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This test consists of 5 short answer questions and 1 (of 3) essay topics.
Short Answer Questions
1. Which of the following was NOT a reason slaves would sneak off into the woods during nights?
2. Who was the President of the Confederacy?
3. During the late 18th and 19th centuries, what was a second way slaves escaped from slavery?
4. What turned into another kind of slavery?
5. How long did Armacie Adams continue working as a slave before finding out he was free?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
In attempts to further control the slaves, slave owners used various methods of brainwashing and dehumanization. What did they do to try to break the spirits of their slaves? Did it often work? If so, how? If not, then how did blacks put up a resistance to the dehumanization? How did they manage to continue living on the plantations and what tricks did they develop to make their lives just the slightest bit more bearable?
Essay Topic 2
Throughout the Southern states, slaves experienced many forms of cruelty. First, decide what elements label an action as cruel and what elements label and action as not cruel? The slave traders and owners used certain methods as disciplinary action. Were these truly disciplinary actions? What makes something a disciplinary action? How do you distinguish a disciplinary action from a cruel action? What specifically did the slave traders and owners do which could be labeled as either cruel or disciplinary? Were they necessary? If not, what other methods could the traders and owners use? What were the results upon the slaves?
Essay Topic 3
Most slaves craved freedom. Many thought death was better than the life they lived. The book mentions many accounts in which slaves mention that they would rather die than be re-captured into slavery or that they would rather their babies die free than be born into slavery. Discuss the reasons why a slave would think this way and whether it is the right way to think. Is death really the only option if freedom is unavailable?
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