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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. What is NOT one of the types of plantations on which the slaves in the south used to work?

2. Plantation ________, who wielded the most power within the community, tended to be male.

3. Black support fed on the ideologies and customers with _______________.

4. Slaveholders complained about the sulkiness, demoralization, and insubordination on the part of _____________.

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

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

5. What was happening in society, even before the presidential election began?

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

7. How did slaveholders begin to strike back at the prospect of millions of freed slaves?

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

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

10. What were some of the activities that slaves participated in which seemed to be threatening and rebellious?

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

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?

Essay Topic 3

Hahn focuses on a larger period of time in this book, hoping to seek a broad understanding of the political struggles and developments.

Part 1: Do you think it was a good idea to focus on such a large period of time? Why or why not?

Part 2: Do you think Hahn might have been more effective focusing on a shorter period of time? Why or why not?

Part 3: Did you feel Hahn's book succeeded in accomplishing its overall goal? Why or why not?

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