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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. Many new agricultural groups claimed to stand for the interests of small farmers and drew on the political legacies of ____________.

2. School houses were where African Americans learned about __________, their enfranchisement, and the importance of voting.

3. What is NOT one of the places where blacks considered emigrating?

4. The __________ Party was the greats white insurgency of post-emancipation.

5. Republicans never fully gained a large hold in the state of ___________ after the Civil War.

Short Essay Questions

1. What organization was said to be a necessary response to the formation of the Union League?

2. What happened to those who supported or to those who had sympathy for the Union League and its goals?

3. What did groups like the Agricultural Wheel or Farmer's Alliance say they stood for?

4. Where were lynchings most likely to occur, according to Hahn's findings in this book?

5. How was the movement of emigration shared with the black community?

6. What did some whites do in response to the threat of emigration of their black help?

7. How did the Readjusters attempt to organize their party in 1879 in Virginia?

8. What was Frederick Douglass' response to the idea of emigration for newly freed blacks?

9. Who did the KKK first attract to be a part of their membership in the early stages of formation?

10. Who did the emigration movements of the 1870s gain the most support from?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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?

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

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?

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