WorksheetsModule 14 Lesson 3 - Slavery in the South
Total questions: 10
Worksheet time: 5mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
What was a constant threat to the family life of a slave?
a)
having a family member taken to work in the planter's house.
b)
have a family member freed.
c)
having a family member taken to work in the fields
d)
having a family member sold.
2.
Slaves who worked in _________ often worked as domestic servants, skilled craftspeople, and factory hands.
a)
cities
b)
farms
c)
camps
3.
Slaves often used _____________ to express their beliefs at religious meeting.
a)
sermons
b)
spirituals
c)
chants
4.
How were folktales used in slave culture?
a)
to teach a moral
b)
to instruct religious beliefs
c)
to teach reading lessons
d)
to communicated planned escapes
5.
How did most southern states respond to Nat Turner's rebellion?
a)
by proposing laws to return slaves and free African Americans to Africa.
b)
by passing strict laws limiting the freedoms of slaves and free African Americans.
c)
by passing laws granting more freedoms for slaves and free African Americans
d)
by proposing laws to restrict the movement of slaves and free African Americans to the South.
6.
In 1831 _____________ led the most famous slave rebellion.
a)
Jedidiah Galloway
b)
John Brown
c)
Nat Turner
7.
Another feature of African American culture was _________________ - the passing on of stories, poems, and songs by word of mouth.
a)
spiritual
b)
oral tradition
c)
folktales
8.
Stories with a moral were called?
a)
spiritual
b)
oral tradition
c)
folktales
9.
Slaves who worked outside were supervised by _______________.
a)
yeomen
b)
bosses
c)
overseers
10.
True or False: The state of Virginia considered ending the institution of slavery after the Nat Turner Rebellion.
a)
True
b)
False
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