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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. How long after Robert E. Lee surrendered did General Granger and his forces arrive in Galveston?
2. When Smith attended a Juneteenth celebration, how long had Kathy Tiernan been organizing the programs?
3. How many Black soldiers were killed after surrendering either during or after the Battle of the Crater?
4. At the time Smith wrote How the Word Is Passed, how long had Sue Johnson been organizing the Juneteenth event?
5. Where were the Sons of Confederates founded in Richmond?
Short Essay Questions
1. What education project was the UDC involved in?
2. What did Martha at Blandford Cemetery think Robert E. Lee would have felt about all the statues in his honor?
3. What was the Lost Cause movement?
4. What was Seneca Village?
5. What was the Blandford Church?
6. What did Kevin M. Levin write about the Battle of the Crater and how Black soldiers were treated?
7. What happened to a woman named Tempie Cummins and her mother after freedom was declared?
8. What did Damaras Obi, a tour guide in New York City, say about how slavery was central to the U.S. economy?
9. Why was the Petersburg Ladies' Memorial Association established, and how successful were they in their mission?
10. What did Heidi Christensen say about the United Daughters of the Confederacy (UDC)?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
The song"Lift Every Voice and Sing" is known as the Black National Anthem. How and why did this song become known as the Black National Anthem?
Essay Topic 2
What a reader knows about events and individuals is determined by the point of view in a book. What is the point of view of How the Word Is Passed? How does that point of view influence what readers understand and feel about the information presented?
Essay Topic 3
When Robert E. Lee's men encountered the Black soldiers in battle, they had disdain for them. How did Confederate soldiers treat Black soldiers on and off the battlefield? Why were Black soldiers slaughtered by Confederate troops?
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