Chapter 5: Essay Questions
Book: The African - American Odyssey
Seventh Edition

Questions
1. What forces, following the American Revolution, worked for black freedom?

2. Following the American Revolution, what forces worked to maintain slavery?

3. What were the characteristics of early free black communities?

4. Who were the early black leaders in the United States and what were their varying ideas, tactics, and solutions for the problems that African Americans faced?

5. What was the African - American role in the War of 1812?

6. What was the Missouri Comptomise's impact on African Americans?

7. How did individual and group actions shape African - American life in the new nation?

8. How did Northern emancipation contrasted with strong southern racism and slavery?