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WorksheetsNegro Spirituals, Slavery, and Black History
Total questions: 15
Worksheet time: 41mins
What are spirituals?
are sacred folk music created and sung by enslaved African Americans, often in call-and-response style, and shared by oral tradition
Slave songs sung in church and plantations where African Americans were enslaved
Christian Songs African Americans used to create their own version.
are sacred folk music
Negro spirituals were a way for African Americans to
(a)
Why might African American slaves sung spirituals?
Work music
Secret Code
Emotional Expression
None of the above
All of the above
What was the name of the woman who successfully smuggled over 300 slaves out of the South?
(a)
What did the song "Wade in the Water," secretly relay to slaves (a)
Negro Spirituals made musical innovations because of their
call and response
syncopation
harmony
acapella
In alphabetical order name 5 styles of music that negro spirituals influenced.
(a)
In the language of the railroad, who helped slaves escape?
Harriet Tubman
Station Masters
Passengers
Conductors
In the language of the railroad, who ran safe houses?
Conductors
Station Masters
Stations
Passengers
What was another name for safe houses?
(a)
What were slaves referred to as?
(a)
What were the three things that spirituals expressed?
pain joy and sorrow
Joy pain and hate
praise joy pain
sorrow pain misery
How were spirituals passed down from generation to generation?
(a)
Swing Low sweet chariot and Get on Board were both songs that secretly meant what?
They were going to die and go to heaven soon
The underground railroad was there to help them escape
Get ready their ride would be there that night
none of the above
answers 2 and 3
is this an example of syncopation?
Yes
No
absolutely Not
Maybe (Don't choose this one.)
