American History: Slavery and Civil Rights

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What was the result of the 1740 slave code in South Carolina?

It granted freedom to all enslaved people.

It prohibited the sale of enslaved people.

It classified all Black people and Indigenous communities as enslaved people. (correct)

It allowed enslaved people to learn to read and write.

What was the significance of the Dred Scott decision in 1857?

It allowed enslaved people to own property.

It abolished slavery in the United States.

It declared that enslaved people were not citizens of the United States. (correct)

It granted citizenship to all enslaved people in the United States.

What was the significance of Partus Sequitur Ventrem in 1656?

It prohibited the sale of enslaved people.

It granted freedom to all enslaved women.

It allowed enslaved people to own land.

It defined a child's legal status based on the status of its mother. (correct)

How were racial categories defined during slavery?

By ancestry, regardless of phenotype. Signup and view all the answers

What was the principle of hypodescent used for?

To classify people as White or Black based on their ancestry. Signup and view all the answers

Who was the first Black woman to sue for her freedom and win in North America?

Elizabeth Key Signup and view all the answers

What was the result of the Trail of Tears in terms of cotton production?

It made lands available for large-scale cotton production. Signup and view all the answers

How many people were displaced during the 'Second Middle Passage'?

Over 1 million Signup and view all the answers

How did enslaved people often work in the task system?

Individually until they met a daily quota with less supervision Signup and view all the answers

What was the impact of slavery on wealth disparities in the United States?

It entrenched wealth disparities along the U.S.'s racial lines. Signup and view all the answers

What did slave codes define as a lifelong condition?

Chattel slavery Signup and view all the answers

What was the impact of slavery on the American economy?

It fostered economic interdependence between the North and South. Signup and view all the answers

What was the primary goal of the Underground Railroad?

To provide resources to help enslaved people reach free territories in the U.S. North, Canada, and Mexico Signup and view all the answers

What was the main purpose of the Fugitive Slave Acts of 1793 and 1850?

To authorize local governments to legally kidnap and return escaped refugees to their enslavers Signup and view all the answers

What did David Walker's Appeal reject?

The idea of emigration to Africa Signup and view all the answers

What was Harriet Tubman's role in the Union army during the Civil War?

She was a spy and nurse Signup and view all the answers

What was the estimated number of African Americans who reached freedom through the Underground Railroad?

30,000 Signup and view all the answers

What did the abolitionist movement advocate for?

The end of slavery Signup and view all the answers