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Quiz for Race Relations in the Early Republic

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1. Which of the following statements summarizes Thomas Jefferson’s view on the various races of humanity (see Document 8.5)?

All races were equal in body and mind with the exception of the superior white man.

Different races had varying levels of potential with whites at the top of the hierarchy.

Intelligence and capability corresponded loosely with skin color.

Education and social conditions, not race, determined ones’ capabilities.

Correct: The answer is d. Jefferson asserted that Indians and whites were equal, and the cultivation of black men “for a few generations” would most likely make all three races equal in “body and mind.”

Incorrect: The answer is d. Jefferson asserted that Indians and whites were equal, and the cultivation of black men “for a few generations” would most likely make all three races equal in “body and mind.”

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2. According to Meriwether Lewis’ account (Document 8.6), how did the lack of guns among the Shoshone affect the Shoshone people?

The Shoshone were vulnerable to attack and exploitation.

The lack of guns encouraged peaceful conditions within the tribe.

The lack of guns forced the Shoshone to live on meager food sources.

The Shoshone leader was vulnerable to a coup without advanced weaponry.

Correct: The answer is c. The Spanish prohibition on guns for the Shoshone people left them starving, living “on roots and berries as the bear do.”

Incorrect: The answer is c. The Spanish prohibition on guns for the Shoshone people left them starving, living “on roots and berries as the bear do.”

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3. Based on Solomon's confession (Document 8.7), Andrew Jackson's slave advertisement (Document 8.8), and Robert Sutcliff's record of his travels (Document 8.9), what can be concluded about the institution of slavery and the culture of the South?

Physical violence was endemic to the institution as well as the region.

Master and slave relationships and the region, in general, were characterized by civility.

Gender relations were characterized by equality while race relations were not.

Slaves had accepted their inferior position under slavery and in the South.

Correct: The answer is a. Jackson's advertisement and Sutcliff's record demonstrate that slavery was characterized by violence, while Solomon's confession demonstrates the willingness of some slaves to rebel violently in order to secure freedom.

Incorrect: The answer is a. Jackson's advertisement and Sutcliff's record demonstrate that slavery was characterized by violence, while Solomon's confession demonstrates the willingness of some slaves to rebel violently in order to secure freedom.

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4. What did Robert Sutcliff imply about slavery in his records of his encounter with the institution (see Document 8.9)?

The Quaker view of slavery was divergent from that of most whites in Pennsylvania.

Slavery debased both master and slave.

Race identity was passed through the father rather than the mother.

Sutcliff detested George Washington’s position on slavery.

Correct: The answer is b. In his accounts of the brutal behaviors of slave owners, Sutcliff argues that the institution of slavery “degraded” the humanity of the slaveholders.

Incorrect: The answer is b. In his accounts of the brutal behaviors of slave owners, Sutcliff argues that the institution of slavery “degraded” the humanity of the slaveholders.

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5. What was the goal of free blacks who opposed the American Colonization Society (see Document 8.10)?

To organize a “back to Africa” movement

To work for the abolition of slavery

To create a protectorate within the United States designated for free blacks

To send only those under the bonds of slavery to Africa

Correct: The answer is b. The free blacks in Philadelphia who opposed the colonization movement advocated the “ultimate and final abolition of slavery.”

Incorrect: The answer is b. The free blacks in Philadelphia who opposed the colonization movement advocated the “ultimate and final abolition of slavery.”