Everyday Life of Free African Americans

I can write a summary about Nat Turner’s Rebellion and explain the legal restrictions and Slave Codes

Who was a famous conductor on the Underground Railroad?

• Frederick Douglass

• Harriet Tubman

• Sojourner Truth

• Booker T. Washington

Which amendment to the U.S. Constitution formally abolished slavery?

• The 13th Amendment

• The 14th Amendment

• The 15th Amendment

• The 12th Amendment

What was the primary reason for the use of African slaves in the Americas?

• They were considered superior soldiers

• They were immune to European diseases

• They had expertise in agriculture

• They were easily accessible

The increase in the number of enslaved Africans arriving in America was largely due to         

•  the development of the plantation system

•  greater efforts to capture Africans by other Africans

• an increase in the number of European slave traders

• changing attitudes about the justice of owning slaves

During Black History Month, which of these famous African Americans is celebrated as a civil rights activist?

• Martin Luther King, Rosa Parks, A. Philip Randolph

• Simone Biles, Michael Jordan, Sha'carri Richardson

• Harriet Tubman, Frederick Douglass, William Llopyd Garrison

• Michael Jackson,

  Little Richard,

  James Brown

Southern states created the Black Codes to do what?

• limit African Americans rights
• expand Confederate rights
• give women voting rights
• jail Carpetbaggers

Black Codes were designed to do all of the following EXCEPT _________.

• Prohibit African Americans from finding a job or buying a house.

• Limit the physical freedom of former enslaved African Americans.

• Limit the economic freedom of former enslaved African Americans.

• Aid former enslaved African Americans.

Which group was primarily targeted by the Black Codes?

• Immigrants

• Women

• African Americans

• Native Americans

What was the significance of the Emancipation Proclamation?

• It immediately freed all slaves in the Confederate states

• It ended the Civil War

• It declared all slaves in Confederate-held territory to be free

• It granted citizenship to all former slaves