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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.
Multiple Choice Questions
1. What did the whites of South Carolina fear?
(a) That there was no longer any profit in farming.
(b) That the newly freed slaves would leave the state.
(c) That there was no mechanism to control African Americans.
(d) That the newly freed slaves would enslave them.
2. When did the state and federal elections of the late 1860's take place?
(a) 1868.
(b) 1866.
(c) 1869.
(d) 1867.
3. What did Aaron lose because of the 1876 election?
(a) His freedom.
(b) His right to vote.
(c) His right to win land.
(d) His horse.
4. What was Willie James' nickname?
(a) Mouth.
(b) Ruch.
(c) Butch.
(d) Swan.
5. Why had the hanged man killled his boss at the start of Part 1, Chapter 4?
(a) His boss fired him.
(b) His boss cheated him of his wages.
(c) His boss killed his horse.
(d) His boss stole his horse.
6. What did the whites name their plan to prevent African Americans from voting?
(a) The bloody plan.
(b) The Lee plan.
(c) The Edgefield Plan.
(d) Plan R.
7. What type of contract did Aaron have to sign to get work?
(a) A farmhand contract.
(b) A sharecropping labor contract.
(c) A free worker contract.
(d) A slave contract.
8. 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) California started its agricultural program.
(c) Texas had better crops.
(d) South Carolina joined the economy.
9. What mount were many slaves kept at for over a century?
(a) Mount Willing.
(b) Mount Confederate.
(c) Mount Solidarity.
(d) Mount Simple.
10. When did Aaron marry?
(a) 1880.
(b) 1882.
(c) 1884.
(d) 1881.
11. Who was Marie's second husband according to Part II, Chapter 6?
(a) Arthur Jackson.
(b) James Jackson.
(c) Robert Jackson.
(d) Aaron Jackson.
12. What was the name of the wrestling the settlers of the county often engaged in?
(a) Braling.
(b) Brassing.
(c) Wrisling.
(d) Wrasling.
13. Why did the crime rate increase in 1903 according to W.E.B. DuBois?
(a) The police made up crimes to boost the statistics.
(b) Whites didn't report crimes by whites.
(c) Whites created a police system to deal with blacks alone.
(d) A better record keeping system was put in place.
14. Where did Pud rob two stores in April of 1910?
(a) Salida.
(b) Saluda.
(c) Seville.
(d) Salina.
15. What did the whites plan to prevent the African Americans from voting culminate in?
(a) The Market Massacre.
(b) The Hamburg Massacre.
(c) The Edgefield Massacre.
(d) The Riverdale Massacre.
Short Answer Questions
1. When were the people numbed toward violence?
2. How long after the robbery was Pud arrested?
3. What was the rule since the law was not trusted?
4. What special school was Butch sent to?
5. How many seats of the legislature did African Americans take in the early 1870's?
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