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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 7, After Emancipation.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What did the slaves use religion for?
(a) Learning new stories.
(b) Simple worship.
(c) Understanding how to treat their masters.
(d) Resisting the dehumanizing effects of slavery.

2. The slave homes of this former President was a notable exception to the norm in terms of the condition of the homes:
(a) Thomas Jefferson.
(b) John Adams.
(c) George Washington.
(d) James Madison.

3. Who was the group which argued for "forty acres and a mule" for every ex-slave?
(a) Radical Republicans.
(b) Radical Democrats.
(c) The Whigs.
(d) The Unions.

4. Why did some slave owners move to Texas?
(a) Gold was discovered in Texas.
(b) They were running away from the punishments set forth by Lincoln on slave owners.
(c) They had no reason to stay in the southern states with no slaves.
(d) They were hoping to keep their slaves a bit longer.

5. Approximately how many Africans were taken from their continent during the years of slave trade?
(a) Fifty million.
(b) Ten million.
(c) Ten billion.
(d) Fifty billion.

Short Answer Questions

1. What was one cause of death of the Africans aboard the slave ship?

2. During the late 18th and 19th centuries, what was one of the ways slaves escaped from slavery?

3. What was the typical work hours for a slave who worked in the field?

4. What did the overseers term the slaves' acts of ignorance?

5. What are the two ways that a man can be enslaved?

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