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Midterms Pt. 4 Flashcards

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1
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Which state had the largest number of enslaved men and women at the start of the civil war?

A

Virginia

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Fredrick Douglass described infants being removed from their slave mothers at what age?

A

1 year

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3
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In 1950, the 1st African-American woman to win a Pulizer Prize was?

A

Gwendoly Brooks

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4
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Mary McLeod Bethone was:

a) founder and president of the national council of negro women
b) friend of elenore Roosevelt
c) founder of Bethune Cookman College
d) All of the above

A

All of the above

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5
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The Black Panther 1st appeared in a Marvel comic book in?

A

1960’s

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6
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Fredrick Douglass’s house, which is a monument, has the best view of __________ ___

A

Washington D.C.

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Who were Douglass’s family members?

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  • Betsy Bailey, grandmother
  • Isaac Bailey, free man married to his grandmother
  • Harriet, his mother
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What is the importance of Douglass describing his family?

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Creating family dynamics humanizes slaves

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9
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Who was Capt. Anthony, aka Colonel Lloyd?

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  • cruel
  • a politian and wealthy
  • Mr. Sever worked for him
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Who was Thomas Auld?

A
  • somewhat better than Lloyd and Severe

- husband of Sophia Auld

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11
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Who was Sophia Auld?

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  • wife of Thomas Auld
  • taught Douglass how to read and write (until she was told to stop)
  • started off nice but the system of slavery corrupted her
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12
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Douglass was able to go into the shipping area through _____ ______

A

Hugh Auld

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13
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What happened to Douglass at the shipping yard?

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  • would teach himself to read and write by looking at shipping material, and challenging young boys
  • would get beat up by white workers
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14
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Who is Covey?

A

A slave breaker, who was white and poor

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15
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Who is William Freeland?

A

-according to Douglass, the best master he had

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16
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Douglass started to teach other slaves to read while owned by ________.

A

Freeland

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17
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Douglass, tries to escape but is caught and jailed, then goes back to ____

A

Auld

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18
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List some themes presented in “The Life of Fredrick Douglass”.

A
  • dehumanization
  • hope
  • change
  • grit/perserverance
  • freedom
  • rebellion
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19
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Who wrote “The Meaning of July Fourth for the Negro”?

A

Fredrick Douglass

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20
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What, to the American slave, is the 4th of July?

A
  • a day that reveals, the gross injustice and cruelty to which he’s the constant victim
  • a sham
  • false vanity
  • one of the many thin veils to cover crimes of the nation
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21
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Who wrote “Ain’t I a Woman”?

A

Sojourner Truth

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22
Q

Sojourner Truth was born into slavery in ____

A

1797

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23
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What was Sojourner Truth’s original name?

A

Isabella Baunfree

24
Q

Sojourner Truth was enslaved in a ____ _____ estate owned by a _____ ________, Colonel Johannes Hardenbergh

A

New York

Dutch American

25
Q

Sojourner Truth was enslaved in a New York estate owned by a Dutch American, _______ ________ __________

A

Colonel Johannes Hardenbergh

26
Q

In _____, Sojourner Truth, fell in love with a slave named _______ but was forced to marry another slave named _______

A

1815
Robert
Thomas

27
Q

How many children did Sojourner Truth have?

A

5

28
Q

In ____, _________ ______, was supposed to be freed according to the law but was not. So instead she “walked away by daylight”

A

1827

Sojourner Truth

29
Q

Sojourner Truth was an ___________ and _______ _____ _______

A

abolitionist

women’s rights activist

30
Q

When and where did Sojourner Truth die?

A

1883; Battle Creek, Michigan

31
Q

__________ ______ had a counteraguement that Christ came from God, and that God was a _______, therefore women should also have rights

A

Sojourner Truth

woman

32
Q

The movie Glory was based on the 54th volunteer Regiment who founght in the Civil War was from?

A

Massachusetts

33
Q

In “The Slave Ship” Captain Tomba was a?

A

slave ship captain

34
Q

______ ________ is the 1st black pricipal of the American Balet

A

Misty Copeland

35
Q

True or False: The “pecular institution” was used in lieu of the word slavery by white southerners?

A

Ture

36
Q

In what year was the importing of enslaved Africans made illegal in the U.S.?

A

1808

37
Q

Olaudah Equiano was born in _______

A

Africa

38
Q

What is the difference between rebellion, revolt, and uprising?

A

rebellion- rebels go against a system
revolt- considered smaller than rebellion (but wasn’t)
uprising- people taking autonomy in thier lives

39
Q

______ overtook a ship, killed someone in the process, and then sailed to the _________

A

Creole

Bahamas

40
Q

What was proposed in David Walker’s Appeal?

A

-called for the immediate abolishment of slavery, and for equal rights for black people
-spoke of the barbarity of slavery
-called white Christians hypocrites
argued that American slavery is the worst in history

41
Q

How was Walker’s Appeal distributed in the North in comparison to the South?

A 
North:
-regular mail 
-distributed by hand 
South:
-covertly
42
Q

Dred Scott was a slave in _________ and then made it to ________ _________, where slavery was forbidden, where consequently he sued for his freedom (and lost)

A

Illinois

Winsconsin Territory

43
Q

Who established Sierra Leone for the settlment and reportation to Africa of former slaves?

A

Great Britain

44
Q

Which themes were found in the Narrative of the Life of Fredrick Douglass?

A

Family, Freedom, Literacy

45
Q

What were 2 of the worst places to be sent to as a slave in America?

A

1) New Orleans

2) Mississippi

46
Q

Where was Nat Turner born?

A

South Hampton Country, Virginia

47
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How many slave masters did Nat Turner kill?

A

52

48
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Why did those in Nat Turner’s revolt use hatchets and swords?

A

noise control, guns were loud

49
Q

Who taught Nat Turner how to read and write?

A

Benjamin Turner

50
Q

When did Nat Turner run away and why did he return?

A

ran at 22yrs of age, but returned after a spiritual vision

51
Q

What was the signal, according to Nat Turner, for starting the rebellion?

A

a solar eclipse

52
Q

When did Nat Turner’s rebellion begin?

A

August 21, 1831

53
Q

How many, and what type of people were involved in the rebellion?

A

70+ slaves and free blacks

54
Q

True or False: Nat Turner spared no whites

A

False; he spared a few poor whites

55
Q

What was the point of Nat Turner’s rebellion?

A

strategically spreading fear among whites in regard to slavery

56
Q

What was the result of Nat Turner’s rebellion?

A
  • 100-200 African-Americans were killed by a mob in response to the revolt
  • Nat Turner was skinned and beheaded (along with some others)
57
Q

Who published “Confessions of Nat Turner”?

A

Thomas R. Grey

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