Slavery and Racism

Why did some wealthy plantation owners want to acquire Cuba?

• They wanted to help liberate the people from an authoritative government.

• They wanted to add it as a slave state in the U.S.

• They wanted the valuable natural resources found in Cuba.

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How many enslaved people were there in the South in 1860?

• nearly 1 million

• nearly 2 million

• nearly 4 million

• nearly 6 million

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For those enslaved people who were able to escape to the North, what types of attitudes did they often have to deal with?

• Many northerners believed in equality among races and treated free African Americans with dignity and respect.

• Many northerners held the same racist beliefs and attitudes that was common among southerners.

________ is the belief that one race is superior to others.

• Assimilation

• Bias

• Stereotyping

• Racism

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Why did southern leaders fight to keep slavery in the South?

• They planned to end slavery in 10 years.

• They were having trouble growing any type of crop that would help their economy.

• Slavery was central to the economy and culture of the South.

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__________ is the separation of people based on race.

• Integration

• Segregation

• Assimilation

• Regeneration

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The following are examples of _________ that African Americans in the North faced:

Some states passed laws restricting the rights of African Americans to vote, own property, and move about freely

Segregation was common in northern cities

African Americans were often forbidden from entering white churches, schools, and other buildings

They were blocked from employment for skilled jobs

Daily threats including attacks from white mobs and the possibility of being captured

• freedoms

• rights

• peace and justice

• racism and discrimination

Racism was the foundation upon which _________ was built.

• Slavery

• Unequal Pay for Women

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In what specific ways did racist attitudes and laws affect the more than 250,000 free African Americans in the South?

• Local laws prevented them from traveling or assembling in large groups and free African-Americans were discouraged from organizing churches, schools, and other organizations.

• Local laws gave them the same rights and freedoms that white people had.