1. What famous court case was monumental in changing laws and views regarding segregation?
(a) Tennessee Evolution Case.
(b) Roe vv. Wade.
(c) Scopes Trial.
(d) Brown vv. the Board of Education.

2. What was not started in the south as it is commonly believed?
(a) Plantations.
(b) Civil rights.
(c) Segregation.
(d) Desegregation.

3. How many Northern states allowed black men to vote at this time?
(a) 1.
(b) 5.
(c) 0.
(d) 3.

4. What formal document is said to have officially abolished slavery?
(a) Gettysburg Address.
(b) Emancipation Proclamation.
(c) Watergate.
(d) Treaty of Lee and Grant.

5. How many segments can Southern history be divided into?
(a) 3.
(b) 4.
(c) 6.
(d) 2.

Short Answer Questions

1. Blacks were allowed to be an integrated part of the crowds on "common carriers." Which of the following is not a common carrier mentioned in the book?

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

3. What item was often provided to slaves, much to the surprise of the current white population?

4. What word best describes the existing laws regarding the rights of black?

5. In what year did the approval for voting appear?

(see the answer key)

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