AP African American Studies Practice Quiz: The Stono Rebellion and Fort Mose
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A) The desire to establish a new British colony in Florida.
B) The promise of freedom offered by Spanish Florida.
C) A protest against the high taxes imposed by the South Carolina government.
D) The passage of a restrictive slave code one month earlier.
Correct Answer: B
The provided text explicitly states that Spanish Florida's offer of emancipation to enslaved people 'in part inspired the Stono Rebellion in South Carolina in 1739.' The rebels were marching 'toward sanctuary in Spanish Florida.' The restrictive slave code was passed in response to the rebellion, not before it.
A) It was the oldest continuously occupied European settlement in the United States.
B) It was the site where the Stono Rebellion began.
C) It was the first sanctioned free Black town in what is now the United States.
D) It was a fortress built by the British to prevent escapes to Florida.
Correct Answer: C
The text states, 'The settlement, called Fort Mose, was the first sanctioned free Black town in what is now the United States.' St. Augustine is described as the oldest settlement, the rebellion began in South Carolina, and the fort was established by the Spanish, not the British.
A) The establishment of Fort Mose by the Spanish governor.
B) The invasion and destruction of St. Augustine.
C) The passage of a restrictive slave code in South Carolina.
D) The offer of asylum to any Spanish citizens who converted to Protestantism.
Correct Answer: C
The text clearly states, 'In response to the Stono Rebellion, the British province of South Carolina passed a restrictive slave code in 1740.' Fort Mose was established before the rebellion, and the invasion of Florida happened after the code was passed.
A) They had to serve in the Spanish military for ten years.
B) They had to have been born in the Kingdom of Kongo.
C) They had to convert to Catholicism.
D) They had to pay a fee to the Spanish governor.
Correct Answer: C
The text specifies that Spanish Florida 'offered freedom to enslaved people who converted to Catholicism.' The other options are not mentioned in the provided content as conditions for asylum.
A) They were all former soldiers who fought for the English in the Yamasee War.
B) They were all from the Senegambia region and personally knew Francisco Menéndez.
C) They were from the Kingdom of Kongo, spoke Portuguese, and were familiar with Catholicism.
D) They were all recent arrivals from British-controlled islands in the Caribbean.
Correct Answer: C
The text states, 'Many of the enslaved people participating in the Stono Rebellion were from the Kingdom of Kongo (present-day Angola), and they were Portuguese speakers familiar with Catholicism.' This shared culture and language would have aided in their organization.
A) The founding of St. Augustine.
B) The establishment of Fort Mose.
C) The start of the Stono Rebellion.
D) The destruction of Fort Mose by British forces.
Correct Answer: D
The text establishes a clear timeline: The Stono Rebellion (1739) led to South Carolina passing a slave code (1740). Then, 'One month later, British colonial forces invaded Florida, eventually seizing and destroying Fort Mose.' The other events all occurred before 1740.
A) The leader of the Stono Rebellion who marched toward Florida.
B) The Spanish governor who offered asylum to enslaved people.
C) A formerly enslaved man who became the leader of the Fort Mose settlement.
D) A British officer who led the invasion and destruction of Fort Mose.
Correct Answer: C
The text identifies Francisco Menéndez as 'an enslaved Senegambian who fought against the English in the Yamasee War and found refuge in St. Augustine' and was appointed to lead the settlement of Fort Mose. Jemmy led the Stono Rebellion.
A) led to the peaceful integration of British and Spanish colonies.
B) encouraged the British to adopt similar emancipation policies in the Carolinas.
C) created a direct military alliance between free Blacks at Fort Mose and the British.
D) acted as an incentive for enslaved people in British colonies to revolt and escape.
Correct Answer: D
The text demonstrates this effect by stating that the Spanish policy 'in part inspired the Stono Rebellion' and that enslaved refugees from the Carolinas 'fled to St. Augustine, seeking asylum.' This shows it was a powerful incentive for resistance and escape.
A) was the capital of the British province of South Carolina.
B) served as a destination for enslaved people seeking freedom from British colonies.
C) was founded as the first free Black town in the United States.
D) was the starting point of the Stono Rebellion.
Correct Answer: B
The text highlights St. Augustine as the place where 'enslaved refugees escaping Georgia and the Carolinas fled... seeking asylum in Spanish Florida.' Fort Mose, a separate settlement near St. Augustine, was the first free Black town. The rebellion started in South Carolina.
A) It was peacefully abandoned after the Stono Rebellion.
B) It was expanded by the Spanish governor to house more refugees.
C) It was seized and destroyed by British colonial forces.
D) It became the new capital of Spanish Florida.
Correct Answer: C
The final sentence of the provided content states, 'British colonial forces invaded Florida, eventually seizing and destroying Fort Mose.'
A) The growing cooperation between European powers in managing their American colonies.
B) The universal abolition of slavery in the Americas.
C) The use of colonial policies by one European power to destabilize a rival's colonial holdings.
D) The successful and permanent establishment of independent Black communities within British North America.
Correct Answer: C
Spain's policy of offering freedom to enslaved people from the British colonies directly undermined the plantation economy and social order of South Carolina. This led to a rebellion (Stono) and direct military conflict (the British invasion of Florida), demonstrating how Spain used this policy to destabilize its British rivals. The passage shows conflict, not cooperation (A); slavery continued (B); and Fort Mose was in Spanish Florida and was destroyed (D).