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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. Congress voted for a stronger ________ law in order to help slave owners hold onto their slaves.

2. Freedmen also resisted the threats of white _________, marched to the polls, and helped write new state constitutions.

3. Slave congregations pulsed not only with ____________, but also with collective deliberation.

4. David Medlock was an African American leader in the state of _____________.

5. Slaveholders tolerated some economic activities from slaves. Which of these is NOT one of the tolerated activities?

Short Essay Questions

1. What are some of the plantations on which the slaves of the South used to work?

2. Why are books which focus on shorter time periods of African American history not effective?

3. What was viewed as the best way to guarantee the freedom of the slaves?

4. What did the slaveholders begin to do in order to entice their slaves to stay on the farms to work?

5. What did the Friends of Universal Suffrage want to attain with their organization?

6. What is the African American David Medlock help to organize in Texas?

7. By the mid nineteenth century, how did the slaves of the South begin to change the slave-master relationship?

8. What did Congress allow the federal government to do during the time of the reconstruction?

9. How did the freed men respond to the new extension of the right to vote?

10. What did the contraband camps provide for the African American slaves once their freedom was emerging?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

African Americans realized that the democracy of the United States was built on violence and oppression.

Part 1: Why do you think the African Americans believed this statement to be true?

Part 2: How might African Americans have dealt with the idea of democracy being a violent process?

Part 3: Do you agree with the statement that democracy was built on violence in the United States? Why or why not?

Essay Topic 2

The freedom of the slaves was a process that seemed to be disorganized and unplanned.

Part 1: Why do you think there wasn't more structure to the reintegration of African Americans into society?

Part 2: How do you think the freedom of the slaves could have been handled more efficiently and effectively?

Part 3: Do you think the people of the time actually believed the slaves were going to be free? Why or why not?

Essay Topic 3

The Dred Scott case denied the rights of citizenship to all blacks, making an important contribution to the political struggles.

Part 1: Why do you think denying citizenship was important goal of some people during this time?

Part 2: Do you think it was right for the legal system to deny the rights of citizenship of blacks? Why or why not?

Part 3: How would you feel if your rights and your citizenship rights were suddenly taken away?

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