African Americans in the Mid-1800s Quiz

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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 enslaved people 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 frequently interacted with people of different races.
• People were not allowed to practice their religion.

Where did free African Americans in the South most often find work?

• on plantations
• in low-paying jobs
• in government jobs
• on land they owned

How did the cotton gin affect enslaved people?

• it made their lives easier.
• It increased the demand for enslaved people.
• It decreased the need for the labor of enslaved people
• It was the first step toward abolishing slavery.

What did Harriet Tubman's work with the Underground Railroad involve?

• As a freed African American, she led others to take a stand against enslavers.
• As a freed African American, she bought enslaved people and then gave them their freedom.
• As a fugitive from slavery, she guided enslaved people from the South to freedom.
• As a fugitive from slavery, she opened a school for those who traveled to Canada.

Who was Denmark Vesey?

• an enslaved person who escaped to Canada
• a Northern African American abolitionist
• a conductor for the Underground Railroad
• a free African American who led a revolt