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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who did the people of Edgefield vote for in the first election allowing freed men to vote?

2. What did the whites, who feared the newly freed slaves, start in South Carolina?

3. When were the people numbed toward violence?

4. When did Pud die?

5. When was Butch released from Bellevue?

Short Essay Questions

1. What did Marie tell the court in Part II, Chapter 6?

2. How did Butch establish himself?

3. What happened on June 21, 1865 and how did people react according to Part 1, Chapter 3?

4. What did James do after he took Butch out of school?

5. What did Pickens become at the end of Part I, Chapter 2?

6. What group was William Herrin and Pud part of according to Part I, Chapter 4?

7. What was the double standard that persisted?

8. What violent conditions did Scottish-Irish settlers perpetuate?

9. What did the eldest son of Captain Butler do?

10. Who did Pud marry and how many children did they have?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Choose two of Ruben's masters during slavery and compare and contrast their thinking and methods.

Essay Topic 2

Compare the relationship between Pud and James with Butch and Willie, focusing on the similarities and differences.

Essay Topic 3

Examine the history of slavery in South Carolina and discuss how slavery created a culture of violence.

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