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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. A ____________ Movement developed as an influx of poor Irish Catholics arriving in the United States.

2. The rural South was a luminal political world after the __________ ended.

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

4. Hahn is mindful of overemphasizing the number of _________ which formed during these periods of time.

5. The __________ process helped to illuminate who the leaders were within black communities.

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What happened as a result of the Confederate government becoming more organized?

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

4. What kind of account did Hahn come across, helping to inspire him to become interested in African American politics?

5. What happened as a result of the increased slave population before the Antebellum Period?

6. What did the slaveholders and the slaves of the 1850s think about the Republican Party?

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

8. Why were so many rumors about black uprisings and other troubles spreading so quickly at this time?

9. What are the two main ideas which Hahn's book seeks to suggest?

10. Why did the Union League spread rapidly through the plantation belt at the time?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

African Americans realized that in order to affect chance in society, they needed to become a part of the system.

Part 1: Why is it important to be involved in government and in politics?

Part 2: How do you think newly freed African Americans felt about holding positions of power?

Part 3: Why do you think African Americans were successful in gaining positions of power?

Essay Topic 2

Over time, movements were beginning to sprout up that were led by both whites and blacks, not just African Americans.

Part 1: Why do you think whites began to get involved in African American rights movements?

Part 2: Do you think it was necessary for whites to become involved in African American movements?

Part 3: Do you think it was a good idea for whites to help out the blacks in their organizing efforts? Why or why not?

Essay Topic 3

The Ku Klux Klan developed during this time period in response to the organizations of freed African Americans.

Part 1: Why do you think the KKK was so successful in starting their organization?

Part 2: Do you think the KKK has a right to be organized and to demonstrate? Why or why not?

Part 3: Do you think the KKK will ever be disbanded? Why or why not?

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