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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 2, Chapter 6 Of Paramilitary Politics.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Even before the presidential election took place, rumors were circulating that ___________ had won.
(a) Lincoln.
(b) Jefferson.
(c) No one.
(d) A black man.

2. On July __________, millions of freed people claimed access to public space previously denied to them.
(a) 7th.
(b) 14th.
(c) 10th.
(d) 4th.

3. Slave rebellions started with small scale departures for ___________ lines.
(a) Democratic.
(b) Union.
(c) Confederate.
(d) Republican.

4. Slave congregations pulsed not only with ____________, but also with collective deliberation.
(a) Religion.
(b) Passion.
(c) Joy.
(d) Anger.

5. Almost 150,000 African Americans ended up fighting for the which army during the Civil War?
(a) Union.
(b) Confederate.
(c) Neither.
(d) Both.

Short Answer Questions

1. In 1862, the War Department authorized the establishment of a ______________.

2. Plantation ________, who wielded the most power within the community, tended to be male.

3. The ____________ Freedman's Convention may have been the most visible organization of this time.

4. The Union League was formed to rally public support for ________ and the war effort.

5. The wartime military provided a basic political _____________ to fugitive slaves.

(see the answer key)

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