Stamped (Remix) Quiz

What is a contradiction?

• when two things are in opposition to each other or can't be true at the same time.

• A statement that is always true regardless of circumstances.

Why was Thomas Jefferson considered a “contradictor” in terms of race?

• He fought against slavery but never wrote about race.

• He enslaved people while writing about freedom and equality.

• He believed Black people were equal to white people.

• He freed all of his enslaved workers.

What was the goal of the American Colonization Society (ACS)?

• To support Black people in gaining full rights in America.

• To educate white Americans about racism.

• To send free Black people to Africa instead of integrating them into society.

• To end slavery through nonviolent protests.

What is an abolitionist?

• A person who advocates for the abolition of slavery or other practices.
• A person who supports the continuation of slavery.
• A politician who enforces labor laws.
• A historian who studies the Civil War.

How did Samuel Morton contribute to scientific racism?

• He created new laws that ended racism.

• He used false science to argue that Black people were inferior.

• He worked to disprove racist theories.

• He studied race but never made claims about intelligence.

What was the purpose of scientific racism?

• To justify discrimination by making it seem 'scientific.'

• To help enslaved people gain their freedom.

• To encourage different races to live together peacefully.

• To prove that all people are equal.

Why did Lincoln issue the Emancipation Proclamation?

• To expand to the west

• To weaken the Confederacy by freeing enslaved people in rebel states.

• To stop the Civil War from happening.

• To help former enslaved people move to Africa.

Who was William Lloyd Garrison?

• A scientist who supported racist ideas.

• An abolitionist who called for the immediate end of slavery.

• A Confederate leader during the Civil War.

• A politician who ignored slavery issues.

Compromise

• An agreement or settlement of a dispute that is reached by each side making concessions.

• An attack made in response to a previous attack.

• A chain of islands.

• The practice of raising animals and growing plants for human benefit.

How did W.E.B. Du Bois and Booker T. Washington disagree?

• Du Bois supported segregation, while Washington opposed it.

• Washington believed Black people should work for economic success first, while Du Bois wanted immediate equality.

• Washington wanted to end racism, while Du Bois supported it.

• They had no disagreements.