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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Forgotten Alternatives.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who was the most well known leader of the Southern Populists?
(a) Watson.
(b) Winkler.
(c) Winston.
(d) Washington.

2. What public meeting place was one of the most affected by segregation after the slaves were freed?
(a) Bars.
(b) Railways.
(c) Churches.
(d) Supermarkets.

3. Although there was close proximity of the slaves and land owners, it did not mean that there was a sense of long term ______.
(a) Trust.
(b) Friendship.
(c) Service.
(d) Loyalty.

4. The level of tolerance regarding racial equality was directly related to which of the following?
(a) Age.
(b) Relation to Mason-Dixon line.
(c) Proximity.
(d) Political affiliation.

5. What was another name for the outdated laws that pigeon-holed blacks?
(a) Reprehensible.
(b) Plantation laws.
(c) Slavery Act of 1861.
(d) Jim Crow.

Short Answer Questions

1. By separating the whites from the blacks, it was believed that the blacks would remain _____.

2. What was the name of the man that began his career during this time?

3. In what year did this major historical event take place?

4. What part of the south was known to have hundreds of thousands of free blacks?

5. Surprisingly, which famous figure supported keeping races separate?

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