Worksheets7.04 Abolition
Total questions: 10
Worksheet time: 9mins
Which viewpoint does Banneker convey in “Benjamin Banneker Writes to Thomas Jefferson”?
Enslavement and racial inequality are contradictory to basic American values.
The new American government should be overthrown for allowing enslavement.
Escape from British rule was made possible by contributions of Black Americans.
Black and white Americans share similar perspectives on freedom and justice.
Read the excerpt from “Benjamin Banneker Writes to Thomas Jefferson.”
I suppose that your knowledge of the situation of my brethren is too extensive to need a recital here; neither shall I presume to prescribe methods by which they may be relieved, otherwise than by recommending to you and all others, to wean yourselves from those narrow prejudices which you have imbibed with respect to them, and as Job proposed to his friends, “put your soul in their souls’ stead”; thus shall your hearts be enlarged with kindness and benevolence towards them; and thus shall you need neither the direction of myself or others, in what manner to proceed herein.
How does the excerpt contribute to the power of Banneker’s message to Jefferson?
Banneker compliments Jefferson’s intelligence and awareness with the intention to engage him as an ally in the fight to abolish enslavement.
Banneker suggests that by walking in the shoes of persons denied their basic rights, Jefferson and white Americans will feel compelled to end enslavement.
Banneker quotes a biblical figure to establish his moral superiority over Jefferson and white Americans.
What was the coded message in Swing Low, Sweet Chariot?
Be ready to escape, because conductors are coming to take you to freedom.
Go north and follow the big dipper.
What was the coded message in Go Down, Moses?
Harriet Tubman is here and ready to help you escape if you want to journey to freedom.
You need to travel south.
Write a thematic statement for the spiritual, "Follow the Drinking Gourd."
Follow the drinking gourd. Follow the drinking gourd. For the old man is a–waiting for to carry you to freedom If you follow the drinking gourd. When the sun comes back and the first quail calls, Follow the drinking gourd. For the old man is a–waiting for to carry you to freedom If you follow the drinking gourd. The riverbank makes a very good road, The dead trees will show you the way. Left foot, peg foot, traveling on, Follow the drinking gourd.
Which topic is shared by “Fling Out the Anti-Slavery Flag” and “Go Down, Moses”?
The desire for revenge shared by enslaved people
The power of nature
The cruelty and injustice of enslavement
Escape is the only answer to the slavery problem
Which lines from the Fling.... and Swing.... best develop the shared topic?
Select the two correct answers.
"And let its folds wave o'er the land, / And o'er the raging seas,"
"If not I'll smite your first-born dead, / Let my people go."
"Oppressed so hard they could not stand / Let my people go."
"And when each poor degraded slave / Is gathered near and far,"
Which group of people did the Negro slaves in America relate to?
The Israelites in Egypt
The Jews in Poland
The Native Americans displaced from their homes
People from India in Great Britain
The drinking gourd is what?
A tall glass.
A pool of water.
A bowl.
The Big Dipper.
Spirituals were often used by slaves as code songs to accomplish what task?
Let each other know when the slave owners were coming
Alert each other of plans to escape
Share stories and gossip
Communicate with their ancestors
