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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What was a common name often used to disparage whites?
(a) Whitebred.
(b) Cracker.
(c) Wasp.
(d) Honky.

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

3. What is the word used for the action of engaging blacks into society as equals?
(a) Acceptance.
(b) Enfranchisement.
(c) Alternative.
(d) Liberation.

4. Many liberals referred to the Northerners as which of the following?
(a) Populists.
(b) Neanderthals.
(c) Hypocrites.
(d) Slave owners.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Which of the following is not on the list of phenomena that began to appear in the late 1800s?

2. The Northerners often ignored what part of their cities?

3. Who is the author of "Prosperity of the South Dependent Upon the Elevation of the Negro?"

4. What word best describes how the liberals felt about that particular policy?

5. What segment of the changes that took place in the South lasted the longest?

Short Essay Questions

1. According to the text, what was included in the first segment of southern history as we know it? How many segments are there in total?

2. What event(s) caused the federal government to take less interest in civil rights activities?

3. What major step is included in the second phase of history in the south? What was it called?

4. Discuss the court system in regards to racial segregation.

5. What kind of impact did the court case have on government agencies?

6. Describe some of the choices Southerner were required to make regarding the status of races.

7. In 1877, a major historical event occurred. What was the event and what did it mean in relation to the Reconstruction?

8. Overall, how can the all of the segments be bound to one specific group or cause? What was the outcome as far as how it has progressed?

9. The laws responsible for keeping blacks have developed a nickname. What was the name and where did it supposedly come from?

10. What important period does the third segment of the history follow? How does it relate to the others? How was this period characterized?

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