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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What did young blacks use in place of "honor"?
(a) Respect.
(b) Wealth.
(c) Acceptance.
(d) Endurance.

2. How many slaves did Pickens own at the time he purchased the Bauskett's slaves?
(a) 563.
(b) 452.
(c) 653.
(d) 149.

3. What does Butterfield say was everything for the settlers of the county?
(a) Religion.
(b) Thy land.
(c) Money.
(d) Honor.

4. What was the nickname of the county?
(a) Bloody Boldfield.
(b) Bloody Lowfield.
(c) Bloody Highfield.
(d) Bloody Edgefield.

5. How many elective offices did African Americans take in the early 1870's?
(a) 4 out of 9.
(b) 4 out of 10.
(c) 5 out of 8.
(d) 4 out of 8.

6. What was the name of the wrestling the settlers of the county often engaged in?
(a) Wrasling.
(b) Braling.
(c) Brassing.
(d) Wrisling.

7. Why did slavery add to the culture of violence?
(a) Violence was needed to enforce bondage.
(b) Psychological help for the slave was non-existant.
(c) Slaves were not paid.
(d) Violence was all they knew.

8. Where was Butch sent after appearing in children's court?
(a) The Children's Center in Queens.
(b) The Children's Center in Jersey.
(c) The Children's Center in Washington..
(d) The Children's Center in Harlem.

9. What did the whites of South Carolina become, thanks to the slave trade?
(a) The richest people in America.
(b) The best farmers in America.
(c) The most hated men in America.
(d) The laziest men in America.

10. When was Pickens elected governor of South Carolina?
(a) 1861
(b) 1860.
(c) 1862
(d) 1859

11. What is an integral part of the history of the county according to Part 1, Chapter 1?
(a) Former slaves.
(b) Plantations.
(c) Free elections.
(d) Rhum.

12. Where did Pud rob two stores in April of 1910?
(a) Salina.
(b) Seville.
(c) Salida.
(d) Saluda.

13. What was Butch's IQ?
(a) 130.
(b) 100.
(c) 65.
(d) 120.

14. Why did the price of the crops in South Carolina fall in the late 1890's?
(a) California started its agricultural program.
(b) South Carolina joined the economy.
(c) Texas had better crops.
(d) Mexico started to export to the United States.

15. In what church did Aaron become a deacon?
(a) Edgefield Hill Baptist Church.
(b) High Hill Baptist Church.
(c) Pleasant Hill Baptist Church.
(d) Greenburg Hill Baptist Church.

Short Answer Questions

1. When did Frances and James move to a little wooden house near an eatery?

2. How many congressional seats did African Americans take in South Carolina in the early 1870's?

3. Who was elected in the elections of 1876?

4. Where did Butch move with his pregnant wife?

5. How many slaves did Bauskett own?

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