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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What was the term for the system of laws and customs used to control Black people after the Civil War?
(a) Chattel laws.
(b) Freedom acts.
(c) Jim Crow laws.
(d) Slave codes.

2. Which northern city was chosen as the site of Martin Luther King Jr.'s Sothern Christian Leadership Conference?
(a) New York City.
(b) Minneapolis.
(c) Chicago.
(d) Detroit.

3. Who was Ida B .Wells?
(a) An American politician.
(b) A college professor.
(c) A Black physician.
(d) An antilynching activist.

4. Following the Civil War, what part of the U.S. had the largest number of Catholics?
(a) The Midwest.
(b) The East Coast.
(c) The South.
(d) The West Coast.

5. What punishment was imposed on free citizens who failed to assist the authorities in capturing a runaway slave?
(a) They were fined $1,000.
(b) They were imprisoned.
(c) They were stripped of U.S. citizenship.
(d) They were executed.

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

7. How did white publications like Christianity Today respond to the civil rights movement?
(a) They openly opposed the movement and urged readers to do the same.
(b) They publicly opposed the movement, but donated money to the cause.
(c) They remained silent and refused to endorse the movement.
(d) They publicly supported the movement and published favorable articles.

8. Which state was the first to secede from the Union?
(a) Virginia .
(b) North Carolina.
(c) South Carolina.
(d) Georgia.

9. Who was the first Black Catholic priest in the United States?
(a) Clarence Rivers.
(b) Augustus Tolton.
(c) Joseph M. Davis.
(d) Daniel Rudd.

10. Beginning in the 1930s, many Black Americans grew disillusioned with racism in Christian churches. What religion did some Black people turn to?
(a) Buddhism.
(b) Islam.
(c) Taoism.
(d) Judaism.

11. What was Muhammad Ali's real name?
(a) Marcus Garvey.
(b) Ronald Frye.
(c) Cassius Clay.
(d) James Meridith.

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

13. What incident led to the formation of the Southern Baptist Convention?
(a) The Baptist church removed Black congregants from their rosters.
(b) The Baptist church argued that white Christians should enlist in the army.
(c) The Baptist church refused appoint slaveholders to office.
(d) The Baptist church appointed a slave-owning preacher.

14. What was the name of the group who fought for the rights of Black people in the Reconstruction Era?
(a) Dedicated Democrats.
(b) Freedom Riders.
(c) Modern Abolitionists.
(d) Radical Republicans.

15. What word did white Southerners use to describe their attempt to regain power after the Civil War?
(a) Redemption.
(b) Reclamation.
(c) Vindication.
(d) Absolution.

Short Answer Questions

1. What rights were granted by the 15th Amendment?

2. What was a side effect of the Fugitive Slave Act?

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

4. How many people died in the Civil War?

5. When did the construction of Confederate monuments become popular?

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