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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. Congress voted for a stronger ________ law in order to help slave owners hold onto their slaves.
(a) Fugitive slave.
(b) Freed slave.
(c) Bounty hunter.
(d) Slave punishment.

2. Mass meetings and small gatherings proclaimed a new black __________ presence.
(a) Emotional.
(b) Taxpayer.
(c) Community.
(d) Political.

3. General Benjamin F. Butler declared slaves ______________ of war and put them to work.
(a) Spoils.
(b) Victims.
(c) Prisoners.
(d) Contraband.

4. Slaves in the South began to gain ________ for themselves as well as looser standards.
(a) Voting rights.
(b) Money.
(c) Property.
(d) Free time.

5. Freed blacks marched past the homes of former prominent ___________ officials and through public squares.
(a) White.
(b) Government.
(c) Army.
(d) Black.

Short Answer Questions

1. Southern slaveholders tried to encourage and organize communities centered on the ____________.

2. Congress finally moved to prohibit military personnel from ________ slaves to their owners.

3. Rural freed people did not need outsiders to nurture their desire for the _________ they had been cultivating.

4. ___________ called for the federal protection of slavery in the western territories.

5. Mobility, craft skills, and literacy were all crucial components in the creation of political __________.

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