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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which church leader helped found The Society for the Propagation of the Gospel in Foreign Parts (SPG)?
(a) George Whitefield.
(b) Jonathan Edwards.
(c) Francis Le Jau.
(d) Thomas Bray.

2. What was the Haitian Revolution?
(a) A rebellion of native Haitians against the English.
(b) A rebellion of the English against the French.
(c) A rebellion of indentured servants against their employers.
(d) A rebellion of enslaved people against their owners.

3. Which organization decided in the 1600s that baptism would not free enslaved people?
(a) The Progressive National Baptist Convention.
(b) The Pentecostal Fellowship of North America.
(c) The United Daughters of the Confederacy.
(d) The Virginia General Assembly.

4. What was the impact of chattel slavery on Black families?
(a) It frequently broke up families.
(b) It allowed married couples to free their children.
(c) It usually kept families intact.
(d) It kept couples together, but separated children.

5. How does Tisby view the U.S. Constitution?
(a) As a proslavery document.
(b) As a document that upholds the rights of Black people.
(c) As an antislavery document.
(d) As a document that takes no stance on racial issues.

Short Answer Questions

1. According to Tisby, what did Christianity become for enslaved Blacks?

2. Which group received additional rights after the Revolutionary War?

3. According to Tisby, what attracted most Black people to Christianity during the Colonial era?

4. According to Tisby, during which period of American history did race NOT determine a person's station in society?

5. How does Tisby perceive racism?

Short Essay Questions

1. Concerning slavery, what was meant by the term "natural increase" (33)?

2. What was the concept of "hereditary heathenism," outlined by Tisby in Chapter 2?

3. Why did Johnathan Edwards oppose the African slave-trade?

4. What was the impact of the Missouri Compromise?

5. Why did some white Christians hesitate to baptize enslaved people?

6. What was the impact of Nat Turner's rebellion?

7. What was the Fugitive Slave Clause?

8. Why did some slaveowners prefer to enslave Africans rather than Native Americans, as explained by Tisby?

9. Which demographic groups benefitted most from the original Constitution?

10. Many white Christians believe that individual conversation and a spiritual awakening will naturally lead to racial equality. What is Tisby's perspective?

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