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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who was known as the "Uncrowned Queen of American Democracy"?

2. Who, in 1609, was sold to a group of Native Americans by Captain John Smith?

3. Who, at an 1869 convention, spoke in support of the Fifteenth Amendment?

4. What was the name of the Black woman that threatened to boycott the Seneca Falls Convention in 1848 if Black women were not given a "more substantial voice in the proceedings"?

5. Following the Civil War, why how did Black men "vindicate their manhood"?

Short Essay Questions

1. What incident moved W.E.B. Du Bois to praise Black women for their courage?

2. What were Thomas Moss's final words before he was lynched in Tennessee?

3. What were the differences between the Black and White women's organizations?

4. Why did many of the Baptist clergy state that the only place for women was in the church singing?

5. What happened as a result of Ida B. Wellss' British tour?

6. What law did Virginia pass in regard to children born to Black female slaves and their masters?

7. What commonalities did Black and White women's organizations have?

8. A month before Blacks set foot in Virginia, what laws did the House of Burgesses pass?

9. According to the chapter "Casting of the Die," how did English slave traders describe Black women?

10. What did Ida B. Wells read in a paper after attending a meeting in Washington, D.C. to speak before Black women activists?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

What issues caused controversy among supporters and opponents of the The Fifteenth Amendment? Why were those issues relevant?

Essay Topic 2

How did mainstream society depict Black women in media? What issues did Black women have with these depictions? What did Black women do to change these media representations?

Essay Topic 3

What impact did education have in the lives of Black women? Who were the key people involved in ensuring education for Black women was available? What did proper and higher education do for the advancement of Black women?

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