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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 6, Emancipation.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which of the following is NOT a reason a slave owner might sell a slave?
(a) He wanted to try buying new slaves.
(b) Unmanageable slaves.
(c) To free himself of a personal or business debt.
(d) Slave-breeding.

2. During which months were the slave coffles usually seen?
(a) May to October.
(b) September to March.
(c) March to September.
(d) October to May.

3. Which of the following was NOT a reason slaves would sneak off into the woods during nights?
(a) Singing.
(b) Collect extra food.
(c) Parties.
(d) Church services.

4. Which of the following is NOT a method whites used to "brainwash" blacks?
(a) Stating that whites are superior and giving blacks a cursed name.
(b) Having personal discussions with each slave.
(c) Religion.
(d) Taking away a personal identity.

5. What did some of the slave owners do when freedom was declared?
(a) They paid their slaves before letting them go.
(b) They did not tell their slaves they were free.
(c) They gave their slaves homes to live in.
(d) They killed their slaves so they could not have freedom.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who was the slave who did not agree with slavery but felt that doing the job right was the proper way of doing things?

2. In Chapter 2, who was free man who was captured and put into slavery?

3. Who attempted to gain favor of his master by accomplishing satisfactory deeds in hopes of becoming a house servant?

4. What year did the Civil War begin?

5. Why did some slave owners move to Texas?

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