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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. When the Republican Party began to attract more white voters, those voters would not support ____________.

2. Newspapers, handbills, and pamphlets played a prominent role in disseminating information about emigration to ________ blacks.

3. What is NOT one of the places where blacks considered emigrating?

4. Local landowners used intimidation, paramilitary violence and threatened steamboat captains with _________ if they took black passengers.

5. In some areas where based of substantial black political activity existed, an arrangement known as ________ occurred.

Short Essay Questions

1. Who did the emigration movements of the 1870s gain the most support from?

2. How did the Readjusters attempt to organize their party in 1879 in Virginia?

3. What was happening in order to prevent black men from registering to vote and actually voting?

4. Where were lynchings most likely to occur, according to Hahn's findings in this book?

5. What was Frederick Douglass' response to the idea of emigration for newly freed blacks?

6. Where were the destinations where many newly freed black men were seeking to emigrate to?

7. What did groups like the Agricultural Wheel or Farmer's Alliance say they stood for?

8. What did African Americans understand clearly about the democracy of the United States?

9. Why is it impossible to define a typical Klan experience?

10. Where was the emigration sentiment the most powerful, according to Hahn's research?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

It seems that relationships between slaves seemed to affect their organization into groups which might affect social change at first.

Part 1: Why do you think the familial relationships were so important during this time?

Part 2: Why do you think certain relationships prohibited groups from forming more easily at this time?

Part 3: Do you think the way your family is connected affects the way you approach politics? Why or why not?

Essay Topic 2

African Americans had legal rights in the United States before women, which seems to create a sort of hierarchy of importance for the two groups.

Part 1: Why do you think African Americans succeeded in getting their rights before women?

Part 2: How might society be different today had women gotten their rights sooner?

Part 3: Do you believe that African Americans and women are treated equally today? Why or why not?

Essay Topic 3

Religious organizations provided a good deal of support to those in the African American community, helping them to better mobilize.

Part 1: Why was religion such an important part of the lives of the African Americans?

Part 2: Why would religious organizations help with political movements?

Part 3: How might the religious communities support those who were running for office?

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