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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part I, Chapter 3, Aaron.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Who chased down a Major in a horse race?
(a) Captain Butler's father.
(b) Captain Butler's brother.
(c) Captain Butler's son.
(d) Captain Butler's daughter.

3. What did Pickens see South Carolina as having the power and right to do?
(a) Secede from the Union.
(b) Nullify federal laws.
(c) Use slaves as cattle.
(d) Make its own moral code.

4. What helped create the climate of general violence in the country?
(a) Drinking and firearms.
(b) Drinking and lack of jobs.
(c) Firearms and economic downturn.
(d) The economic downturn.

5. 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.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who did the slave marry that Thomas gave to his son?

2. When did Thomas Bauskett's son decide to sell his slaves and plantations?

3. When were southern states forced to give freed men the right to vote?

4. What did the whites name their plan to prevent African Americans from voting?

5. When did Thomas Bauskett buy his son a slave?

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