Resistance and Revolts in History

1. What form of resistance involves enslaved individuals pretending to be sick or unable to follow commands? A) Active Resistance B) Passive Resistance C) Cultural Resistance D) Organized Revolt

• G) Economic Boycott

• B) Passive Resistance

• E) Violent Uprising

• F) Silent Protest

2. Who was the leader of the Berbice Rebellion in 1763? A) Bussa B) Nat Turner C) Quamina D) Cuffy (Kofi)

• D) Cuffy (Kofi)

• Abolitionist Leader

• Toussaint Louverture

• Marcus Garvey

3. Which of the following was NOT a key figure in the Haitian Revolution? A) Toussaint L’Ouverture B) Jean-Jacques Dessalines C) Sam Sharpe D) Henri Christophe

• Marcus Garvey

• C) Sam Sharpe

• Napoleon Bonaparte

• Simon Bolivar

4. The Jamaican Baptist War was primarily inspired by the teachings of which leader? A) Cudjoe B) Nat Turner C) Sam Sharpe D) Quamina

• C) Sam Sharpe

• B) Toussaint Louverture

• D) Gabriel Prosser

• A) Marcus Garvey

5. What significant outcome resulted from the Demerara Revolt of 1823? A) The establishment of an independent Maroon community B) The abolition of slavery in the British Empire C) Increased abolitionist sentiment in Britain D) The signing of a treaty recognizing the rights of enslaved people

• B) The immediate end of all slave labor in the colonies

• A) The establishment of a new colony in the Caribbean

• C) Increased abolitionist sentiment in Britain

• D) The creation of a new political party advocating for enslaved rights

6. Which revolt involved enslaved people attacking plantations and led to the establishment of independent communities? A) The Haitian Revolution B) The Jamaican Morant Bay Rebellion C) The Stono Rebellion D) The Berbice Rebellion

• The French Revolution

• The Russian Revolution

• The American Civil War

• A) The Haitian Revolution

7. What was the primary goal of the Maroons in Jamaica? A) To assimilate into colonial society B) To establish independent communities C) To support the British colonial government D) To spread Christianity

• A) To assimilate into colonial society

• B) To establish independent communities

• D) To spread Christianity

• C) To support the British colonial government

8. Who led the revolt known as the Stono Rebellion in 1739? A) Cuffy B) Jemmy C) Nat Turner D) Sam Sharpe

• C) Nat Turner

• B) Jemmy

• A) Cuffy

• D) Sam Sharpe

9. What was a common method of resistance used by enslaved people in the Americas? A) Armed revolt B) Sabotage of equipment C) Work slowdowns D) All of the above

• G) Forming alliances with Native Americans

• F) Seeking legal representation

• E) Passive acceptance

• D) All of the above

10. Which event is often considered the first successful slave revolt in the Americas? A) The Haitian Revolution B) The Stono Rebellion C) The Jamaican Baptist War D) The Demerara Revolt

• F) The Texas Revolution

• G) The War of Independence

• E) The American Civil War

• A) The Haitian Revolution