AFA 2000 Midterm questions with
verified answers graded A+
What is one shift historians observe in 19th century African slavery? - correct answer ✔✔The
rise of slave villages with women AND men producing goods to sell overseas.
In the many places where "reformed slavery" existed, what did slave owners become concerned
with? - correct answer ✔✔The births and care of young slaves.
Which best characterizes the trend of free blacks in the Americas in the 19th century? - correct
answer ✔✔The number of free blacks increased dramatically throughout the century, from 3
million to 20 million.
Which "revolution" took place from the late-1700s to the mid-1800s and revolutionized labor
and transportation through the mechanization of agriculture and textile manufacturing and the
creation of steam ships and railroads? - correct answer ✔✔The Industrial Revolution
Which of the following does NOT explain the growing white population of the Americas in the
19th century? - correct answer ✔✔A spike in the transatlantic slave trade.
What caused Haitian revolutionary leader Toussaint L'Ouverture to side with France in its war
against Britain and Spain? - correct answer ✔✔The French government abolished slavery.
From 1791 to 1804, what was the biggest challenge to the global system of slavery? - correct
answer ✔✔The Haitian Revolution
What does the Haitian flag symbolize? - correct answer ✔✔The black people of Haiti better
upheld the ideals of the French Revolution than the white people of France.
, What Paris-based group supported Haitian blacks? - correct answer ✔✔Society of the Friends of
Blacks
What has become the generic name for programs that focus on black history and culture? -
correct answer ✔✔Black Studies
When considering racial difference, "phenotype," refers to : - correct answer ✔✔physical
characteristics, especially skin color
When were Afro-American and Africana Studies programs founded in colleges and universities?
- correct answer ✔✔1960s and 1970s
Which Florida University granted the first B.A. in African American Studies? - correct answer
✔✔USF
When considering racial difference, "biological" refers to: - correct answer ✔✔humans divided
into subspecies
"African Diaspora" comes from the meaning of the: - correct answer ✔✔Jewish Diaspora
Why did USF's program change its name to "Africana Studies" in the 1990s? - correct answer
✔✔To reflect its "Diasporan" focus
According to the film, Race: The Power of an Illusion, what important claim did Frederick
Hoffman make in his 1896 book Race, Traits, and Tendencies of the American Negro? - correct
answer ✔✔Hoffman claimed that African Americans were innately informed and would
eventually become extinct.
verified answers graded A+
What is one shift historians observe in 19th century African slavery? - correct answer ✔✔The
rise of slave villages with women AND men producing goods to sell overseas.
In the many places where "reformed slavery" existed, what did slave owners become concerned
with? - correct answer ✔✔The births and care of young slaves.
Which best characterizes the trend of free blacks in the Americas in the 19th century? - correct
answer ✔✔The number of free blacks increased dramatically throughout the century, from 3
million to 20 million.
Which "revolution" took place from the late-1700s to the mid-1800s and revolutionized labor
and transportation through the mechanization of agriculture and textile manufacturing and the
creation of steam ships and railroads? - correct answer ✔✔The Industrial Revolution
Which of the following does NOT explain the growing white population of the Americas in the
19th century? - correct answer ✔✔A spike in the transatlantic slave trade.
What caused Haitian revolutionary leader Toussaint L'Ouverture to side with France in its war
against Britain and Spain? - correct answer ✔✔The French government abolished slavery.
From 1791 to 1804, what was the biggest challenge to the global system of slavery? - correct
answer ✔✔The Haitian Revolution
What does the Haitian flag symbolize? - correct answer ✔✔The black people of Haiti better
upheld the ideals of the French Revolution than the white people of France.
, What Paris-based group supported Haitian blacks? - correct answer ✔✔Society of the Friends of
Blacks
What has become the generic name for programs that focus on black history and culture? -
correct answer ✔✔Black Studies
When considering racial difference, "phenotype," refers to : - correct answer ✔✔physical
characteristics, especially skin color
When were Afro-American and Africana Studies programs founded in colleges and universities?
- correct answer ✔✔1960s and 1970s
Which Florida University granted the first B.A. in African American Studies? - correct answer
✔✔USF
When considering racial difference, "biological" refers to: - correct answer ✔✔humans divided
into subspecies
"African Diaspora" comes from the meaning of the: - correct answer ✔✔Jewish Diaspora
Why did USF's program change its name to "Africana Studies" in the 1990s? - correct answer
✔✔To reflect its "Diasporan" focus
According to the film, Race: The Power of an Illusion, what important claim did Frederick
Hoffman make in his 1896 book Race, Traits, and Tendencies of the American Negro? - correct
answer ✔✔Hoffman claimed that African Americans were innately informed and would
eventually become extinct.
