Chapter 9 Test

(9.1) Describe the life of a slave. (3 answers)

• Slaves were killed at will by overseers because they had no value to their owners

• Slaves lives in dirt floor shacks

• Slaves worked 6 days a week

• Slaves worked dawn until dusk, sometimes more during harvest season

(9.1) More than _% of African American babies born into enslavement died before they were a year old.

• 20%

• 90%

• 5-10%

• 30%

(9.1) Who was excluded from working on a plantation?

• Almost no slaves were excluded from working

• Elderly people

• Pregnant women

• Children ages 3-10

(9.1) Which statement best describes cultural practices that developed in communities of slaves?

• They emphasized European musical traditions

• They rejected the teachings of the Christian Bible

• They were a product of both African and American traditions

• They only reflected the customs practices by American plantation owners

(9.1) Which was an outcome of Nat Turner's revolt?

• The Underground Railroad became famous

• Thousands of slaves in Virginia won their freedom

• The African Methodist Church was outlawd

• Southern states passed more restrictive laws

(9.1) In the mid-1800s, most free African Americans were permitted to...

• Marry white people

• Vote in elections

• Earn money from work

• Sit on juries

(9.1) Some freed African Americans owned slaves.

• True

• False

(9.1) Enslaved African Americans relied on the following parts of their culture to help lift themselves up an give them hope.

• All of the above

• Music

• Religion

• Storytelling

(9.1) Which of the following people did NOT help lead revolts for enslaved African Americans?

• Denmark Vesey

• Nat Turner

• Nat King Cole

• Harriett Tubman

(9.1) Because African Americans were free in the North, they were free of segregation and discrimination.

• True

• False