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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 3, Chapter 9 The Valley and the Shadows.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Almost 150,000 African Americans ended up fighting for the which army during the Civil War?
(a) Both.
(b) Union.
(c) Neither.
(d) Confederate.

2. In South Carolina, about 55% of the state legislature was filled by ______________, including many blacks.
(a) Democrats.
(b) Uninformed men.
(c) Freed men.
(d) Republicans.

3. The __________ Party was the greats white insurgency of post-emancipation.
(a) Labor.
(b) Democratic.
(c) Republican.
(d) Populist.

4. The Klan also attacked local black __________ and school houses.
(a) Churches.
(b) Stadiums.
(c) Drinking fountains.
(d) Grocery stores.

5. Plantation ________, who wielded the most power within the community, tended to be male.
(a) Owners.
(b) Elders.
(c) Ombudsmen.
(d) Slaves.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Many Klans believed that teaching school was a front for _____________ objectives.

3. Black social and political power weakened after _____________.

4. What is NOT one of the places where blacks considered emigrating?

5. This is a book about the inspiring and the dispiriting history of American ____________.

(see the answer key)

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