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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. When did a Black community once exist in what has become Central Park?
2. Where were the Sons of Confederates founded in Richmond?
3. When was the song Dixie written?
4. How long after General Granger issued his general order in Galveston did the people from the Freedmen's Bureau arrive to provide assistance to Blacks?
5. According to a woman named Temple Cummins, how long did her master intend to delay telling the slaves they were free?
Short Essay Questions
1. What happened to a woman named Tempie Cummins and her mother after freedom was declared?
2. What was Seneca Village?
3. According to historian Jill Lepore, what was the death toll for Africans brought to America?
4. What did Lee write to his wife in 1856 about slavery?
5. What did Robert E. Lee write in a letter in 1869 about monuments?
6. What did Heidi Christensen say about the United Daughters of the Confederacy (UDC)?
7. What was the power of the Emancipation Proclamation, and what power did it have?
8. In 1881, what did Jefferson Davis write about the cause of the Civil War?
9. Why was the Petersburg Ladies' Memorial Association established, and how successful were they in their mission?
10. Who did Smith take with him to the Sons of Confederate Veterans ( SCV) commemoration celebration?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Juneteenth is a holiday that commemorates the emancipation of enslaved African Americans. How did the Juneteenth celebration begi? Why is it significant to Smith and other Black Americans?
Essay Topic 2
Convict leasing was a system where prisoners, usually Blacks, convicted of crimes could be leased to companies and forced to work for railroads, plantations, and businesses. In what way was convict leasing a form of slavery?
Essay Topic 3
A letter Lee wrote to his wife in 1856 was often used to show that Lee did not fight for the Confederacy to “protect slavery” (128). Why was the letter not proof that Lee fought for other reasons than to protect slavery?
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