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Which of the following helped strengthen the institution of slavery?

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the U.S. Constitution

the development of wheat as a cash crop

the Whiskey Rebellion

the War of 1812

Flag question: Question 5Question 51 pts

Which of the following statements best characterizes the relationship between African Americans and American Indians during the colonial period?

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Indians saw African Americans as their natural allies.

Indians and African Americans had a complex relationship.

Indians were universally hostile to African Americans.

Indians and African Americans had little or nothing to do with each other.

Flag question: Question 6Question 61 pts

The vast majority of white southerners __________.

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opposed Radical Reconstruction

acquiesced to Radical Reconstruction

were enthusiastic about Radical Reconstruction

were indifferent to Radical Reconstruction

Flag question: Question 7Question 71 pts

The Islamic slave trade in West Africa dealt mostly in __________.

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prisoners of war

skilled craftsmen

young men of military age

women and children

Flag question: Question 8Question 81 pts

Which of the following statements is true about black officeholders during Reconstruction?

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They were always well qualified for their offices.

A large majority had attended college.

A majority of them were literate.

Farmers and workers were poorly represented.

Flag question: Question 9Question 91 pts

Which of the following states was one of the first states to abolish slavery?

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Vermont

New York

New Jersey

Pennsylvania

Flag question: Question 10Question 101 pts

Which of the following was the first known kingdom in western Sudan?

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Ghana

Mali

Nubia

Songhai

Flag question: Question 11Question 111 pts

During the American Revolution, African Americans __________.

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played no role in the fighting

fought on the British side

fought on the Patriot side

fought on both sides

Flag question: Question 12Question 121 pts

With which of the following would Andrew Johnson have agreed?

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Black people were vastly inferior to white people.

The South should be ruled by its aristocratic elite.

The South should suffer extreme punishment for starting the Civil War.

Black people should one day enjoy full political rights.

Flag question: Question 13Question 131 pts

Which of the following was true of slavery in West Africa?

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It was always a permanent condition.

It was more common in the forest region than in the savannah.

Slaves had no legal rights whatsoever.

Some slaves owned property and held positions of power.

Flag question: Question 14Question 141 pts

Growing demand for __________ led to the expansion of the slave labor system in the Chesapeake.

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cotton

sugar

tobacco

indigo

Flag question: Question 15Question 151 pts

The Declaration of Independence __________.

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called for the abolition of slavery

accused the British of fomenting slave uprisings

explicitly questioned the morality of slavery

openly declared all races to be equal

Flag question: Question 16Question 161 pts

_______ were often apprehensive about emancipation.

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Elderly slaves

Female slaves

Young male slaves

Married slaves

Flag question: Question 17Question 171 pts

Under the terms of the Missouri Compromise, __________ entered the Union as a slave state.

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Vermont

Texas

Missouri

Maine

Flag question: Question 18Question 181 pts

What did the Fourteenth Amendment accomplish?

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It made all people born in the United States citizens.

It pardoned many of the people Johnson had condemned.

It made the black codes constitutional.

It explicitly gave black men the right to vote.

Flag question: Question 19Question 191 pts

How long did a typical crossing from Africa to the Americas take?

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three to four weeks

four to six weeks

two to three months

three to five months

Flag question: Question 20Question 201 pts

The term miscegenation refers to _________.

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selective breeding

incestuous relationships

interracial sexual contact

the process of acculturation

Flag question: Question 21Question 211 pts

For most of the seventeenth century, __________.

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black people made up the majority of agricultural laborers in the Chesapeake colonies.

there were no more than a hundred black people in the Chesapeake colonies.

black and white people worked side by side in tobacco fields in the Chesapeake colonies.

most black people in the Chesapeake colonies worked as artisans and craftspeople.

Flag question: Question 22Question 221 pts

Which of the following best characterizes the response of southern white people to the efforts of former slaves to acquire an education?

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Most were happy to send their children to integrated schools.

Most worried that educated African Americans would leave the South.

Most thought that such efforts would contribute to postwar prosperity.

Most considered such efforts to be pointless.

Flag question: Question 23Question 231 pts

Which of the following was the earliest civilization in Africa?

