African American History Unit 2 Test--2022-23

What was the first permanent British North American settlement to receive enslaved, or indentured, Africans in 1619?

• Jamestown

• Newfoundland

• Roanoke

• Massachusetts Bay

Which is a reason patriot leaders did not want African Americans to enlist in the Continental Army?

• They thought they were too dumb to fight

• Slaves were too valuable to risk in war

• They lacked the equipment and uniforms to accept everyone

• Thought it would encourage slaves to leave masters

The Quakers formed America’s first _____________________ group in Philadelphia.

• Abolitionist

• Political

• Criminal

• Religious

Who was the first person to die during the Boston Massacre?

• Crispus Attucks

• Prince Hall

• Peter Salem

• Salem Poor

Whose declaration encouraged enslaved Africans to join the British army?

• Thomas Jefferson

• George Washington

• Frederick Douglass

• Lord Dunmore

Which British North American colony featured the largest population of enslaved Africans?

• Georgia

• South Carolina

• Virginia

• North Carolina

The Northwest Ordinance of 1787 created five new states, and established what precedent?

• Rules for the sale of private land

• Excluding slavery from a U.S. territory

• First grant-based colleges

• Determined how states could secede

What is meant by the term Africanisms?

• Belief all Africans are uncivilized

• Charities focused on Africa

• African American traditions that originated in Africa

• African Americans originally from Great Britain

What part of the U.S. Constitution gave slave states a political advantage in the House of Representatives?

• Elastic Clause

• Fifth Amendment

• Bill of Rights

• Three-Fifths Compromise

Who established the first lodge of African American Masons, called African Lodge 459?

• Prince Hall

• Crispus Attucks

• Richard Allen

• Peter Salem