Module 14 Lesson 3 - Slavery in the South

What was a constant threat to the family life of a slave?

• having a family member taken to work in the planter's house.
• have a family member freed.
• having a family member taken to work in the fields
• having a family member sold.

Slaves who worked in _________ often worked as domestic servants, skilled craftspeople, and factory hands.

• cities
• farms
• camps

Slaves often used _____________ to express their beliefs at religious meeting.

• sermons
• spirituals
• chants

How were folktales used in slave culture?

• to teach a moral
• to instruct religious beliefs
• to teach reading lessons
• to communicated planned escapes

How did most southern states respond to Nat Turner's rebellion?

• by proposing laws to return slaves and free African Americans to Africa.
• by passing strict laws limiting the freedoms of slaves and free African Americans.
• by passing laws granting more freedoms for slaves and free African Americans
• by proposing laws to restrict the movement of slaves and free African Americans to the South.

In 1831 _____________ led the most famous slave rebellion.

• Jedidiah Galloway
• John Brown
• Nat Turner

Another feature of African American culture was _________________ - the passing on of stories, poems, and songs by word of mouth.

• spiritual
• oral tradition
• folktales

Stories with a moral were called?

• spiritual
• oral tradition
• folktales

Slaves who worked outside were supervised by _______________.

• yeomen
• bosses
• overseers

True or False: The state of Virginia considered ending the institution of slavery after the Nat Turner Rebellion.

• True
• False