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

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Virginia

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

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1 year

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

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Gwendoly Brooks

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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

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All of the above

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

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1960’s

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

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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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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?

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  • somewhat better than Lloyd and Severe

- husband of Sophia Auld

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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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Douglass was able to go into the shipping area through _____ ______

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Hugh Auld

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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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Who is Covey?

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A slave breaker, who was white and poor

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Who is William Freeland?

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-according to Douglass, the best master he had

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

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Freeland

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

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Auld

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

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

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Fredrick Douglass

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

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  • 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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Who wrote “Ain’t I a Woman”?

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Sojourner Truth

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Sojourner Truth was born into slavery in ____

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1797

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What was Sojourner Truth’s original name?

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Isabella Baunfree

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

A

New York

Dutch American

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Sojourner Truth was enslaved in a New York estate owned by a Dutch American, _______ ________ __________
Colonel Johannes Hardenbergh
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In _____, Sojourner Truth, fell in love with a slave named _______ but was forced to marry another slave named _______
1815 Robert Thomas
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How many children did Sojourner Truth have?
5
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In ____, _________ ______, was supposed to be freed according to the law but was not. So instead she "walked away by daylight"
1827 | Sojourner Truth
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Sojourner Truth was an ___________ and _______ _____ _______
abolitionist | women's rights activist
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When and where did Sojourner Truth die?
1883; Battle Creek, Michigan
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__________ ______ had a counteraguement that Christ came from God, and that God was a _______, therefore women should also have rights
Sojourner Truth | woman
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The movie Glory was based on the 54th volunteer Regiment who founght in the Civil War was from?
Massachusetts
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In "The Slave Ship" Captain Tomba was a?
slave ship captain
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______ ________ is the 1st black pricipal of the American Balet
Misty Copeland
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True or False: The "pecular institution" was used in lieu of the word slavery by white southerners?
Ture
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In what year was the importing of enslaved Africans made illegal in the U.S.?
1808
37
Olaudah Equiano was born in _______
Africa
38
What is the difference between rebellion, revolt, and uprising?
rebellion- rebels go against a system revolt- considered smaller than rebellion (but wasn't) uprising- people taking autonomy in thier lives
39
______ overtook a ship, killed someone in the process, and then sailed to the _________
Creole | Bahamas
40
What was proposed in David Walker's Appeal?
-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
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How was Walker's Appeal distributed in the North in comparison to the South?
``` North: -regular mail -distributed by hand South: -covertly ```
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Dred Scott was a slave in _________ and then made it to ________ _________, where slavery was forbidden, where consequently he sued for his freedom (and lost)
Illinois | Winsconsin Territory
43
Who established Sierra Leone for the settlment and reportation to Africa of former slaves?
Great Britain
44
Which themes were found in the Narrative of the Life of Fredrick Douglass?
Family, Freedom, Literacy
45
What were 2 of the worst places to be sent to as a slave in America?
1) New Orleans | 2) Mississippi
46
Where was Nat Turner born?
South Hampton Country, Virginia
47
How many slave masters did Nat Turner kill?
52
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Why did those in Nat Turner's revolt use hatchets and swords?
noise control, guns were loud
49
Who taught Nat Turner how to read and write?
Benjamin Turner
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When did Nat Turner run away and why did he return?
ran at 22yrs of age, but returned after a spiritual vision
51
What was the signal, according to Nat Turner, for starting the rebellion?
a solar eclipse
52
When did Nat Turner's rebellion begin?
August 21, 1831
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How many, and what type of people were involved in the rebellion?
70+ slaves and free blacks
54
True or False: Nat Turner spared no whites
False; he spared a few poor whites
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What was the point of Nat Turner's rebellion?
strategically spreading fear among whites in regard to slavery
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What was the result of Nat Turner's rebellion?
- 100-200 African-Americans were killed by a mob in response to the revolt - Nat Turner was skinned and beheaded (along with some others)
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Who published "Confessions of Nat Turner"?
Thomas R. Grey

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