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WorksheetsAfrican American History Vocab Unit 2
Total questions: 10
Worksheet time: 4mins
What was the purpose of the Three-Fifths Compromise?
It abolished slavery.
It counted three-fifths of the slave population for representation purposes.
What is the Fugitive Slave Act?
It described the period before the Civil War.
It was a law that required the return of escaped slaves to their owners.
What did the term "Antebellum" refer to?
An amendment that abolished slavery.
The period before the Civil War.
What is the Thirteenth Amendment?
Abolished slavery.
Granted citizenship to all persons born or naturalized in the United States.
What did the Fourteenth Amendment do?
Required the return of runaway slaves to their owners.
Granted citizenship to all persons born or naturalized in the United States.
A word that means getting rid of slavery
Maron
Abolition of slavery
"Jumping the broom" is a traditional act in some wedding ceremonies for Black people to "sweep" away troubles.
True
False
Many Southerners referred to slavery as:
Madness
The peculiar institution
Slaves sometimes fled to remote areas and created their own culture.
False
True
Slave laws were the laws that protected slaves in buying and selling.
True
False
