How Much Do You Know About Slavery In The U.S.?
How Much Do You Know About Slavery In The U.S.?
It’s hard to talk about the early development of the nation without mentioning slavery. But how much do you know about the “peculiar institution” that was slavery? Take this AJC quiz developed in conjunction with Leslie Harris, associate professor of history at Emory University, and with information from the New Georgia Encyclopedia.
It’s hard to talk about the early development of the nation without mentioning slavery. But how much do you know about the “peculiar institution” that was slavery? Take this AJC quiz developed in conjunction with Leslie Harris, associate professor of history at Emory University, and with information from the New Georgia Encyclopedia.
In how many of the original thirteen colonies was slavery legal on the eve of the Revolutionary War?
Which colony, province or state was the first to outlaw slavery?
True or false: Georgia was founded in 1732 as a colony that banned slavery.
True or false: After the Revolutionary War, slavery was allowed only in the South.
What was the major crop grown by slaves from Coastal South Carolina and Georgia?
What percentage of the Georgia population was enslaved in 1860?
True or false: All African Americans living in the South before the Civil War were enslaved.
True or false: Slaves were never paid for their labor.
True or false: It was illegal for slave to learn to read and write in the South.
True or false: The Emancipation Proclamation freed all slaves.
True or false: Special Field Order 15 guaranteed all emancipated slaves 40 acres and a mule.
In what city was the so-called “40 acres and a mule” deal presented?
What was the last Northern state to fully outlaw slavery?
Which amendment to the United States Constitution ended slavery?