People of the South

Many enslaved African Americans accepted the Christian religion and expressed their beliefs by singing ____.

• the blues

• spirituals

• jazz

• soul music

The _____ was a network of 'safe houses' owned by people who were opposed to slavery.

• true path

• slave code

• subway system

• Underground Railroad

Southern farmers who owned small farms of 50 to 200 acres were called ____.

• tenant farmers

• yeomen

• rural farmers

• plantation owners

The work of most enslaved people was ____.

• domestic work and childcare

• tending livestock

• blacksmithing

• tending and harvesting crops

On a plantation, the overseer’s job was to ____.

• keep the plantation’s financial records

• supervise the fields

• watch over enslaved and domestic workers

• help preserve African customs

In 1831 _____ led a group of followers on a violent rampage that killed at least 55 whites.

• Kunta Kinte

• Nat Turner

• Moses Grandy

• Django

Farmers who rented land from property owners were known as ____.

• tenant farmers

• yeomen

• rural farmers

• plantation owners

Southern plantation owners traveled often to ____.

• lower their operating costs

• compare methods with other owners

• ensure fair dealings with traders

• supervise their buildings

One purpose of the slave codes was ____.

• communication among slaveholders

• prevention of slave rebellion

• prevention of marriage among enslaved people

• education for enslaved people

The South lagged behind other parts of the country in literacy because ____.

• the South valued only agricultural skills

• not enough teachers would settle in the region

• the South’s population was spread over a wide area

• reading was taught only in public schools