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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What was in steady decline between 1820 and 1860?
(a) City life.
(b) Religious freedom.
(c) Segregation.
(d) Underground railroad.

2. Which states seemed to have the most tolerance for desegregation?
(a) Southern.
(b) Coastal.
(c) Inland.
(d) Border.

3. In what year did the approval for voting appear?
(a) 1860.
(b) 1871.
(c) 1873.
(d) 1868.

4. Which of the following may not be to blame for the continuance of the attitudes of the people regarding slavery?
(a) Attitude of northerners.
(b) Resignation of blacks.
(c) Rally of plantation owners.
(d) Apparent permanent status.

5. What word was often used to describe the status of a black person, whether or not he was free?
(a) Worthless.
(b) Worthy.
(c) Inferior.
(d) Regal.

Short Answer Questions

1. What caused the biggest conflict between the beliefs of that particular culture and the culture of the blacks?

2. What was one of the things a freedman might do after leaving the plantation where he lived?

3. What was another name for the outdated laws that pigeon-holed blacks?

4. What was the name of the policy that stated that slave owners should remain in charge because they knew best?

5. A small minority of domestic slaves developed what with their masters?

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