African American Studies

Compromise that ban slavery 36' 30 N latitude

• Missouri Compromise

• Compromise 1850

• Kansas-Nebraska Act

• Fugitive Slave Act

In the British colonies in North America slavery became associated with-

• Economic status

• Race (skin color)

• Religious status

• Property ownership

What is the significance of the year 1619 to American & African history?

• Jamestown was founded.

• St Augustine was founded.

• Mexico City was founded.

• The first enslaved Africans were traded for supplies.

What group of people were enslaved on the continent of Africa?

• Captives

• Debtors

• Law breakers

• All of the above

The groups who begin the trade of captive Africans were

• Portuguese & African rulers

• French & Chinese

• British & Spanish

• Arabians & Russians

Which landmark Supreme Court case declared segregation in public schools unconstitutional?

• Brown v. Board of Education

• Plessy v. Ferguson

• Dred Scott v. Sandford

• Roe v. Wade

Who was the first African American to serve as a U.S. Supreme Court Justice?

• Thurgood Marshall

• Clarence Thomas

• Frederick Douglass

• W.E.B. Du Bois

What was the primary goal of the Harlem Renaissance?

• To promote African American cultural expression

• To end segregation in schools

• To establish African American political parties

• To create African American-owned businesses

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

• 13th Amendment

• 14th Amendment

• 15th Amendment

• 19th Amendment

Who was a prominent leader of the Civil Rights Movement and delivered the 'I Have a Dream' speech?

• Martin Luther King Jr.

• Malcolm X

• Rosa Parks

• Harriet Tubman