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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. The __________had variations in leadership, rituals, goals, and activities that make it impossible to define a typical experience.

2. In many areas, the Republican Party failed to attract enough ________ voters.

3. In South Carolina, about 55% of the state legislature was filled by ______________, including many blacks.

4. More than a few reputed leaders argued that the KKK was a _____________ response to the Union League.

5. The challenges of ___________, re-energized Republicans, and third parties exposed the divisions of the Democratic Party.

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What did African Americans understand clearly about the democracy of the United States?

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

4. What was happening in order to prevent black men from registering to vote and actually voting?

5. What were some of the tactics used by members of the opposition to the black vote to keep blacks away from voting?

6. What were some of the rumors spreading about the black farm workers in some areas?

7. What were the promising results of the control of the legislature by the Readjusters?

8. What are some of the positions which black men occupied during the time of more black influence?

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Religious organizations provided a good deal of support to those in the African American community, helping them to better mobilize.

Part 1: Why was religion such an important part of the lives of the African Americans?

Part 2: Why would religious organizations help with political movements?

Part 3: How might the religious communities support those who were running for office?

Essay Topic 2

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 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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