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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. The time period of the book is a time when African American men won and lost the right to __________.
(a) Get married.
(b) Vote.
(c) Be free.
(d) Own land.

2. The ____________ Freedman's Convention may have been the most visible organization of this time.
(a) Massachusetts.
(b) North Carolina.
(c) Maine.
(d) Texas.

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

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

5. On July __________, millions of freed people claimed access to public space previously denied to them.
(a) 7th.
(b) 14th.
(c) 10th.
(d) 4th.

Short Answer Questions

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

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

3. Hahn argues that African Americans contributed to the formation of a new ___________ nation.

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

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

(see the answer key)

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