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This test consists of 5 short answer questions and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. How many years did the Civil War last?

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

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

4. What was another thing that was included in the "share" package?

5. Why were Native African slaves more fortunate than slaves born into slavery?

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

Slavery was not always present in the United States nor were the blacks the first slaves. Why did slavery begin and how did colonists eventually move to using blacks as slaves? How were the slaves captured and how did the slave trading begin?

Essay Topic 3

Many years after the Civil War had ended and slaves had been free, the Federal Writer's Project began to interview former slaves and record their experiences and stories. Why did they do this? What was the overall reaction from the black community on this project? Julius Lester, the author of "To Be a Slave" was also a man who did research and compiled several slave accounts. What was his purpose for doing this and did he achieve it? Does reading a true slave narrative change your perception of slavery from before you read it? If so, how? What does reading a true slave narrative accomplish?

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