Quiz Show 2009-2010 County

1. Quiz Show2009-2010 County Question and Answer Black Saga

2. Words of Wisdom Questions & Answers

3. Words of Wisdom In his response to no mention of African enslavement in the Declaration of Independence, who wrote: "I tremble for my country when I reflect that God is just; that his justice cannot sleep forever"? "No more American in mournful strain/Of wrongs, and grievance unredress’d complain,/No longer shall thou dread the iron chain,/Which wanton Tyranny with lawless hand/Has made, and which it meant t’enslave the land" Many poems written by this poet described the continent of Africa and slavery. This 18th-century British religious leader founded the Methodist church. In 1774, he published a book called Thoughts Upon Slavery, … “Here are several mistakes. For 1. Wealth is not necessary to the Glory of any Nation; but Wisdom, Virtue, Justice, Mercy, Generosity, Public Spirit ... the tears, and sweat, and blood of our fellow-creatures.” Phillis Wheatley Maya Angelou John Adams Thomas Jefferson John Wesley

4. "There is nothing which contributes more to the development of the colonies and the cultivation of their soil than the laborious toil of the Negroes." A Quaker minister became a major abolitionist before the American Revolution with his publication, Some Consideration on the Keeping of Negroes…. The author noted, "Where slavekeeping prevails, pure religion and sobriety declines, as it evidently tends to harden the heart and render the soul less susceptible of that holy spirit of life..." A distinguished Philadelphia physician and chemistry professor publishedAn Address to the Inhabitants of the British Settlements in America, Upon Slavekeeping. He charged that any "vices which are charged upon the Negroes in the southern colonies and West Indies. . .are the genuine offspring of slavery." King George Benjamin Rush King Louis XIV of France John Woolman Thomas Jefferson

5. By a ruling in this case, the Massachusetts Supreme Court abolished slavery in 1783…the court’s opinion stated "the idea of slavery is inconsistent with our own conduct and Constitution, and there can be no such thing as perpetual servitude of a rational creature, unless his liberty is forfeited…” Name the case In 1786, in a letter to John Adams, what hero of the American Revolution said, "I would never have drawn my sword in this cause of America, could I have conceived that thereby I was founding a land of Slavery." At the Constitutional Convention in Philadelphia in 1787, in response to the adoption of Article 10, Section 9, which extended the slave trade for twenty years, this person argued, “As much as I value a union of all the States, I would not admit the Southern States into the Union, unless they agree to the discontinuance of this disgraceful trade, because it brings weakness, and not strength, to the Union.” Commonwealth vs. Jennison Marquis de Lafayette Dred Scott vs. Sanford George Mason William Lloyd Garrison

6. “I was soon put down under the decks, and there I received such a saluation in my nostrils as I had never experienced in my life: so that with the loathsomeness of the stench and crying together, I became so sick and low … I now wished for the last friend, death, to relieve me. . .” “All slaves want to be free--to be free is very sweet... I have been a slave myself - I know what slaves feel... The man that says slaves be quite happy about slavery - that they don’t want to be free - that man is either ignorant or a lying person...” "I am earnest--I will not equivocate--I will not excuse--I will not retreat an inch--AND I WILL BE HEARD.“ Name the Newspaper. Mary Prince OlaudahEquiano The North Star The Liberator Francis Ellen Watkins Harper Ed: William Lloyd Garrison

7. Name the abolitionist who said, "Men do not go into slavery naturally--they don’t go into slavery at the bidding of their fellowmen--they don’t bow down their necks to the yoke merely by being entreated to do so...NO! Something else is necessary...” "Right is of no Sex--Truth is of no Color--God is the Father of us all, and we are all Brethren." Name the newspaper. "Look at me! Look at my arms!" and she held up her muscular right arm. "I could work as much and eat as much as a man--when I could get it--and bear the lash as well! And ain’t I a woman?" Sojourner Truth Frederick Douglass Ida B. Wells-Barnett Freedom’s Journal The North Star

8. "The sale began--young girls were there, Defenseless in their wretchedness, Whole stifled sobs of deep despair Revealed their anguish and distress…” Who wrote these words in The Slave Auction? In the famous Dred Scott v. Sanford case, … "slaveholders had the right to take human merchandise to any part of the union, and that this Black man had no right to even bring suit." "Neither slavery nor involuntary servitude, except as a punishment for crimes whereof the party shall have been duly convicted, shall exist within the United States, or any place subject to their jurisdiction.” Roger Taney Phillis Wheatley 10th Amendment of the United States Constitution Francis Ellen Watkins Harper 13th Amendment of the United States Constitution

