Study Guide: Resistance Toward the Institution of Slavery

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Which of the following was NOT a common form of day-to-day resistance by enslaved people?
Running away,
Voting in elections,
Breaking tools,
Slowing work

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Voting in elections

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The narrative that enslaved Africans were content with slavery was primarily promoted by: Abolitionists, African leaders, White enslavers, Enslaved people themselves

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White enslavers

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What group led a campaign to reshape how slavery was portrayed in textbooks?

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Daughters of the Confederacy

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Why did enslavers and their descendants want to rewrite the history of slavery?

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To promote civil rights.

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The Haitian Revolution lasted from:

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1791–1804

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What was one major result of the Haitian Revolution?

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A Black republic was formed

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Many Haitian revolutionaries were formerly soldiers from: Mali, Nigeria, Kingdom of Kongo, Ghana

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Kingdom of Kongo

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Which of the following powers did Haiti defeat during its revolution? Portugal, United States, Spain, France

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France

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Why did the Haitian Revolution frighten many white Americans?

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It showed that enslaved people could overthrow a system.

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After the Haitian Revolution, the U.S. and European powers:

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Isolated Haiti diplomatically