Slavery in American Culture

Question 1

What unexpected effect did Christianity have on many enslaved people?

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Christianity gave them ideas about freedom.

Question 2

Which identifies the most common way enslaved workers resisted enslavement?

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They caused work slowdowns.

Question 3

Most enslaved people in the South maintained their family histories by

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passing them down to younger family members.

Question 4

After the Second Great Awakening, most enslaved African Americans

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followed Christianity but integrated some African traditions into it.

Question 5

Where did most routes on the Underground Railroad lead?

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to Canada

Question 6

Enslaved people used

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music

Question 7

Enslaved people in cities often worked

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at shipyards and brickyards.

Question 8

To keep their family histories alive, enslaved persons

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passed their histories down to the next generation.

Question 9

For most enslaved African Americans in the 1800s,

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clothing was handed out once a year and was given only to those who could continue to work.

Question 10

What was one aspect of life for most enslaved people during the 1800s?

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Their marriages were not considered legal.

Slavery in American Culture Answers