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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 1, Chapter 1 Of Chains and Threads.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. African Americans exposed the complex and contradictory relationship between labor and _____________.
(a) Democracy.
(b) Freedom.
(c) Peace.
(d) Rights.

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

3. Slave congregations pulsed not only with ____________, but also with collective deliberation.
(a) Passion.
(b) Anger.
(c) Joy.
(d) Religion.

4. An aspect that has often been overlooked in the literature on slavery is ____________ between slaves.
(a) Infighting.
(b) Exchanges.
(c) Committments.
(d) Dispute resolution.

5. Hahn argues that African Americans contributed to the formation of a new ___________ nation.
(a) Political.
(b) Free.
(c) Democratic.
(d) Equal.

Short Answer Questions

1. Any action undertaken by African Americans needed to be taken as a ______________ so as to avoid punishment.

2. _________ was another way that slaves earned goods and money and increased their leverage.

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

4. Due to the increase in slave ___________, a structure of kinship relationships and practices developed.

5. What is NOT one of the things which Hahn sees as being embraced after the struggles were defeated and the goals rejected?

(see the answer key)

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