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How did whites respond to the Vesey conspiracy of 1822?

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What did black women without status or education do in the abolitionist movement?


A) Black women without status or education had no opportunity to oppose slavery in public.
B) Black women without status or education could harbor fugitives or even buy relatives.
C) Black women without status or education could write letters to the editors of their newspapers expressing their views.
D) Black women without status or education could vote against pro-slavery politicians.

E) A) and B)
F) B) and C)

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How did African Americans participate in the antislavery movement in the early nineteenth century?


A) They assisted white abolitionists secretly in the South and helped with direct action in the North.
B) They controlled the large antislavery societies in the North, although whites joined.
C) They led and organized antislavery societies in the Upper South.
D) Because of the prevalence of racism, they were not allowed to help at all.

E) A) and B)
F) None of the above

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Why did a broad social reform movement expand during the 1850s? Why did white women play a prominent role in the movement?

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Consider the Voices text titled "William Watkins Opposes Colonization." How does Watkins's letter reflect the s of black nationalism?


A) The letter stresses the need for black unity, moral improvement, and education.
B) The letter stresses black militancy and the need to use violence to help black people.
C) The letter stresses the need to encourage blacks to return to Africa.
D) The letter stresses the need to work closely with southern whites for peaceful change.

E) B) and D)
F) C) and D)

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William Lloyd Garrison began publishing his antislavery newspaper,The __________,in 1831.

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Who may have influenced David Walker when Walker was a child?


A) Nat Turner
B) William Lloyd Garrison
C) Denmark Vesey
D) John Brown

E) A) and B)
F) B) and C)

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A free black businessman named __________ __________was the most prominent black advocate of black migration to Africa during the early 1800s.

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What were the goals of the American Colonization Society?


A) to have all of the territories of the United States be free from slavery
B) to emancipate all slaves in the United States immediately
C) to gradually free slaves, through purchasing them and sending them to Africa
D) to colonize a blacks-only state in the western United States away from white cities

E) B) and D)
F) A) and D)

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Why did some blacks oppose the colonization movement?

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The colonization movement was an overwhelming success among Africans,free blacks in the U.S.,and northern and southern whites.

A) True
B) False

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How did Walker's pamphlet influence the antislavery movement?


A) It was immediately accepted by southerners, since it advocated the use of violence against slaves.
B) His aggressive style and tone in the pamphlet made others adopt a similar tone.
C) He hurt black pride and nationalism, which were growing at the time
D) He forced the president to rethink his views on the slave trade.

E) A) and B)
F) None of the above

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Which of the following statements is true about the Whig Party during the 1820s and 1830s?


A) The Whigs attracted people who favored a more liberal social policy, mainly because the Democrats pushed them away.
B) The Whigs failed to attract evangelical Christians, who were more interested in maintaining slavery.
C) The Whigs favored the abolition of slavery.
D) The Whig Party was completely ineffectual and felt that the freemasons were trying to take over America.

E) A) and D)
F) B) and C)

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Why was the Erie Canal significant for the U.S.economy in 1825?


A) It dramatically decreased the importance of slavery in the West.
B) It led to a decrease of internal trade throughout the nation.
C) It linked the Old Northwest to Northeastern markets.
D) It forced immigration into a decline for ten years.

E) B) and D)
F) C) and D)

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The ideological notion of __________ __________ underlay free black criticisms of the colonization movement.

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What was a result of Nat Turner's rebellion?


A) Garrison and other abolitionists took the blame for the uprising.
B) The slaves in the uprising killed nearly whites.
C) The abolitionist movement ended in the U.S.
D) Slavery ended in the South.

E) All of the above
F) A) and C)

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How did William Lloyd Garrison view the idea of colonization?


A) He ignored the colonization movement.
B) He strongly opposed colonization.
C) He favored colonization.
D) He initially opposed colonization but later favored the idea.

E) A) and D)
F) A) and B)

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What is the relationship between religion and southern slave conspiracies and revolts between 1800 and 1831?

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How did black abolitionists compare Turner to both Gabriel and Toussaint Louverture?


A) All were seen as villains to the antislavery cause.
B) All were seen as heroes to the antislavery cause.
C) All were seen as heroes for the proslavery cause.
D) All were seen as foolish men bent on a hopeless cause.

E) B) and C)
F) None of the above

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Examine the painting The Trail of Tears done in 1942 by Robert Lindneux.What is the intended meaning of the image?


A) the successful forced removal of Native Americans
B) the violent nature of the forced removal
C) the sorrow and dismay of Native Americans forcibly removed
D) the resistance of Native Americans to removal

E) B) and D)
F) C) and D)

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