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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why did The Homestead Act not benefit Black Americans?
(a) They did not need homes.
(b) They were not interested in owning homes.
(c) The did not own homes.
(d) They were not considered citizens.

2. What is the name of the system by which white plantation owners would bail Black men out of jail and have them work off their debt?
(a) Peonage.
(b) Peonies.
(c) Bartering.
(d) Slavery.

3. What is the period of American History following the Civil War?
(a) Redistribution.
(b) Reconstruction.
(c) Reallocation.
(d) World War I.

4. From where did Amadou Diallo emigrate?
(a) South America.
(b) North Africa.
(c) West Africa.
(d) South Africa.

5. Which war gave Blacks the opportunity to leave the South to find work in the North?
(a) World War I.
(b) World War II.
(c) World War III.
(d) The Civil War.

Short Answer Questions

1. What were the Black Codes?

2. What does Anderson claim is the trigger for white rage?

3. What constituted vagrancy under the Black Codes?

4. In 1918, The Federal Government issued what order for Blacks?

5. Where did Dr. Sweet move to after the trial?

Short Essay Questions

1. How did the increased housing demand during the Great Migration affect rents?

2. Why were Southern states determined to hold onto slavery? How did they benefit from slavery?

3. What is Reconstruction?

4. Who was Ossian Sweet? What happened on September 9, 1925? Where did Ossian Sweet live his final years?

5. In which part of Detroit did most Black people live after the Great Migration? Describe the conditions there.

6. What was the Great Migration? Why did it happen?

7. What were the Black Codes?

8. When did The Civil War Begin? What started it?

9. What was the 13th Amendment and when was it enacted?

10. How does Anderson define "white rage”?

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