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WorksheetsAfrican Americans in the Mid1800s: Sections 7-10
Total questions: 10
Worksheet time: 5mins
What was the thing enslaved peoples feared most?
Being beaten
Not having enough to eat
Having to work all night as punishment
Being sold away from their loved ones
Why were many enslaved mothers mean or "severe" with their children?
Because they were tired and irritated
They wanted to teach their children the importance of "not talking too much"
Enslaved children were silly and played too much
Children were punished for not doing their chores by enslaved parents
What did an enslaved bride and groom jump over during their wedding?
a bumpy log
a broomstick
a cooking spoon
a pile of leaves
What were quilting bees?
Small tiny bees that lived in enslaved families' homes
A type of working"party" enslaved women would have to make beautiful quilts and bedding
A type of underwear small enslaved children wore that had tiny quilted bees on them
A party to celebrate the beginning of spring
Why were Sundays so important to the enslaved peoples?
Many enslaved peoples received the day off from their masters so they could go to church, have time with their families, and rest for the next weeks work.
They were able to sing in the fields on Sundays
Enslaved peoples received their food for the week on Sundays
The masters would let their enslaved peoples sing and dance for them for entertainment only on Sundays
Why were "slaves churches" considered invisible churches?
Masters only let the enslaved stand outside the local White church and made them listen from afar
Churches for the enslaved were invisible because the slaves on the plantation would hide their prayers from their masters, singing songs of Moses
The enslaved were not allowed into church and had to stay invisible to the Whites
Enslaved peoples could not have baptisms, causing Black preachers to have invisible baptisms with buckets of water
Why did the enslaved sing about Moses?
Moses freed his people from slavery in Egypt
They thought his name was easy to rhyme
Enslaved people looked upto Moses because he was a hardworking person
Moses was able to do magic and could free them from slavery
Why was religion and the Bible so important to the enslaved African Americans of the South?
They thought praying and singing spirituals allowed them to bring up their hopes and dreams as well as the sadness they felt
Many of the enslaved could not read and did not care about the Bible or religion at all
Religion and the Bible was only important to the enslaved who were "house slaves" and were able to read the Bible with their masters during the day
Singing spirituals and religion was only important to enslaved peoples who worked in the fields because it gave them something to talk about while they picked the crops
Who was a character in a popular African legend that taught enslaved children on how to behave and also made fun of the slaves' masters?
Winnie the Pooh
Felix the Cat
Br'er Rabbit
Peppa Pig
What did Harriet Powers sew into her quilt designs?
Lyrics to African American spirituals
Recipes for her delicious and unique cooking
Bible stories and doves, which were a symbol of the Holy Spirit
Crows and foxes, to remind slaves to stay smart and to trick their masters
