Quiz for Document Project 22: Toussaint L’Ouverture: The Rights of Which Men?

1. Question

   According to the authors of the “Letter from the Slaves of Martinique” (see Document 22.1), Martinique’s free men of color

   A.

   were their greatest friends and allies.

   B.

   deserved enslavement far more than they did.

   C.

   actively worked to prevent the abolition of slavery.

   D.

   were proof that black men could play a positive role in a free society.

   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.

   According to the authors of the “Letter from the Slaves of Martinique” (see Document 22.1), Martinique’s free men of color

2. Question

   What did the authors of the “Address to the National Assembly” (see Document 22.2) mean when they claimed to be “enslaved, even in their liberty”?

   A.

   They meant that, although they were free in theory, segregation and discrimination enslaved them in practice.

   B.

   They meant that their minds were still enslaved, even if their bodies were not.

   C.

   They meant that the whites of Martinique considered them to be slaves.

   D.

   They meant that they would always be slaves so long as they were not allowed to be Christians.

   Correct: The answer is a. The authors noted the many social, economic, and political disabilities under which they were placed.

   Incorrect: The answer is a. The authors noted the many social, economic, and political disabilities under which they were placed.

   What did the authors of the “Address to the National Assembly” (see Document 22.2) mean when they claimed to be “enslaved, even in their liberty”?

3. Question

   The authors of the “Address to the National Assembly” (see Document 22.2) claimed to have been inspired by

   A.

   the Encyclopédie.

   B.

   the Declaration of the Rights of Man and of the Citizen.

   C.

   Common Sense.

   D.

   the Treatise on Tolerance.

   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.

   The authors of the “Address to the National Assembly” (see Document 22.2) claimed to have been inspired by

4. Question

   Both the authors of the “Address to the National Assembly” and Abbé Grégoire (see Document 22.2 and Document 22.3) argued that

   A.

   enslaved blacks were not human.

   B.

   it was in the best interests of colonial whites to support the rights of free men of color.

   C.

   colonial whites had a duty as Christians to respect the rights of free men of color.

   D.

   the French government should place economic interests above human rights.

   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.

   Both the authors of the “Address to the National Assembly” and Abbé Grégoire (see Document 22.2 and Document 22.3) argued that

5. Question

   In his “Letter to Those Who Love Mankind,” Abbé Grégoire (see Document 22.3)

   A.

   focused on the practical reasons why support for the rights of free men of color was in the best interests of France.

   B.

   emphasized the moral and religious underpinnings of his position.

   C.

   was careful to emphasize the brutish nature of enslaved Africans.

   D.

   voiced sympathy with the predicament in which the French government found itself.

   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.

   In his “Letter to Those Who Love Mankind,” Abbé Grégoire (see Document 22.3)