Worksheets14.1&3 Quiz
Total questions: 10
Worksheet time: 8mins
Which of the following actions were legal for free African Americans living in the South?
traveling freely
voting in local elections
working as skilled artisans
conducting business transactions
lived on small plots of land, hunting,fishing, raising small gardens, anddoing odd jobs?
poor white families
overseers
planters
yeoman farmers
Who lived on an average of 100 acres of land, owning few or no slaves?
poor white families
overseers
planters
yeoman farmers
Who lived on vast estates, growing cash crops and owning many slaves?
poor white families
overseers
planters
yeoman farmers
What was the role of the planter’s wife on a plantation?
growing crops for her children and tending to the animals
raising her children and supervising household slaves
cooking meals and working alongside slaves in the fields
raising cash crops and supervising field hands
How were folktales used in slave culture?
to teach a moral
to instruct religious beliefs
to teach reading lessons
to communicate planned escapes
What did Nat Turner do in Virginia in 1831?
led slaves to the North
led a slave rebellion
converted slaves to Christianity
established a new church
Emotional Christian songs sung by enslaved people in the sound that mixed African and European elements and usually expressed slaves’ religious beliefs.
Spirituals
Folklore
Blues music
Passing down stories, poems, and songs, by word of mouth.
Horror Stories
Oral Traditions
Witness Account
How did most southern states respond to Nat Turner’s rebellion?
by proposing laws to return slaves and free African Americans to Africa
by passing strict laws limiting the freedoms of slaves and free African Americans
by passing laws granting more freedoms for slaves and free African Americans
by proposing laws to restrict the movement of slaves and free African Americans to the South
