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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 used to define government officials put in charge of the new laws regarding former slaves?
(a) Redeemed.
(b) Resurrected.
(c) Relinquished.
(d) Reformed.

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

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

4. From which state did the court case originate?
(a) Tennessee.
(b) Arkansas.
(c) Kansas.
(d) Alabama.

5. The change in the Constitution and the new order is often referred to as:
(a) Rejuvenation.
(b) A mistake.
(c) Blasphemy.
(d) Reconstruction.

6. Surprisingly, which famous figure supported keeping races separate?
(a) Jackson.
(b) Grant.
(c) Lincoln.
(d) Lee.

7. What word best describes how the liberals felt about that particular policy?
(a) Degrading.
(b) Humorous.
(c) Ignorant.
(d) Humiliating.

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

9. What was named as being the next phase of the civil rights movement?
(a) Second Coming.
(b) Crow Movement.
(c) Second Reconstruction.
(d) Segregation Release.

10. 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?
(a) Train.
(b) Plane.
(c) Streecars.
(d) Steamboat.

11. 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) Service.
(c) Friendship.
(d) Loyalty.

12. What segment of the changes that took place in the South lasted the longest?
(a) 1st.
(b) 3rd.
(c) 2nd.
(d) 4th.

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

14. In which of the coastal states did blacks continue to hold political or public office?
(a) North Carolina.
(b) South Carolina.
(c) Louisiana.
(d) Maryland.

15. What item was often provided to slaves, much to the surprise of the current white population?
(a) Property ownership..
(b) Freedom.
(c) Education.
(d) Medical care.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is another name given to the Great Compromise?

2. What word was often used to describe the status of a black person, whether or not he was free?

3. What trait did both the Democrat and Republican parties share at the time?

4. What is the word used for the action of engaging blacks into society as equals?

5. What public meeting place was one of the most affected by segregation after the slaves were freed?

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