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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Cornelia Carny told the story of whom?
(a) Her brother who hit the little Missy.
(b) Her uncle Jake who quit working.
(c) Her cousin, Paul who hung himself.
(d) Her father, John Jones Littleton who hid in the woods.

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

3. During the late 18th and 19th centuries, what was a second way slaves escaped from slavery?
(a) They drugged their masters.
(b) They ran away and established their own settlements.
(c) They started rebellions and destroyed the plantations.
(d) They ran away and lived the rest of their lives in the forest.

4. Who was the slave who did not agree with slavery but felt that doing the job right was the proper way of doing things?
(a) West Turner.
(b) William Hayden.
(c) Charles Ball.
(d) Josiah Henson.

5. Who said, "Ain't got to slave no more. We're free! We're free!"?
(a) Anna Woods.
(b) Betty Jones.
(c) Susie Melton.
(d) Fannie Berry.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Why were many of the slaves forced to remain on the plantations during the Civil War?

3. To whom did the "Uncle Toms" refer to?

4. How was a slave identified?

5. Why did some slave owners move to Texas?

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