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

2. Which English philosopher's work influenced the Declaration of Independence?
(a) Francis Bacon.
(b) Immanuel Kent.
(c) Jean-Jacques Rousseau.
(d) John Locke.

3. What was the term for secret places where enslaved Blacks met to worship?
(a) Quiet lanes.
(b) Hush arbors.
(c) Confidential gardens.
(d) Hidden chambers.

4. Which war allowed Britain to expand their territory in North America in the mid-1700s?
(a) The Revolutionary War.
(b) The French and Indian War.
(c) The Anglo-Spanish War.
(d) The War of Spanish Succession.

5. How did Columbus view the native inhabitants of the Americas?
(a) As fellow citizens.
(b) As spiritual equals.
(c) As potential slaves.
(d) As skilled laborers.

Short Answer Questions

1. During the early colonization of the Americas, which crop was most profitable?

2. According to slave codes, what determined whether a child was born free or enslaved?

3. What was the term used for the process of preparing slaves for their new life of bondage?

4. How many people perished during the Middle Passage?

5. What term does Tisby use to describe Christianity that "embraces racial and ethnic diversity" (24)?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What evangelical Christian doctrines, outlined by Tisby in Chapter 3, can prevent these churches from taking a stance on social justice issues?

3. What decisions were made at the Baptist General Committee of Virginia in 1790?

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

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

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

7. What was the Fugitive Slave Clause?

8. What was the Three-Fifths Compromise?

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

10. What was the impact of the Missouri Compromise?

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