.

• support the use of the cotton gin in the South.

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 increased the profitability of cotton.

Who would be more likely to say "I never know what it is to rest"?

• A free African American searching for a job in the city.

• An enslaved African American working in the fields.

• An African American preacher giving a sermon in church.

Most enslaved people began working at an early age and

• retired when they reached old age.

• became free when they became adults.

• continued working until they died.

What was the main responsibility of an overseer?

• Making sure enslaved people received fair and humane treatment.

• Teaching enslaved people to read and write.

• Supervising enslaved people on large plantations.