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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 5, Resistance to Slavery - 2.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What was the slave called Paul known for?
(a) He was hiding in the swamp and ended up hanging himself with a bell around his neck.
(b) He hid out in the woods for several years before escaping to Mexico.
(c) He organized an insurrection only to betray it, resulting in him becoming extremely hated by all his race.
(d) He was hit by the little Missy when trying to wake her up and almost choked her in retaliation.

2. This second group of people were not slaves but rather called __________________.
(a) Servants.
(b) Laboreres.
(c) Indentured servants.
(d) Farmers.

3. Most of the time when a slave was going to be __________, he/she _____________ know about it in advance.
(a) sold; did.
(b) bred; did.
(c) bred; did not.
(d) sold; did not.

4. Slave traders chained slaves together in a line in what was called a _________________.
(a) Slave line-up.
(b) Slave chain.
(c) Slave coffle.
(d) Slave auction.

5. What is the first group of people that the colonists tried out as slaves?
(a) Africans.
(b) Chinese.
(c) Indians.
(d) Whites.

Short Answer Questions

1. During which months were the slave coffles usually seen?

2. What term was used for noted places of refuge for runaways?

3. Solomon Northup said which of the following?

4. The slave homes of this former President was a notable exception to the norm in terms of the condition of the homes:

5. What did slaves turn to as a form of increasing their inner strength?

(see the answer key)

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