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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 former Confederate general Bradley T. Johnson explain that slavery was an apprenticeship for savage races?

2. What was the average age for a Civil War soldier according to a man named Jason at the SCV celebration?

3. What countries had considered supported the Confederacy before the Emancipation Proclamation?

4. When did Jefferson publish a history of the Confederacy claiming that slavery had nothing to do with the Civil War?

5. How many Blacks were enslaved in Texas when General Granger read the statement that said the slaves were free?

Short Essay Questions

1. What was the power of the Emancipation Proclamation, and what power did it have?

2. What was Seneca Village?

3. Who did Smith take with him to the Sons of Confederate Veterans ( SCV) commemoration celebration?

4. What was the Lost Cause movement?

5. What myth tells a story about General Gordon Granger?

6. What did Heidi Christensen say about the United Daughters of the Confederacy (UDC)?

7. Why did Al Edwards Sr. work to make Juneteenth a Texas state holiday?

8. What was the Blandford Church?

9. What did Robert E. Lee write in a letter in 1869 about monuments?

10. Why was the Petersburg Ladies' Memorial Association established, and how successful were they in their mission?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Historic integrity determines the ability of a site to convey its significance. Why is there controversy regarding the historical integrity of the Whitney Plantation?

Essay Topic 2

A tour guide at Monticello commented that "history is the story of the past using all the available facts” (41). How did the presentation of the history of Jefferson’s life change at Monticello? What facts were presented that were not presented earlier? What facts became available over time that were not available earlier? How did nostalgia and memory influence the story that was told about Jefferson previously?

Essay Topic 3

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?

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