Question 1

Between 1763 and 1783,how many of the thirty black men and women who sued for their freedom in Massachusetts courts won their cases?

Accepted Answer

A)  29
B)  15
C)  1
D)  0E) C) and D)
F) None of the above A

Question 2

All of the following states enacted gradual emancipation laws in the aftermath of the American Revolution EXCEPT

Accepted Answer

A)  New York.
B)  New Jersey.
C)  Pennsylvania.
D)  Delaware.E) A) and B)
F) A) and C)

Question 3

Thanks in part to new laws which made it easier for masters to manumit their slaves,the free black population of Virginia increased from 1,800 in 1782 to roughly how many by 1790?

Accepted Answer

A)  13,000
B)  23,000
C)  73,000
D)  103,000E) B) and C)
F) A) and B)

Question 4

John Woolman and Anthony Benezet,two of the leading antislavery voices of the American Revolution,were both

Accepted Answer

A)  Quakers.
B)  Baptists.
C)  Methodists.
D)  Anglicans.E) C) and D)
F) A) and B)

Question 5

Which black spy slipped between the British and Patriot lines at the Battle of Yorktown to provide the Patriots with secret information from the British camp?

Accepted Answer

A)  Prince Whipple
B)  Pompey
C)  James Armistead Lafayette
D)  Gilbert du MotierE) A) and D)
F) C) and D) C

Question 6

The black men Peter Salem and Salem Poor both distinguished themselves as

Accepted Answer

A)  soldiers at the Battle of Bunker Hill.
B)  authors of political tracts which united the struggle against British tyranny with the struggle against slavery.
C)  delegates to the First Continental Congress.
D)  leaders of a British-inspired slave uprising in the South.E) A) and D)
F) A) and C)

Question 7

Approximately how many of the 200,000 soldiers who served in the Patriot cause were black men?

Accepted Answer

A)  5000
B)  20,000
C)  50,000
D)  65,000E) B) and C)
F) All of the above

Question 8

What compromise did the delegates at the Philadelphia Convention reach on the question of the importation of slaves from foreign lands?

Accepted Answer

A)  The trade could not be abolished without the unanimous consent of all of the states.
B)  The trade would be ended immediately,though it could be reopened after twenty years should Congress vote in favor of it.
C)  Congress would have the power to decide whether or not to end the trade,but would not be able to exercise that power for twenty years after the new government came into being.
D)  Twenty years after the new government came into being,the slave trade would automatically come to an end,with or without action from Congress.E) A) and B)
F) B) and D)

Question 9

The New York Society for Promoting the Manumission of Slaves was founded in 1775 by which two prominent men?

Accepted Answer

A)  John Jay and Alexander Hamilton
B)  Benjamin Franklin and Thomas Jefferson
C)  Benjamin Rush and John Adams
D)  Noah Webster and Theodore DwightE) B) and D)
F) None of the above

Question 10

Which of the following statements about African Africans affiliated with the British and Loyalists during the American Revolution is MOST accurate?

Accepted Answer

A)  After the war,the British re-enslaved all of the blacks who had fled to their lines and gave them to the Loyalists.
B)  After the war,the British insisted that Loyalists who wished to relocate within the British Empire had to emancipate their slaves.
C)  After the war,many free blacks went to live in Canada,whereas white Loyalists took their slaves to West Africa,where they established a new slave-based colony.
D)  After the war,many free black migrated to London,whereas white Loyalists took their slaves to the Caribbean.E) A) and D)
F) B) and C)

Question 11

Which of the following statements about the Constitution's three-fifths compromise is MOST accurate?

Accepted Answer

A)  It defined all blacks as three-fifths of a person for purposes of representation and taxation.
B)  It defined both blacks and "Indians not taxed" as three-fifths of a person for purposes of representation and taxation.
C)  It defined both slaves and indentured servants as three-fifths of a person for purposes of representation and taxation.
D)  It made no explicit reference to slavery or to blacks,referring instead to "all other persons" besides free persons,indentured servants,and certain Indians.E) None of the above
F) B) and C)

Question 12

According to the historian Edmund Morgan,what is the "American paradox"?

Accepted Answer

A)  Property is the basis of freedom but slaves themselves are property.
B)  Men hold social dominance over women regardless of respective races.
C)  Equality for white men was built upon the enslavement of black men.
D)  American colonists fought against British slavery while owning slaves of their own.E) A) and D)
F) None of the above

Question 13

Prince Easterbrook,Caesar Brown,Alexander Ames,and Prince Hall were all black soldiers from which state?

