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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Although the slaves were now free, another problem arose. What was it?
(a) Their old masters sent people after them to catch and kill them.
(b) They did not know how to live on their own.
(c) They were still not allowed to vote.
(d) They had no money.

2. What were house servants led to believe?
(a) That they must obey all that was told to them.
(b) That they must side with the other slaves and help them escape.
(c) That being a house servant was the greatest honor.
(d) That they must secretly spy on their masters in order to be able to create good escape plans.

3. Who was the slave who led an insurrection mentioned in Chapter 5?
(a) Lev Cheney.
(b) Harriet Tubman.
(c) Nat Turner.
(d) Charles Ball.

4. How many whites were killed in the slave insurrection mentioned in Chapter 5?
(a) Less than sixty.
(b) More than sixty.
(c) More than one hundred.
(d) Less than thirty.

5. 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 themselves in debt.
(c) They found that they were much happier.
(d) They were able to purchase their own land.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which of the following was NOT a reason slaves would sneak off into the woods during nights?

2. What was one thing slave owners feared?

3. How many years did the Civil War last?

4. Slavery was abolished but what was the new term for the new treatment of blacks?

5. What year was the Emancipation Proclamation declared?

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