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

Short Answer Questions

1. Solomon Northup said which of the following?

2. When did the slaves generally sneak off?

3. What did slaves turn to as a form of increasing their inner strength?

4. What states did the Emancipation Proclamation affect when it was declared?

5. How much was a "share" worth?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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?

Essay Topic 2

What is freedom? What is freedom to different groups of men? What did freedom mean to a slave? Slaves certainly wanted it. How did they go about attempting to achieve their freedom both before and after the Emancipation Proclamation? How did the whites feel about the freedom of the slaves both in the North and South? When the slaves did attain freedom, how did they feel?

Essay Topic 3

For most slaves, the plantation was the only thing that they knew. Describe what a typical plantation looked like and who lived on it. What were the duties of a slave living on a plantation? What were the living conditions and daily lifestyle? Discuss in detail whether such a lifestyle was just and what part of human nature drove slave owners to treat their slaves in such manners. Why did the slaves continue to work as they did?

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