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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 1, Chapter 3 Of Rumors and Revelations.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Hahn became interested in the history of African American struggles when he came across an account of African American __________ resistance.
(a) Political.
(b) Labor.
(c) Voting.
(d) Education.

2. The importance of leaders within the black community was apparent at the freed man's __________ throughout the South.
(a) Conventions.
(b) Elections.
(c) Plantations.
(d) Churches.

3. Some slaves were convinced that because of the presumed election results, that ___________ was imminent.
(a) War.
(b) Freedom.
(c) Death.
(d) Emigration.

4. Hahn argues that smaller __________ do not allow us to see how the developments of one era shaped those of the next.
(a) Time periods.
(b) Movements.
(c) Events.
(d) Books.

5. Black ____________ also helped spread information and visions of the new nations as they made their way through the South.
(a) Slaves.
(b) Union soldiers.
(c) Slaveowners.
(d) Politicians.

Short Answer Questions

1. Some ___________ began pooling their resources in hopes of buying or leasing land that had been confiscated.

2. Hahn notes there is a lot of information about African American ______ during this time period, but not a lot on politics.

3. Calls for the __________ inclusion of women and northern free blacks were ignored or rejected.

4. Leaders from the South joined with the __________ blacks to create a new political nation.

5. This book is about how African Americans became involved in a(n) ____________ struggle.

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