Accepted Answer

A)  Virginia
B)  New York
C)  Massachusetts
D)  PennsylvaniaE) A) and C)
F) A) and D)

Question 14

Which colony barred blacks from militia service in 1656?

Accepted Answer

A)  Massachusetts
B)  Pennsylvania
C)  South Carolina
D)  GeorgiaE) C) and D)
F) B) and D)

Question 15

Which veteran of King George's War and the French and Indian War wrote what is considered to be the first African-American narrative?

Accepted Answer

A)  Barzillai Lew
B)  Briton Hammon
C)  Titus Colburn
D)  Sampson TalbertE) A) and D)
F) A) and C)

Question 16

At the dawn of the American Revolution,white Virginians generally subscribed to all of the following beliefs EXCEPT

Accepted Answer

A)  property ownership was seen as an essential element of republican government.
B)  egalitarian principles required the firm opposition to any form of arbitrary subjugation,especially slavery.
C)  equality among white men could best be achieved by a system of racial slavery which elevated all of them above the status of slaves.
D)  civic virtue was an important ideal of a true republic.E) B) and D)
F) A) and B) B

Question 17

Which of the following statements best characterizes the policy of British generals like Clinton and Cornwallis toward slaves?

Accepted Answer

A)  They were staunch abolitionists who made no distinction between the slaves of Patriots and the slaves of Loyalists,granting freedom to both.
B)  Their policy toward slaves was based largely on military expedience,and they sometimes abandoned slave allies when military necessity compelled them to do so.
C)  They refused to pursue the initiatives of earlier British commanders who had offered freedom to Patriots' slaves,and instead insisted on returning all slaves to their masters.
D)  Their official policy was to sell off any slaves who came to their lines in order to raise funds to support their armies.E) A) and B)
F) All of the above

Question 18

According to an estimate by Thomas Jefferson,approximately how many Virginia slaves ran away from their masters in 1778?

Accepted Answer

A)  300
B)  3000
C)  30,000
D)  300,000E) C) and D)
F) None of the above

Question 19

The first antislavery society in North America was founded early in the American Revolution in which state?

Accepted Answer

A)  Massachusetts
B)  New Jersey
C)  Pennsylvania
D)  VirginiaE) B) and D)
F) B) and C)

Question 20

Freed blacks who emigrated from the United States after the War for Independence played an important role in establishing which British colony in Africa?

Accepted Answer

A)  Sierra Leone
B)  Cameroon
C)  South Africa
D)  Ivory CoastE) A) and C)
F) A) and B)

Exam 5: Give Me Liberty

Between 1763 and 1783,how many of the thirty black men and women who sued for their freedom in Massachusetts courts won their cases?

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All of the following states enacted gradual emancipation laws in the aftermath of the American Revolution EXCEPT

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Thanks in part to new laws which made it easier for masters to manumit their slaves,the free black population of Virginia increased from 1,800 in 1782 to roughly how many by 1790?

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John Woolman and Anthony Benezet,two of the leading antislavery voices of the American Revolution,were both

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Which black spy slipped between the British and Patriot lines at the Battle of Yorktown to provide the Patriots with secret information from the British camp?

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The black men Peter Salem and Salem Poor both distinguished themselves as

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Approximately how many of the 200,000 soldiers who served in the Patriot cause were black men?

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What compromise did the delegates at the Philadelphia Convention reach on the question of the importation of slaves from foreign lands?

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The New York Society for Promoting the Manumission of Slaves was founded in 1775 by which two prominent men?

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Which of the following statements about African Africans affiliated with the British and Loyalists during the American Revolution is MOST accurate?

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Which of the following statements about the Constitution's three-fifths compromise is MOST accurate?

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According to the historian Edmund Morgan,what is the "American paradox"?

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Prince Easterbrook,Caesar Brown,Alexander Ames,and Prince Hall were all black soldiers from which state?

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Which colony barred blacks from militia service in 1656?

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Which veteran of King George's War and the French and Indian War wrote what is considered to be the first African-American narrative?

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At the dawn of the American Revolution,white Virginians generally subscribed to all of the following beliefs EXCEPT

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Which of the following statements best characterizes the policy of British generals like Clinton and Cornwallis toward slaves?

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According to an estimate by Thomas Jefferson,approximately how many Virginia slaves ran away from their masters in 1778?

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The first antislavery society in North America was founded early in the American Revolution in which state?

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Freed blacks who emigrated from the United States after the War for Independence played an important role in establishing which British colony in Africa?

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