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Egypt

Mali

Great Zimbabwe

Ghana

Flag question: Question 24Question 241 pts

Why did most white people not want black people to enlist in the army?

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They thought it would damage American prestige.

They thought that black people would undermine white morale.

They lacked the equipment and uniforms to accept everyone.

They thought that black people were cowardly and their enlistment would inspire rebellion.

Flag question: Question 25Question 251 pts

Which of the following contributed the most to the high mortality rates among slaves making the crossing to the Americas?

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unsanitary conditions

deliberate cruelty

mass suicides

inherent dangers in sea travel

Flag question: Question 26Question 261 pts

Low-country plantations focused on the cultivation of __________.

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tobacco

rice

cotton

wheat

Flag question: Question 27Question 271 pts

Which of the following statements best describes the triangular trade system produced by the Atlantic slave trade?

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One part of the system entailed traders carrying African goods to Europe in exchange for slaves, ivory, precious gemstones, and art works.

The middle part of the trade included traders carrying African slaves to the West Indies and exchanging slaves for sugar.

Sugar was exported to Australia on the third leg of the triangle.

White Americans from Britain’s New England colonies were not involved in the trade.

Flag question: Question 28Question 281 pts

Former slaves understood that __________ was inseparable from freedom.

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education

religion

migration

wage labor

Flag question: Question 29Question 291 pts

At the outset of the War for Independence, __________.

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slave uprisings occurred across the South

many slaves seized the opportunity to escape

British leaders actively recruited black people

the British enslaved many free black people

Flag question: Question 30Question 301 pts

Which statement best characterizes the power and status of women in ancient Egypt?

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Women served as the rulers of Egypt because it was a matriarchal society.

Women were treated as property and were allowed no legal rights once married.

Women held a relatively high status, could own property, and be public officials.

Women lived separately from men, rarely interacting with Egyptian society.

Flag question: Question 31Question 311 pts

The term homo sapiens refers to __________.

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modern humans

pre-humans

the great apes

the first tool-users

Flag question: Question 32Question 321 pts

Most former slaves became Methodists or __________.

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Lutherans

Catholics

Episcopalians

Baptists

Flag question: Question 33Question 331 pts

Which of the following helps explain why the 32 people of African descent who arrived in Jamestown in the early seventeenth century were not considered slaves?

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They came with considerable personal wealth.

The English did not have a law establishing slavery.

They came as voluntary immigrants.

They had begun their journey to Jamestown from England.

Flag question: Question 34Question 341 pts

Overall, roughly __________ of enslaved Africans died during the Middle Passage or during “seasoning” on a Caribbean island.

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a quarter

a third

half

three-quarters

Flag question: Question 35Question 351 pts

The Ku Klux Klan was originally a club for __________.

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graduates of southern colleges

Democratic Party leaders

white farmers

Confederate veterans

Flag question: Question 36Question 361 pts

In the decades following the Civil War, the __________ became the most important African-American institutions.

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family and the labor union

school and the church

family and the church

the self-help society and the school

Flag question: Question 37Question 371 pts

Sectional tensions came to a head when __________ applied for statehood in 1819.

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Missouri

Wisconsin

Kansas

Nebraska

Flag question: Question 38Question 381 pts

In November 1775 __________ offered to free slaves who joined his army.

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Lord Cornwallis

Benedict Arnold

George Washington

Lord Dunmore

Flag question: Question 39Question 391 pts

The availability of large numbers of slaves in West Africa was a result of __________.

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European intervention

migration

wars

poverty

Flag question: Question 40Question 401 pts

Which of the following was true of black political leaders during Reconstruction?

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They made no effort to outlaw racial discrimination.

They were unable to significantly improve the lives of their constituents.

They almost always outnumbered white Republicans in state legislatures.

They were tightly unified.

Flag question: Question 41Question 411 pts

In the late twentieth century, Afrocentricists regarded ancient __________ as an essentially black civilization.

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Mesopotamia

Egypt

Italy

Greece

Flag question: Question 42Question 421 pts

The first draft of the Declaration of Independence denounced __________.

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slavery

the Atlantic slave trade

the plantation system

racism

Flag question: Question 43Question 431 pts

Which of the following was a major component of the trans-Saharan trade?

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silver

slaves

wheat

tobacco

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