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Work2Twerk 2: Vocabulary

Total questions: 25

Worksheet time: 12mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Define Stereotype

a)

Something that plays music

b)

an assumption of how someone is, only based on their color or gender

c)

using a keyboard to make music

2.

To "blacken up" means to..

a)

Act out black stereotypes

b)

Wear dark clothes

c)

Put on blackface make-up

d)

To dress up in costume

3.

What are minstrel shows?

a)

Variety shows based on classical music and dance.

b)

A form of American entertainment based on racial stereotypes.

c)

A form of American entertainment based on the evolution of America.

d)

Variety shows based on African music and dance.

4.

The Abolitionist were people that wanted to...

a)

put an end to slavery

b)

abolish black people

c)

abolish all white people

d)

help kids learn

5.
Jim Crow was
a)
President of the United States
b)
Donald Duck's best friend
c)

a white actor who put on blackface

d)
a bird 
6.

To withdraw from a larger unit one belongs to.

a)

Secede

b)

Blockade

c)

Sovereign

d)

Freedmen

7.
Vocabulary:
To withdraw from something such as a nation
a)
Secession (Secede) 
b)
Cession (Cede) 
c)
Antebellum 
d)
Census 
8.
Vocabulary:
A person who wanted to end slavery 
a)
Census 
b)
Antebellum 
c)
Secession (Secede)
d)
Abolitionist
9.

Relating to citizens of the same country

a)

Civil War

b)

Civil

c)

Racism

d)

Election of 1960

10.

A war in the United States fought between the Northern (Union) United States and the Southern (Confederates) United States

a)

Civil War

b)

Civil

c)

Racism

d)

Election of 1960

11.

The belief that some people are inferior because of their race

a)

Civil War

b)

Civil

c)

Racism

d)

Election of 1960

12.

To withdraw from the country to form a separate country, state, or territory

a)

Secede

b)

Border States

c)

Union Army

d)

Confederate

13.

Southern army that was formed after the Confederate States seceded from the Union States

a)

Confederate Army

b)

Emancipate

c)

Emancipation Proclamation

d)

54th Massachusetts Regiment

14.

The south seceded from the north (the Union) What does secede mean?

a)

to succeed

b)

to join

c)

to break away

15.

Why did the south want to secede from the Union?

a)

they wanted to make their own laws about slavery

b)

they wanted to end slavery

c)

the North forced them to break away

16.
"Secede" means....
a)
To be successful
b)
To leave
c)
To stay
17.
A Civil War is a war between states. 
a)
True
b)
False
18.
The Confederacy was another name for the south.
a)
True
b)
False
19.
The Union was another name for the north.
a)
True
b)
False
20.
Slavery was one of the main causes of the civil war.
a)
True
b)
False
21.

Civil War

a)

war fought between people in the same country

b)

war fought between neighboring nations

c)

war fought near the ocean

d)

war fought between countries across the world

22.

To end something.

a)

abolish

b)

secede

c)

slave codes

23.

People who wanted to end slavery.

a)

slave owners

b)

abolitionist

c)

conductors

24.

Which one of these is a stereotype?

a)

Candles are made out of wax

b)

Water is wetter than milk

c)

All women know how to cook

d)

Cups are only for drinking water

25.

Which of these are stereotypes?

a)

All boys like blue

b)

Recycled water taste better

c)

All girls like pink

d)

IPhones are cheap