Question 1

During the antebellum period,all of the following states or territories passed laws which were designed explicitly to curtail immigration from free black EXCEPT

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A)  Oregon.
B)  Ohio.
C)  Massachusetts.
D)  Iowa.

Question 2

Which statement BEST captures the political condition of free black men in the United States between 1800 and 1860?

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A)  Outside of a few New England states,free black men could not vote anywhere in the U.S.at any time until the end of the Civil War.
B)  Nowhere in the United States were free black men granted the right to vote until the end of the Civil War.
C)  Several states in both the North and the South withdrew the right to vote from black men who had previously exercised it.
D)  By the beginning of the Civil War,almost every northern state had granted black men the right to vote as long as they owned a certain amount of property.

Question 3

Which "virtually free," yet still enslaved,black poet published the volume The Hope of Liberty?

Accepted Answer

A)  Daniel Alexander Payne
B)  George Moses Horton
C)  Robert S.Duncanson
D)  William Henry "Juba" Lane

Question 4

Which of the following statements about free blacks in antebellum Boston is LEAST accurate?

Accepted Answer

A)  By the late antebellum period,residential segregation had begun to concentrate members of the city's black community more densely.
B)  The development of a strong abolitionist movement in the city resulted from and contributed to Boston having the North's largest free black urban community by 1850.
C)  A small elite of middle-class professionals represented the upper class of the black community and contributed to an ongoing tradition of activism and protest.
D)  Although both men and women worked as domestics for white families,black men were more likely than black women to be able to obtain personal prestige from their employer's status.

Question 5

In the case of Roberts v.City of Boston the supreme court of Massachusetts decided that

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A)  racially segregated school systems were constitutional.
B)  racially segregated school systems denied black children their civil rights.
C)  racially segregated school systems were permissible only if the segregation resulted from residential patterns and not from official policy.
D)  racially segregated school systems were constitutional in general,but black students would have to be admitted to white schools if there were no all-black schools nearby.

Question 6

In the 1840s,most black women in Philadelphia worked at what occupation?

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A)  cook
B)  needle-woman
C)  day laborer
D)  washerwoman D

Question 7

Most of the blacks who emigrated from the United States under the auspices of the American Colonization Society traveled to

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A)  Haiti.
B)  Canada.
C)  Central America.
D)  Liberia.

Question 8

During the 1830s through the 1850s,black proponents of colonization

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A)  abandoned the scheme,having become convinced that blacks must remain in the United States.
B)  concluded that the only way to achieve the hoped-for emigration out of the United States was to partner with the ACS.
C)  denounced the ACS but continued to explore options for new black homelands in Central America or Africa.
D)  succeeded in transporting almost 40,000 free black Americans to new homes outside of the United States.

Question 9

The ex-slave "Free Frank" founded the town of New Philadelphia in which state?

Accepted Answer

A)  Massachusetts
B)  North Carolina
C)  Illinois
D)  California

Question 10

How did the population of free blacks,in proportion to the whole population of the United States,change during the antebellum period?

Accepted Answer

A)  Although the free black population grew in absolute numbers,it shrank significantly as a percentage of the whole population.
B)  The free black population grew in absolute numbers and as a percentage of the whole population.
C)  Although the free black population shrank in absolute numbers,it grew significantly as a percentage of the whole population.
D)  The free black population shrank in absolute numbers and as a percentage of the whole population.

Question 11

Which of the following statements about public education in the northern states is MOST accurate?

Accepted Answer

A)  Northern blacks had little opportunity to receive an education because most northern states refused to provide any public funding to all-black schools.
B)  Because of the small size of black populations in the North,most northern states allowed black students to attend the same schools as white students.
C)  Most northern states established segregated school systems,and allocated fewer resources to all-black schools.
D)  Although black students could attend the same schools as white students,most black parents insisted on sending their children to private,all-black schools.

Question 12

Which biblical episode did free blacks and slaves most frequently employ to criticize their current condition and to express their hope for the future?

Accepted Answer

A)  Exodus
B)  the Prodigal Son
C)  Sodom and Gomorrah
D)  Daniel in the lions' den

Question 13

Free blacks living in which of the following regions were most likely to own property?

Accepted Answer

A)  Upper South
B)  Lower South
C)  Midwest
D)  Northeast

Question 14

Which wealthy black sailmaker overcame his lack of the franchise by influencing his white employees to vote as he himself would do if he had the right to do so?

