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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 Readjusters tried to rally local communities by paying the __________ for a large number eligible voters.

2. In places where the Republican interest was strong, ___________ interest was less than in other areas.

3. In some areas where based of substantial black political activity existed, an arrangement known as ________ occurred.

4. The Kansas _________ movement developed where emigration sentiment had already been sparked.

5. It appears that little of the interest in emigration spread to _________ areas.

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. Where were the destinations where many newly freed black men were seeking to emigrate to?

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

5. What was not really organized in the state of Virginia at the time of the late 1870s and early 1880s?

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

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

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

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

10. Why is it impossible to define a typical Klan experience?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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 2

It seems that relationships between slaves seemed to affect their organization into groups which might affect social change at first.

Part 1: Why do you think the familial relationships were so important during this time?

Part 2: Why do you think certain relationships prohibited groups from forming more easily at this time?

Part 3: Do you think the way your family is connected affects the way you approach politics? Why or why not?

Essay Topic 3

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?

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