Question 1

In the North and the Chesapeake regions after the war,free African Americans took advantage of the broadening concept of freedom and moved to rural areas.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 2

The concepts of the emerging market economy,the Great Awakening,and the Enlightenment combined to help slavery expand in the late 1700s.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 3

Fighting ended during the War for Independence when a combined U.S.and French force compelled the British to surrender at Yorktown in 1781.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 4

What do the Proclamation Line of 1763,the Stamp Act of 1765,and the Townshend Acts of 1767 have in common?

Accepted Answer

A)   They were all unreasonable taxes imposed by England on unsuspecting colonists.
B)   They all dealt with the issue of slavery, either limiting where it could occur or taxing various products made by escaped slaves.
C)   They were all efforts by the British to establish more control over the colonies and bring in money after the French and Indian War.
D)   They were taxes imposed reluctantly by the American government after independence to raise needed money.E) B) and D)
F) B) and C)

Question 5

Consider the document that appears beneath the heading "Voices: Boston's Slaves Link Their Freedom to American Liberty" in Chapter 4 of the textbook.Why did black slaves send their petition to the Massachusetts General Court in 1773?

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A)   They wanted to fight in the War for American Independence.
B)   They wanted to remain as slaves in agricultural North America.
C)   They wanted to secure freedom and make a settlement in Africa.
D)   They wanted to move to Canada in order to join the British military.E) All of the above
F) A) and D)

Question 6

Which of the following statements is true of Lord Dunmore's proclamation in November 1775?

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A)   Since no slave could read, it had little effect on black participation.
B)   Dunmore promised to free slaves who joined the British army.
C)   The proclamation had little effect of any kind on the Americans, who kept very tight control over their slaves.
D)   Dunmore promised that the slaves would be used according to their intellect and leadership abilities.E) B) and D)
F) None of the above

Question 7

In exchange for hiring their own time,what did African American slaves need to give to their masters?

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A)   the right to sell their children into slavery
B)   an official bond with the local court pledging they would not run away
C)   a large percentage of their wages
D)   some of their taxable propertyE) A) and C)
F) All of the above

Question 8

Discuss the basic concepts of the Enlightenment as developed by Isaac Newton and John Locke.

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Question 9

After the war,blacks dropped some of the derogatory slave names they had acquired,an example of the influence of revolutionary ideology on the African American population.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 10

Why did the American colonists see the Tea Act as a problem?

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A)   The tea taxes were incredibly high, so they feared the price of tea would skyrocket.
B)   They thought that payment of the tea tax would establish a precedent for American colonists having to pay other taxes.
C)   The colonists really had more of a problem with the Sugar Act than the Tea Act, which was considered relatively minor.
D)   The Tea Act forced them to buy tea from the Spanish, the colonists' mortal enemy at that time.E) B) and C)
F) B) and D)

Question 11

Why did Quakers oppose slavery if they were slaveholders in the past?

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Question 12

Why was it possible to abolish slavery in the North but not in the South? How did African Americans respond to the abolition of slavery in the northern states?

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Question 13

The increase in master absenteeism during the war permitted the task system of slavery to expand in South Carolina.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 14

By the time of the American Revolution,most blacks had been born in __________.

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Question 15

Examine the detail of the painting by John Trumbull titled The Battle of Bunker Hill that appears on page 95 of the textbook.What does the man shown holding a gun indicate about blacks' involvement in the Revolutionary War?

Accepted Answer

A)   Black women helped black men fight during the war.
B)   White men attempted to stop black men from using guns in the war.
C)   Black slaves accompanied their white masters into battle.
D)   Blacks did not take part in battles until midway through the war.E) None of the above
F) A) and D)

Question 16

The eighteenth century was a time when __________ could make important contributions to science.

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Question 17

Which of the following statements is true of black Patriot soldiers during the Revolution?

Accepted Answer

A)   Black men did not serve in Patriot army units.
B)   Black men served in the U.S.Marines.
C)   Black men fought primarily in integrated units.
D)   Black men could easily become officers.E) B) and C)
F) None of the above

Question 18

Examine the title page of the 1795 edition of Benjamin Banneker's Pennsylvania,
Delaware,Maryland,and Virginia Almanac that appears on page 92 of the textbook.How does the image-maker portray Benjamin Banneker?

Accepted Answer

A)   as an illiterate slave dressed for tobacco work
B)   as a professional, well-dressed elite scientist
C)   as a disfigured and battle-scarred ex-Continental Army soldier
D)   as a white plantation owner of African-American slavesE) B) and D)
F) All of the above

Question 19

What role did blacks play in the Loyalist cause during the Revolution?

Accepted Answer

A)   Blacks served as officers in the British Army.
B)   British warships were staffed mostly by black sailors.
C)   Blacks sometimes escaped to the British and became soldiers.
D)   Blacks served only for the Patriot cause and not for the Loyalists.E) A) and B)
F) All of the above

Question 20

The concept of a free black colony materialized when the British founded Sierra Leone in the 1700s.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Exam 4: Rising Expectations: African Americans and the Struggle for Independence

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Fighting ended during the War for Independence when a combined U.S.and French force compelled the British to surrender at Yorktown in 1781.

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The increase in master absenteeism during the war permitted the task system of slavery to expand in South Carolina.

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