Accepted Answer

A)  James Forten
B)  David Walker
C)  William Trail
D)  Hosea Easton A

Question 15

The most important contribution of the antebellum black convention movement was to

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A)  secure the abolition of slavery in the few northern states which retained it.
B)  acquire voting rights for black men in most of the states of the Midwest.
C)  convince the majority of white northerners that blacks should have equal political and social rights.
D)  foster a sense of group consciousness and encourage protest among black Americans.

Question 16

Which of the following statements about antiblack mob violence in the antebellum period is MOST accurate?

Accepted Answer

A)  Although they occurred throughout the nation,antiblack riots were especially common in southern cities.
B)  The rise of industrialization brought an end to antiblack riots by expanding opportunities for previously underemployed white workers.
C)  The affluent lifestyles of the black elite contributed to the resentments which resulted in mob violence.
D)  As a result of antiblack riots in the North,the emigration of free blacks from the South effectively stopped. C

Question 17

Which national organization did the African-American sailor Peter Ogden found in 1843?

Accepted Answer

A)  the Black Freemasons
B)  the Band Society
C)  the Grand United Order of Odd Fellows
D)  the Star in the East Association

Question 18

In which state did the worst antiblack outbreaks of the antebellum period occur?

Accepted Answer

A)  Pennsylvania
B)  Maryland
C)  South Carolina
D)  New York

Question 19

Which of the following statements about free blacks in southern states is LEAST accurate?

Accepted Answer

A)  Because of the conflation of race and slavery,all southern states required free blacks to carry on their persons evidence of their freedom at all times.
B)  Because racial slavery led people in the South to ascribe a racial stigma to labor,free blacks in the South found it easier to get jobs in professions like teaching,dentistry,and pharmacology than free blacks in the North.
C)  All southern states prohibited free blacks from elsewhere from settling in their borders,and even required black sailors from out of state to be jailed throughout the duration of their stay in southern seaports.
D)  Several states enacted laws to make it possible for free blacks who wanted to abandon their freedom and become slaves to choose their own masters.

Question 20

Which of the following statements about free blacks in New York City is LEAST accurate?

Accepted Answer

A)  Although the black elite mingled frequently with whites,lower-class blacks created their own exclusionist culture.
B)  The black community owned a substantial amount of property,especially in comparison with blacks in Boston.
C)  The black elite of New York held itself aloof from lower-class blacks and condemned the lower classes' uncouth behavior.
D)  Some whites sought thrills and pleasures by visiting the same dance halls and other cultural enclaves frequented by lower-class blacks.

Exam 8: Antebellum Free Blacks

During the antebellum period,all of the following states or territories passed laws which were designed explicitly to curtail immigration from free black EXCEPT

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Which statement BEST captures the political condition of free black men in the United States between 1800 and 1860?

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Which "virtually free," yet still enslaved,black poet published the volume The Hope of Liberty?

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Which of the following statements about free blacks in antebellum Boston is LEAST accurate?

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In the case of Roberts v.City of Boston the supreme court of Massachusetts decided that

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In the 1840s,most black women in Philadelphia worked at what occupation?

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Most of the blacks who emigrated from the United States under the auspices of the American Colonization Society traveled to

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During the 1830s through the 1850s,black proponents of colonization

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The ex-slave "Free Frank" founded the town of New Philadelphia in which state?

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How did the population of free blacks,in proportion to the whole population of the United States,change during the antebellum period?

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Which of the following statements about public education in the northern states is MOST accurate?

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Which biblical episode did free blacks and slaves most frequently employ to criticize their current condition and to express their hope for the future?

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Free blacks living in which of the following regions were most likely to own property?

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Which wealthy black sailmaker overcame his lack of the franchise by influencing his white employees to vote as he himself would do if he had the right to do so?

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The most important contribution of the antebellum black convention movement was to

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Which of the following statements about antiblack mob violence in the antebellum period is MOST accurate?

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Which national organization did the African-American sailor Peter Ogden found in 1843?

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In which state did the worst antiblack outbreaks of the antebellum period occur?

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Which of the following statements about free blacks in southern states is LEAST accurate?

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Which of the following statements about free blacks in New York City is LEAST accurate?

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