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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 5-6.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What was the result of Plessy vs. Ferguson?
(a) Racial segregation was struck down by the courts.
(b) Racial segregation was upheld by the courts.
(c) Private schools accepted Black students.
(d) Public schools accepted Black students.

2. According to James Henley Thornwell, "The church can merely assert what the bible teaches, and must remain silent on that which the bible is silent" (85). What is the name of this doctrine?
(a) The spirituality of the church.
(b) The of impartiality the church.
(c) The serendipity of the church.
(d) The infallibility of the church.

3. Which Black preacher helped found the African Methodist Episcopal Church?
(a) Richard R. Jones.
(b) Jesse Jackson.
(c) Martin Luther King, Jr.
(d) Richard Allen.

4. How many people attended the Cane Ridge Revival?
(a) 10-20,000.
(b) 5-10,000.
(c) 20-30,000.
(d) 30-40,000.

5. What was the impact of the Dred Scott Decision?
(a) Slavery was outlawed within the northestern states.
(b) Enslaved people could enroll in public schools that served white citizens.
(c) Enslaved people could not use the legal system to petition for their freedom.
(d) Slavery was overturned within certain Southern states.

Short Answer Questions

1. What was the term for secret places where enslaved Blacks met to worship?

2. What was the term for the system that allowed Southern states to "hire out" prisoners to private companies?

3. Who spearheaded the revival of the KKK in the early 1900s?

4. What was the term used for the process of preparing slaves for their new life of bondage?

5. What did Sherman's Special Field Order promise black families?

(see the answer key)

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