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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Of Old Regimes and Reconstruction.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What was one of the things a freedman might do after leaving the plantation where he lived?
(a) Travel west to Goldrush country.
(b) Move to Canada.
(c) Become a sharecropper.
(d) Purchase a small tract of land from former owner.

2. In what year did this major historical event take place?
(a) 1876.
(b) 1873.
(c) 1877.
(d) 1881.

3. What was responsible for assisting the schools and other organizations adapt to the new laws?
(a) Threatening actions.
(b) Walk outs.
(c) Actions of federal agencies.
(d) Protests.

4. Which of the following walked out following the new federal mandates?
(a) Local government officials.
(b) Vice President.
(c) Federal troops.
(d) State government officials.

5. What is the well-known name of the group that wanted to end slavery?
(a) Abolitionists.
(b) Separatists.
(c) Democrats.
(d) Prohibitionists.

Short Answer Questions

1. At the turn of the century, blacks were placed where on the rungs of society?

2. What aspect of Southern history involves plantations and slaves?

3. Although there was close proximity of the slaves and land owners, it did not mean that there was a sense of long term ______.

4. What famous court case was monumental in changing laws and views regarding segregation?

5. Northern blacks, unlike Southern blacks were considered to be free but were not permitted to have a particular status. What was it?

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