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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. Which Congressman said that the 13th Amendment was designed to do more than “confer the bare privilege or not being chained” (9)?
(a) James Garfield.
(b) James Jefferson.
(c) James Jameson.
(d) James Johnson.

2. Under which law did the Supreme Court uphold “racially restrictive housing policies”(56)?
(a) Parmalee v. Morris.
(b) Plessy v. Ferguson.
(c) Brown v. Board of Education.
(d) Sweet v. Department of Housing.

3. Which states’ determination to uphold American slavery led to the Civil War?
(a) Western.
(b) Eastern.
(c) Northern.
(d) Southern.

4. In addition to seeking work during the Great Migration, what did Blacks hope to find up North?
(a) Better lawyers.
(b) Better restaurants.
(c) Better schools.
(d) Better hospitals.

5. What oath, devised by Congress in 1862, did Andrew Johnson ignore in order to pardon Confederates?
(a) Oath of office.
(b) Oath of Allegiance.
(c) Iron Clad Test Oath.
(d) Hippocratic Oath.

Short Answer Questions

1. By 1920, there had been approximately how many lynchings per decade?

2. What is the title of the Prologue?

3. In 2014 race riots erupted after the police killing of whom?

4. As more Blacks moved north, what happened as a result of the increased housing demand?

5. Who is the man who killed Hampton Smith for his brutal behavior?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What were the Black Codes?

3. During the time of The Great Migration, a newspaper was the major source of information that could impact what one believed. What would you say is a major source of information today? Is this a reliable source? What are some better ways to find reliable news?

4. What was the Homestead Act and why did it not benefit African Americans?

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

6. Why were some Southern whites surprised the Great Migration took place?

7. Describe the peonage system.

8. Who was Mayor of NYC when Amadou Diallo was shot by police? How did he react to it?

9. What were some of the ways Southern states attempted to punish Blacks for trying to move North around WWI?

10. Who was President after Lincoln’s assasination? In what ways did he attempt to return to slavery?

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