APUSH 4.12

How did enslaved people maintain their cultural identity?

• By adopting new names given by their owners

• By preserving their African names and languages

• By avoiding interaction with other plantations

• By rejecting all forms of religion

What was a major fear of the slaveholding elite?

• The popularity of folktales

• The spread of African languages

• The influence of black preachers

• Slave rebellions like Nat Turner's

What was the outcome of the Amistad case?

• The Africans were set free

• The court ruled against the Africans

• The enslaved Africans were returned to slavery

• The case was dismissed

What legal restrictions were imposed on enslaved people between 1820 and 1840?

• They gained access to the courts

• They were allowed to marry freely

• They were encouraged to practice their religion

• Teaching them to read and write was criminalized

How did slaveholders justify slavery despite resistance?

• By promoting their education

• By allowing them to vote

• By claiming enslaved people were like farm animals

• By acknowledging their humanity