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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part I, Chapter 2, Masters and Slaves.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How many more murders than Massachusetts did the county have up until the 1930's?
(a) 5 times.
(b) 2 times.
(c) 12 times.
(d) 4 times.

2. What happened in the late 1860's?
(a) Blacks were given land.
(b) Whites were expelled from their plantations.
(c) Former slaves were allowed to vote.
(d) A series of revolts rocked the plantations.

3. Why did the young slave Thomas Bauskett offered his son take the name of Bauskett?
(a) He liked the name.
(b) It was the name of the first master he could recall.
(c) It was the name of his kindest master.
(d) The name was an approximate translation of his African name.

4. Who did the slave marry that Thomas gave to his son?
(a) Erika Vaughn.
(b) Sophia Vaughn.
(c) Carolina Vaughn.
(d) Maria Vaughn.

5. How many slaves did Bauskett own?
(a) 563.
(b) 159.
(c) 245.
(d) 221.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where did the violence in the county originate from according to Butterfield?

2. What was the name of Willie Bosket's great, great grandfather?

3. When was the first daughter of the slave born that Thomas gave his son?

4. What was the name of the Major being chased down in a race?

5. What did a high number of slaves in South Carolina increase the risk of?

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