9. "In every state many thousands [ex-slaves] were found without employment, without homes, without means of subsistence, crowding into towns and about military posts, where they hoped to find protection and supplies. …” "This place is nothing but a strife,Distressing all the peace of life, We nothing have to show; Let others scorn me or degrade I’ll take my hatchet and my spade Come, all, and let us go!" "If there is no struggle there is no progress ... This struggle may be a moral one, or it may be a physical one, and it may be both moral and physical, but it must be a struggle. Power concedes nothing without demand. It never did and it never will." Oliver O. Howard George Moses Horton John Mercer Langston Frederick Douglass Booker T. Washington

10. “The American people and the Government at Washington may refuse to recognize it for a time, but the ‘inexorable logic of events’ will force it upon them in the end; that the war now being waged in this land is a war for and against slavery…” "All persons born or naturalized in the United States, ... are citizens of the United States and of the state wherein they reside. No state shall make or enforce any law which shall abridge the privileges or immunities of citizens of the United States; …" “Why, sir, though we are not white, we have accomplished much. We have pioneered civilization here; we have built up your country; we have worked in your fields, … And what do we ask of you in return? ... We are willing to let the dead past bury its dead; but we ask you now for our RIGHTS…” 14th Amendment Amendment of the United States Constitution Frederick Douglass 13th Amendment of the United States Constitution Henry McNeal Turner John Mercer Langston

11. “All over the South and among the coloured people of the North, workmen in gold, silver, brass, iron, wood, brick, mortar, and the arts, are found doing skillfully and at usual wages the most difficult tasks... perhaps the most accomplished gunsmith among the Americans is a black man, an ex-slave... “This is not time to fight only with your white hand, and allow your black hand to remain tied; Men in earnest don’t fight with one hand, when they might fight with two, and a man drowning would not refuse to be saved even by a colored man.” “… we have rights as well as privileges to maintain and we must assert our manhood in their vindication... With this force as a political element, as laborers, producers and consumers, we are an element of strength and wealth… Henry McNeal Turner P.B.S. Pinchback John Mercer Langston Frederick Douglas Booker T. Washington

12. "We wear the mask /that grins and lies It hides our cheeks and shades our eyes. This debt we pay / to human guile with torn and bleeding hearts, / we smile, and mouths with myriad subtleties." "The wisest among my race understand that the agitation of questions of social equality is the extremist folly, and that progress in the enjoyment of all privileges that will come to us must be the result of severe and constant struggle rather than of artificial forcing." "The difference between us is very marked. Most that I have done and suffered in the service of our cause has been in public, … You, on the other hand, have labored in a private way. I have wrought in the day--you in the night. ... " Paul Lawrence Dunbar Booker T. Washington John Mercer Langston Frederick Douglas Henry McNeal Turner Said to Harriet Tubman

13. "I can’t offer you money, position or fame. The first two you have; the last, from the place you now occupy, you will not doubt achieve. These things I now ask you to give up, I offer you in their place work-- hard, hard work--the task of bringing a people from degradation, poverty, and waste to full manhood." "Industrial education for the Negro is Booker T. Washington’s hobby. The Negro knows that now, as then, the South is strongly opposed to his learning anything else but how to work." “Five score years ago, a great American, in whose symbolic shadow we stand, signed the Emancipation Proclamation. This momentous decree came as a great beacon light of hope to millions of Negro slaves who had been seared in the flame of withering injustice...." Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Booker T. Washington Frederick Douglas George Moses Horton Ida B. Wells-Barnett Said to George Washington Carver

14. Q & A (county) Section 1 (1 – 70) • Section 2(71 – 140) • Section 3(141 – 210) • Section 4(211 – 280) • Section 5(281 – end)

15. Q & A: Section 1

16. What is the word used to describe the "great scattering" of African people from their communities in Africa to other parts of the world? #1

17. What is the word used to describe the "great scattering" of African people from their communities in Africa to other parts of the world? Diaspora #1

18. The continent of Africa is bounded by the Mediterranean Sea to the north, the Atlantic Ocean to the west, and the Indian Ocean & Red Sea to the east. A narrow strip of land in its northeast corner connects it to the Arabian Peninsula & beyond that to Asia & Europe. How does Africa rank in relation to other Continents in size? Fourth Third First Second #2

19. The continent of Africa is bounded by the Mediterranean Sea to the north, the Atlantic Ocean to the west, and the Indian Ocean & Red Sea to the east. A narrow strip of land in its northeast corner connects it to the Arabian Peninsula & beyond that to Asia & Europe. How does Africa rank in relation to other Continents in size? Second #2

20. There is evidence that Africans came to the Americas as early as the 8th century. Sculptures reflecting African influence are found in several towns in Mexico. Name the civilization or culture in Mexico that reflects African influence. #3

