WorksheetsModule 15 Test Review - 8th Grade - Slavery in the US
Total questions: 19
Worksheet time: 11mins
Which of the following are reasons why plantations owners began using enslaved Africans as a labor force? Choose THREE (3) correct answers.
many native laborers died from European diseases
plantation owners required a large number of laborers
Native American workers became too expensive to employ
plantation owners believed African laborers were less likely to revolt
Africans had already developed immunity to European diseases
What was one way Africans tried to resist their enslavement?
slave trade
Stono Rebellion
Middle Passage
African Diaspora
What was the result of the Stono Rebellion?
slaves receiving more rights
few injuries and little loss of life
the end of slavery in the Americas
slave owners making stricter slave codes
Which of the following correctly describes the slave culture in the Americas?
since they were broken apart so much, families were an unimportant part of slave culture
slaves viewed religion as a refuge, which gave them a sense of self-worth and hope for salvation
slaves shared common cultural backgrounds and languages that they brought with them to the Americas
since they had little free time, slaves had no opportunity to express themselves through art, dance, and music
Which of the following would apply to slaves working in the fields?
could sell their services to other people
had to serve the planter's family 24 hours a day
allowed to keep a portion of money earned
worked on the same task at the same time as everyone else
often had better food, clothing, and shelter
Which of the following would apply to slaves working in the planter's home?
could sell their services to other people
had to serve the planter's family 24 hours a day
allowed to keep a portion of money earned
could earn enough money to buy their freedom
often had better food, clothing, and shelter
Which of the following would apply to slaves working at skilled jobs?
could sell their services to other people
had to serve the planter's family 24 hours a day
allowed to keep a portion of money earned
could earn enough money to buy their freedom
worked on the same task at the same time as everyone else
Which THREE (3) of these conditions correctly describe life under slavery?
laws prohibited the education of slaves
most slaveholders avoiding using punishment
some slaveholders allowed slaves to keep gardens
slaves lived in fear of their families being separated
houses for slaves were large with many new furnishings
How did the development of a common culture benefit enslaved African Americans?
it gave slaves a method to learn to read and write
it helped slaves accept that freedom was impossible
it taught slaves how to be more efficient with their work
it provided slaves an escape from the hardship of daily life
Which of the following correctly describes how African Americans participated in the abolition movement?
many former slaves wrote narratives that exposed the cruelties that slaves faced
many former slaves started a movement to establish colonies of freed slaves in Africa
some African Americans founded the American Anti-Slavery Society to fight for immediate racial equality
some African Americans convinced Congress to pass a gag rule forbidding discussion of antislavery petitions
Who was a former slave who became legendary for fiery and dramatic speeches about slavery and women's rights?
Harriet Tubman
Sojourner Truth
Frederick Douglass
William Lloyd Garrison
Who published a newspaper called The Liberator and helped to found the American Anti-Slavery Society?
Harriet Tubman
Sojourner Truth
Frederick Douglass
William Lloyd Garrison
Who was a former slave that was the most famous and daring conductor on the Underground Railroad?
Harriet Tubman
Sojourner Truth
Frederick Douglass
William Lloyd Garrison
Who published a newspaper called the North Star and wrote several autobiographies to show the injustices of slavery?
Harriet Tubman
Sojourner Truth
William Lloyd Garrison
Frederick Douglass
Which of the following correctly describes attitudes in the US on the ending of slavery?
the federal government supported the end of slavery and enacted a constitutional amendment stopping its expansion
workers in the North opposed the end of slavery because they feared losing their jobs to newly freed African Americans
business owners in the South supported the end of slavery because they believed slavery hurt the economy of the South
abolitionist leaders began to oppose the end of slaver after they were threatened with violence in both the North and South
During the Mexican-American War, what spurred a debate that showed growing sectionalism, or favoring the interests of one region over the interests of the entire country?
Wilmot Proviso
Mexican Cession
Louisiana Purchase
Missouri Compromise
What do we call favoring the interests of one region over the interests of the entire country?
abolition
secession
sovereignty
sectionalism
Which of these parts of the Compromise of 1850 benefited both the North and the South?
a new fugitive slave law was established
California was able to enter the Union as a free state
the slave trade in the District of Columbia was outlawed
the people in the new territories would be able to decide the issue of slavery
What effect did the Fugitive Slave Act have on people in the North?
many northerners did not want to break the new law and stopped helping runaway slaves
many northerners were angered by the new law and began to talk of seceding from the Union
many northerners approved of the new law and became violent against the abolitionist movement
many northerners were outraged by the treatment of fugitive slaves and supported the abolitionist cause
