8. Document Projects for Exploring American Histories, Document Project 8: Race Relations in the Early Republic

**Quiz for Document 8.2: Andrew Jackson, Runaway Slave Advertisement (1804)**

Quiz for Document 8.2: Andrew Jackson, Runaway Slave Advertisement (1804)

Document 8.2: Andrew Jackson, Runaway Slave Advertisement (1804)

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Question 8.4

1. Based on the advertisement for the runaway slave, it is reasonable to conclude that as a slave owner, Andrew Jackson

made little effort to distinguish among his slaves.

preferred light-skinned slaves to those with dark skin.

taught his slaves to read and write.

provided adequate food and clothing for his slaves.

Question 8.5

2. Which of the following conclusions can be supported by evidence in the ad on Andrew Jackson’s escaped slave?

Slaves who ran away from their masters typically did so spontaneously, carrying little but the clothes on their backs.

Many southern whites, whether they owned slaves or not, participated in the policing of African Americans’ movements and activities.

Slave-owning whites had little understanding about the intentions of those slaves who escaped from their plantations.

Slave owners were generally so wealthy that it was not difficult for them to offer big cash rewards for the return of runaways.

Question 8.6

3. Andrew Jackson’s slave advertisement provides evidence to support which of the following conclusions about the institution of slavery and the culture of the South?

Physical violence was endemic to the institution and the region.

Neither gender relations nor race relations were characterized by equality in the South.

Most slaves accepted their inferior position under slavery and offered no resistance to it.

Many white slave owners worked hard to maintain civil relations with their slaves.

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