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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. In the rural South, instead of petitions and calls for equality, mutually reinforcing _________ spread about either the federal government's future or insurrections.

2. About one in ________ slaves lived in the upper or border South, where the hiring of free people of color was not uncommon.

3. As the __________ government organized, opportunities increased for slaves to become better acquainted with each other and political events.

4. The delegates who gathered in state __________ that year were composed of both black and white men.

5. Many of the early organizations founded by freed people were also bound together by ____________.

Short Essay Questions

1. During the 1850s, what calls for political inclusion were largely ignored or rejected by society?

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

3. To where did some of the free people want to immigrate in order to return to their home countries?

4. What happened to the right to vote of the black man during the time period of this particular book?

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

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

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

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

9. What did slaves believe was imminent because of the election of a certain president?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

African Americans had legal rights in the United States before women, which seems to create a sort of hierarchy of importance for the two groups.

Part 1: Why do you think African Americans succeeded in getting their rights before women?

Part 2: How might society be different today had women gotten their rights sooner?

Part 3: Do you believe that African Americans and women are treated equally today? Why or why not?

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

While the South had many slaves, the North was not as filled with un-free African Americans.

Part 1: Why do you think the North was more successful with having free African Americans?

Part 2: Do you think the African Americans of the North could ever understand the trials of the African Americans of the South? Why or why not?

Part 3: How do you think African Americans of the South felt about those in the North? Why?

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