History Answers

What event led to freedom for enslaved people in an entire colony?

A. the Amistad revolt
B. the Haitian Rebellion
C. the Havana uprising
D. the German Coast Uprising

Enslaved people staged more successful revolts in the Caribbean because _____.

Select the best answer from the choices provided.
A. British enslavers were more lenient with restrictions regarding enslaved people
B. African-Caribbean enslaved people significantly outnumbered their enslavers
C. Africans were considered an endless resource
D. enslaved people could get help from other colonial powers

How did the Amistad case affect public opinion?

Select the best answer from the choices provided.
A. It stirred the support of enslavers.
B. It gave a great victory to abolitionists and encouraged them.
C. It provoked an increase of British activity in the Atlantic.
D. It created an interest in African colonization.

Which of these people described first-hand experiences of enslavement to abolitionist audiences?

Select the best answer from the choices provided.
A. William Lloyd Garrison
B. John Brown
C. Sojourner Truth
D. Nat Turner

In which state could the Underground Railroad give you the most help if you were an enslaved person who was escaping enslavement?

A. Florida
B. Alabama
C. Kentucky
D. Texas

Which of the following reasons would make a southerner NOT vote for Abraham Lincoln in the 1860 election?

Select the best answer from the choices provided.
A. Stephen Douglas's performance in his 1858 debate with Lincoln
B. the passage of the Fugitive Slave Act in 1850
C. the platform of the new Republican Party
D. the verdict in the Dred Scott case

The voyage of the Creole was interrupted by _____.

A. the British navy
B. the Haitian Rebellion
C. mutiny by the enslaved people aboard
D. the German Coast Uprising

Which statement about abolitionists in the 1840s is correct?

A. All abolitionists wanted immediate freedom for all enslaved people.
B. Abolitionists only wanted to stop the spread of slavery, not to end slavery.
C. Some abolitionists preferred gradually freeing enslaved people instead of immediately freeing them.
D. All abolitionists wanted to send liberated enslaved people back to Africa.

Which event demonstrates the agency of enslaved African Americans?

A. Quakers in London forming an anti-slavery society
B. Nat Turner leading his rebellion
C. African Americans subscribing to The Liberator
D. the Supreme Court ordering the prisoners of the Amistad to be freed

If you were an enslaved person trying to escape, in which state would you expect to receive the most help from the Underground Railroad?

A. Florida
B. Alabama
C. Kentucky
D. Texas