A Nation Under Our Feet: Black Political Struggles in the Rural South from Slavery to the Great Migration Quiz Questions | Quiz: Prologue Looking Out From Slavery to Part 1, Chapter 1 Of Chains and Threads

Quiz: Prologue Looking Out From Slavery to Part 1, Chapter 1 Of Chains and Threads

This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

Directions: Circle the correct answer.

1. Slaves in the South began to gain ________ for themselves as well as looser standards.
a) Voting rights.
b) Free time.
c) Property.
d) Money.

2. Any action undertaken by African Americans needed to be taken as a ______________ so as to avoid punishment.
a) Collective.
b) Secret.
c) Political movement.
d) Risk.

3. Slave congregations pulsed not only with ____________, but also with collective deliberation.
a) Religion.
b) Joy.
c) Anger.
d) Passion.

4. Plantation ________, who wielded the most power within the community, tended to be male.
a) Owners.
b) Elders.
c) Slaves.
d) Ombudsmen.

5. When African Americans were slaves or...
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