Question 1
What role did the African Methodist Episcopal (AME) Church play in the Denmark Vesey Uprising?
A) The AME Church tried to intervene and convince Vesey to give up his insurrection.
B) Vesey supposedly held meetings at the church to recruit others to rebel against the white
population in Charleston.
C) The church provided Vesey and his followers magic charms to protect themselves from harm
during the rebellion.
D) Vesey and other rebels found safe places to hide in the church during the most violent part of
the rebellion.
Question 2
What does this page from the published trial records in Charleston indicate about the Denmark Vesey uprising?
A) The rebellion was a failure and resulted in the execution of Vesey and his followers.
B) Owners of the rebelling slaves were not compensated for the loss of their property.
C) Vesey and his followers were responsible for the liberation of many slaves in Charleston.
D) The suppression of the rebellion resolved the differences between abolitionists and slave
owners.
Question 3
In 1792, James Madison wrote that in every political society, parties are unavoidable. How does the crisis that followed the application of Missouri for statehood relate to this statement?
A) It shows that Madison understood that the institution of slavery would be at the core of the
nation's greatest conflict.
B) It proves the statement false, because a compromise was easily worked out.
C) The statement is irrelevant, because parties were not involved in the crisis.
D) It demonstrates the truth of the statement, because new factions emerged in response to the
crisis.
Question 4
Why did Thomas Jefferson compare the Missouri Compromise to a fire bell in the night?
A) He believed that the issue of slavery in the United States had finally been resolved.
B) He was encompassed by a burning rage toward the pro-slavery movement in America.
C) He feared that slavery threatened the future of the nation.
D) He thought that Congress placed too much emphasis on slavery when it should address more
pending issues.
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