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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 2, Chapter 6 Of Paramilitary Politics.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. ___________ called for the federal protection of slavery in the western territories.
(a) Democrats.
(b) All whites.
(c) Slave holders.
(d) Republicans.

2. It should be noted that Klansmen did not ride without fear of _________ or of meeting resistance.
(a) Lynchings.
(b) Unmasking.
(c) Retaliation.
(d) Legal ramifcations.

3. Some ___________ began pooling their resources in hopes of buying or leasing land that had been confiscated.
(a) Freed people.
(b) Slave owners.
(c) Women.
(d) Church leaders.

4. The Union League tried to mobilize newly enfranchised _______ and protect them through secrecy and armed self-defense.
(a) KKK members.
(b) Congress men.
(c) Voters.
(d) Presidents.

5. Few slaves knew how to ___________ before they entered the military.
(a) Take orders.
(b) March.
(c) Read or write.
(d) Shoot a gun.

Short Answer Questions

1. The importance of leaders within the black community was apparent at the freed man's __________ throughout the South.

2. The Friends of Universal ________ in Louisiana sought more radical reforms during this time.

3. Almost 150,000 African Americans ended up fighting for the which army during the Civil War?

4. The Klan was controlled by white rural bosses and ___________ governments.

5. Slaveholders tolerated some economic activities from slaves. Which of these is NOT one of the tolerated activities?

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