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

2. Though many black men won seats of power, many eligible ________ voters refused to participate in elections.

3. The wartime military provided a basic political _____________ to fugitive slaves.

4. Hahn learned that in ________, Mississippi, freedmen and women were driving their employers to distraction in 1868.

5. Few slaves knew how to ___________ before they entered the military.

Short Essay Questions

1. What happened on July fourth of 1865 which had not happened in years?

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

3. Who was included in the processions of freed black slaves as they marched through town?

4. Who were typically leading the freedom movements to secure the right to vote for the African American man?

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Though keeping someone as a slave is certainly wrong, it is difficult to deny the many benefits of using slaves as well.

Part 1: Why do you think slave owners brought over slaves in the first place?

Part 2: How do you think society might have been had slaves never been freed?

Part 3: Do you think having a slave might have been helpful if you were a landowner back in that time? Why or why not?

Essay Topic 3

The concept of freedom is something many of us take for granted as we've always had had.

Part 1: How do you think you would respond to having your freedom taken away?

Part 2: How might it have felt to the slaves to have their freedom given to them?

Part 3: Do you believe that freedom is an inherent human right? Why or why not?

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