21. There is evidence that Africans came to the Americas as early as the 8th century. Sculptures reflecting African influence are found in several towns in Mexico. Name the civilization or culture in Mexico that reflects African influence. Olmec culture #3

22. In West Africa three great empires emerged between A.D. 500 and 1600. Each had a powerful army and controlled great wealth. Name these powerful African empires. #4

23. In West Africa three great empires emerged between A.D. 500 and 1600. Each had a powerful army and controlled great wealth. Name these powerful African empires. Ghana, Mali, & Songhai #4

24. Name the religion practiced by most residents of Songhai during the period between A.D. 500 and 1600. #5

25. Name the religion practiced by most residents of Songhai during the period between A.D. 500 and 1600. Islam #5

26. What major river valley contributed to the growth of three ancient African empires – Ghana, Mali, and Songhai? #6

27. What major river valley contributed to the growth of three ancient African empires – Ghana, Mali, and Songhai? Niger River Valley #6

28. What great city in Songhai had a population of more than 100,000 residents and grew as a business, religious, and intellectual center? #7

29. What great city in Songhai had a population of more than 100,000 residents and grew as a business, religious, and intellectual center? Timbuktu #7

30. In 1502, what was country was the first to bring a cargo of enslaved Africans into the Western Hemisphere? Mexico England Italy Spain Portugal #8

31. In 1502, what was country was the first to bring a cargo of enslaved Africans into the Western Hemisphere? Portugal #8

32. Estevanico, a famous black explorer and guide, explored territory that became these two states. Name them. #9

33. Estevanico, a famous black explorer and guide, explored territory that became these two states. Name them. Arizona and New Mexico #9

34. The history of African Americans, in what was to become the United States, began when a Dutch Ship anchored off of what settlement in 1619? #10 Captain Jope is believed to have exchanged his cargo of Africans for food. How many Africans were exchanged?

35. The history of African Americans, in what was to become the United States, began when a Dutch Ship anchored off of what settlement in 1619? Jamestown, Virginia #10 Captain Jope is believed to have exchanged his cargo of Africans for food. How many Africans were exchanged? 20

36. In 1634, farmers in the Chesapeake Bay region imported white and black indentured servants and later, enslaved Africans to profitably grow this crop. Name this crop. Cotton Indigo Tobacco #11

37. In 1634, farmers in the Chesapeake Bay region imported white and black indentured servants and later, enslaved Africans to profitably grow this crop. Name this crop. Tobacco #11

38. In 1638, the first enslaved Africa ns arrived in New England along with a cargo of salt, cotton, and tobacco, aboard a ship called what? #12

39. In 1638, the first enslaved Africa ns arrived in New England along with a cargo of salt, cotton, and tobacco, aboard a ship called what? Desire #12

40. In 1641, what colony became the first to recognize slavery as a legal institution? Virginia Maryland New Netherlands North Carolina Massachusetts #13

41. In 1641, what colony became the first to recognize slavery as a legal institution? Massachusetts #13

42. In 1642, Virginia passed a law to stop people from helping runaway enslaved Africans. Individuals could be fined for each night he or she sheltered a runaway. What fine was imposed? #14

43. In 1642, Virginia passed a law to stop people from helping runaway enslaved Africans. Individuals could be fined for each night he or she sheltered a runaway. What fine was imposed? 20 pounds of tobacco #14

44. In 1644, eleven blacks who were among the founders of this settlement in the Hudson River valley, asked for their freedom because they had served their years of servitude. This probably was the first organized protest by blacks in America. Each received land in what is now Greenwich Village in New York City. In what colony did these events occur? #15

45. In 1644, eleven blacks who were among the founders of this settlement in the Hudson River valley, asked for their freedom because they had served their years of servitude. This probably was the first organized protest by blacks in America. Each received land in what is now Greenwich Village in New York City. In what colony did these events occur? New Netherlands #15

46. Enslaved Africans delivered to the West Indies were likely to work on a plantation that grew what? Cotton Tobacco Rice Sugar #16

47. Enslaved Africans delivered to the West Indies were likely to work on a plantation that grew what? Sugar #16

48. During the early years of the slave trade, most slaves who survived the voyage from Africa to the West Indies were trained there to work and obey masters. This process could last 3-4 years. It ended when the southern colonies needed so many workers that planters imported enslaved Africans directly. What was the training period called? #17

49. During the early years of the slave trade, most slaves who survived the voyage from Africa to the West Indies were trained there to work and obey masters. This process could last 3-4 years. It ended when the southern colonies needed so many workers that planters imported enslaved Africans directly. What was the training period called? Breaking-in period #17

50. In what year did Maryland pass a law that recognized slavery as legal? 1674 1668 1660 1664 #18