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module 8 lesson 2

Total questions: 12

Worksheet time: 4mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Who wrote "The Liberator"?

a)

William Lloyd Garrison

b)

Fredrick Douglas

c)

Goku

d)

Thomas Jefferson

2.

What is an abolitionist?

a)

A person who advocates for slavery in the U.S

b)

A person who favors the total abolition of the practice of slavery

c)

A purser of the ending of slavery in certain U.S states

d)

A supporter of the law, regardless of the moralities

3.

Which part of the U.S promised African Americans rights that eventually diminished in the 1800s?

a)

North

b)

Weast

c)

East

d)

West

4.

Blacksmith and carpenters were given their class in city areas.

a)

True

b)

False

5.

What is emancipation?

a)

The freedom of white people

b)

The freedom of women

c)

The freedom of African American women

d)

The freedom of slaves

6.

From what times did slaves usually work?

a)

From evening to dawn

b)

Slaves didn't work

c)

From dusk to dawn

d)

From dusk to evening

7.

What did slaves mainly seek comfort in?

a)

Religious/Spiritual rituals

b)

Their family

c)

Food

d)

Dancing/singing

8.

How did Fredrick Douglass receive his education?

a)

He was taught to read and write from his wife and one of his owners

b)

He attended an all African American university, where he studied how to read and write

c)

He taught himself how to read and write

d)

He never learned how to read or write

9.

What inspired Fredrick Douglass to write "The Narrative of the Life of Fredrick Douglass, an American Slave"?

a)

The Declaration of Independence

b)

The Ninety-Fives theses

c)

Uncle Tom's Cabin

d)

The Liberator

10.

Who was James Forten?

a)

A wealthy leader of Philadelphia's free black community

b)

An unwealthy leader of Philadelphia's free black community

c)

A wealthy slave owner and leading figure in the pro-slavery movement

d)

A preacher and minister in a few of the first all-black churches

11.

Between 1810 and 1830, the population of slaves grew from 1.2 million to...?

a)

4 million

b)

3

c)

800 trillion

d)

2 million

12.

What was the Virginia debate?

a)

The debate over the future of slavery in Virginia

b)

The debate over whether Virginia should stay a slave state or a free state

c)

The debate over whether Virginia should leave or secede from the Union

d)

The Virginia debate doesn't exist