Question 1
The name given to the effort by whites and blacks to help runaway slaves escape was the
A. Fugitive Slave Act.
B. Frederick Douglass road.
C. Cumberland passage.
D. Second Middle Passage.
E. underground railroad.
Question 2
Ways in which slaves expressed elements of their African heritage included
A. wearing clothing that incorporated traditional African designs or colors.
B. celebrating traditional African feasts and rites of passage, in defiance of white law.
C. speaking in their native African languages when out of the presence of whites.
D. keeping family diaries and other written personal records.
E. singing songs and playing musical instruments, such as the banjo.
Question 3
Religious services for American slaves
A. emphasized subservience and submission to God.
B. were often more emotional than white services.
C. were not allowed, by law, to mention freedom.
D. denied all references to their African heritage.
E. were generally more despondent and melancholy than white services.
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