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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. What event prompted Anderson to write this book?

2. Why did many whites assume outsider agitators were involved in influencing the Great Migration?

3. What was Ossian Sweet’s occupation?

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

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

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What were the Black Codes?

3. Where was Michael Brown murdered, and how did the country react? Can you think of any recent similar situations?

4. What was the Freedmen’s Bureau? When and why was it created?

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

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

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

8. Describe the peonage system.

9. Describe the American Colonization Society. What was it? Who created it?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

In Chapter 3, Anderson offers examples of how access to quality education and classes are intertwined. Discuss using examples from White Rage and your own life and observations.

Essay Topic 2

Chapter 4 discusses the formation of the The Black Panther Party 1966. Anderson explains that the Panthers were into self-defense rather than non-violence. What events discussed in the chapter led to this organization’s formation? Why do you think some people leaned toward that as opposed to non-violence? Use examples from White Rage.

Essay Topic 3

Describe the Reagan administration’s war on drugs discussed in Chapter 4. How does Anderson portray the events? What examples from White Rage can you use to show Anderson’s opinion on the events?

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