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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. Which of the following was most likely the outfit a slave wore to work out in the field?
(a) A shirt, hat, and shoes OR pants.
(b) A shirt, pants, AND hat.
(c) A shirt OR pants.
(d) A shirt AND pants.

2. After working for a "share" for a while, what ended up happening to many of the ex-slaves?
(a) They ran away.
(b) They found that they were much happier.
(c) They were able to purchase their own land.
(d) They found themselves in debt.

3. Who were the "bluecoats?"
(a) The French.
(b) The northern army.
(c) The southern army.
(d) The British.

4. What was 'Ol Gabe known for?
(a) He did not like the idea of whippings so he faked it when he was told to whip a slave by the master.
(b) He did not like whippings so he stood up to the master and the master decided to stop the whippings.
(c) Anytime his master wanted a slave whipped, he would be the first to volunteer to administer the punishment.
(d) He was an old driver who faked whippings when the master wasn't around.

5. What did Solomon Northup almost do?
(a) He killed his owner.
(b) He led an insurrection.
(c) He pretended to be dead, then ran away.
(d) He almost killed his owner.

Short Answer Questions

1. What was the title for the trusted slave that would often help administer whippings to other slaves?

2. During which months were the slave coffles usually seen?

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

4. Cornelia Carny told the story of whom?

5. Why did the attempt to use this first group of people for manual labor fail for the English Colonists?

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