

Understanding Slavery and the Founding Fathers
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History
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10th - 12th Grade
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Practice Problem
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Hard
Jennifer Brown
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10 questions
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What was the critical insight of Hamilton and Madison regarding slaves?
Slaves were not mentioned in the Constitution.
Slaves were necessary for economic growth.
Slaves were seen as men with natural rights.
Slaves were considered property.
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
According to Jefferson, how does slavery affect masters?
It has no effect on them.
It improves their leadership skills.
It teaches them to become tyrants.
It makes them more compassionate.
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What was one of the actions taken by the Founders to address slavery?
They abolished slavery nationwide.
They increased the importation of slaves.
They ignored the issue entirely.
They created free states in the North.
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What is manumission?
A tax on slave owners.
An individual act of freeing a slave.
A collective emancipation of all slaves.
A law to import more slaves.
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
How did Southern courts sometimes support slaves?
By ignoring their existence.
By increasing their workload.
By favoring their claims for freedom.
By denying all their claims.
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What was a significant legal reform in North Carolina regarding slaves?
Slaves could vote.
Killing a slave carried the same penalty as killing a free person.
Slaves were given land.
Slaves were allowed to marry freely.
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What was the significance of the abolition of the slave trade?
It had no impact on slavery.
It increased the number of slaves.
It was declared piracy with a death penalty.
It was easy to enforce.
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