Quiz for Toussaint L'Ouverture: The Rights of Which Men?

Document Links

Document 19.1 Document 19.2 Document 19.3

Quiz for Toussaint L'Ouverture: The Rights of Which Men?

Question 19.1

1. According to the authors of the letter from the slaves of Martinique (see Document 19.1), Martinique's free men of color

A.
B.
C.
D.

Correct. The answer is c. The slaves complained that the free men of color wanted freedom only for themselves, and not for their enslaved brothers and sisters.
Incorrect. The answer is c. The slaves complained that the free men of color wanted freedom only for themselves, and not for their enslaved brothers and sisters.

Question 19.2

2. What did the authors of the address to the National Assembly (see Document 19.2) mean when they claimed to be "enslaved, even in their liberty"?

A.
B.
C.
D.

Correct. The answer is a. The authors noted the many social, economic, and political disabilities imposed on them.
Incorrect. The answer is a. The authors noted the many social, economic, and political disabilities imposed on them.

Question 19.3

3. The authors of the address to the National Assembly (see Document 19.2) claimed to have been inspired by

A.
B.
C.
D.

Correct. The answer is b. According to the authors, the Declaration of the Rights of Man and of the Citizen "awakened the colonists of color to their past condition" and taught them their rights.
Incorrect. The answer is b. According to the authors, the Declaration of the Rights of Man and of the Citizen "awakened the colonists of color to their past condition" and taught them their rights.

Question 19.4

4. Both the authors of the address to the National Assembly and Abbé Grégoire (see Documents 19.2 and 19.3) argued that

A.
B.
C.
D.

Correct. The answer is b. Both warned that the failure to protect the rights of free men of color would lead to racial warfare.
Incorrect. The answer is b. Both warned that the failure to protect the rights of free men of color would lead to racial warfare.

Question 19.5

5. In his Letter to Those Who Love Mankind (see Document 19.3), Abbé Grégoire

A.
B.
C.
D.

Correct. The answer is a. Abbé Grégoire's pamphlet focused on the political and economic implications of the government's actions, stressing the negative consequences for France as a whole.
Incorrect. The answer is a. Abbé Grégoire's pamphlet focused on the political and economic implications of the government's actions, stressing the negative consequences for France as a whole.