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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.
Multiple Choice Questions
1. When was Pickens elected governor of South Carolina?
(a) 1860.
(b) 1861
(c) 1859
(d) 1862
2. Why did the price of the crops in South Carolina fall in the late 1890's?
(a) Mexico started to export to the United States.
(b) Texas had better crops.
(c) South Carolina joined the economy.
(d) California started its agricultural program.
3. How many slaves did Pickens own at the time he purchased the Bauskett's slaves?
(a) 653.
(b) 149.
(c) 452.
(d) 563.
4. How many congressional seats did African Americans take in South Carolina in the early 1870's?
(a) 4 out of 5.
(b) 3 out of 5.
(c) 2 out of 5.
(d) 5 out of 5.
5. When was James Bosket drafted into the army?
(a) 1945.
(b) 1942.
(c) 1944.
(d) 1943.
6. What special school was Butch sent to?
(a) Surak.
(b) Rasking.
(c) Wiltwyck.
(d) Bellevue.
7. What was Pud sentenced to for the robberies he committed?
(a) Three years of hard labor.
(b) One year of hard labor.
(c) Two years of hard labor.
(d) Four years of hard labor.
8. What did the son of Thomas Bauskett become?
(a) A sailor.
(b) A writer.
(c) A plantation owner.
(d) A lawyer.
9. How long after the robbery was Pud arrested?
(a) 20 days.
(b) 10 days.
(c) 12 days.
(d) 15 days.
10. What did the whites of South Carolina become, thanks to the slave trade?
(a) The laziest men in America.
(b) The best farmers in America.
(c) The most hated men in America.
(d) The richest people in America.
11. Why did the crime rate increase in 1903 according to W.E.B. DuBois?
(a) A better record keeping system was put in place.
(b) The police made up crimes to boost the statistics.
(c) Whites didn't report crimes by whites.
(d) Whites created a police system to deal with blacks alone.
12. What did Willie James do after he started to attend school?
(a) He started teaching.
(b) He started taking one on one lessons.
(c) He skipped school.
(d) He starting spending time in the library.
13. Who did Aaron marry after his first separation?
(a) Tilda Mobley Pou.
(b) Marie Mobley Pou.
(c) Lucyl Mobley Pou.
(d) Sophia Mobley Pou.
14. Under what president did Pickens become the minister to St Petersburg?
(a) President Taylor.
(b) President Lincoln.
(c) President Buchanan.
(d) President Pierce.
15. What was the name of Willie Bosket's great, great grandfather?
(a) Morgan Bosket.
(b) Lusius Bosket.
(c) Robert Bosket.
(d) Aaron Bosket.
Short Answer Questions
1. What type of contract did Aaron have to sign to get work?
2. What did the whites call the trouble-making black youth of the start of the 20th century?
3. What did Marie ask the court for?
4. What did a high number of slaves in South Carolina increase the risk of?
5. How old was James when he started laboring?
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