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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What year did the Civil War begin?
(a) 1826.
(b) 1861.
(c) 1816.
(d) 1866.

2. What year did the slave insurrection that is mentioned in Chapter 5 take place?
(a) 1823.
(b) 1813.
(c) 1831.
(d) 1821.

3. When slaves became freed, what was one constitutional power they were given?
(a) Keeping a family together.
(b) Voting.
(c) Marriage.
(d) Education.

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

5. What was one thing slave owners feared?
(a) That their slaves would request freedom.
(b) That their slaves might kill them.
(c) That their slaves might run away.
(d) That their slaves might rebel.

Short Answer Questions

1. What was the purpose of the slaves to appear ignorant, sloppy, and stupid?

2. How was a slave identified?

3. Who was the slave who led an insurrection mentioned in Chapter 5?

4. What was President Lincoln's original reason for starting the Civil War?

5. How much was a "share" worth?

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