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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When were the people numbed toward violence?
(a) From1750 to 1780.
(b) From 1760 to 1780.
(c) From1760 to 1790.
(d) From1770 to 1790.

2. What was Pud sentenced to for the robberies he committed?
(a) Four years of hard labor.
(b) Three years of hard labor.
(c) Two years of hard labor.
(d) One year of hard labor.

3. When did the state and federal elections of the late 1860's take place?
(a) 1868.
(b) 1866.
(c) 1867.
(d) 1869.

4. What was Willie James' nickname?
(a) Butch.
(b) Ruch.
(c) Swan.
(d) Mouth.

5. What origin were the settlers of the county?
(a) French-German.
(b) Russian-Polish.
(c) Italian-Spanish.
(d) Scottish-Irish.

6. Why did the blacks of the early 20th century stop paying much attention to the difference between law and lawlessness according to Butterfield?
(a) They were poorly educated.
(b) They didn't have any hope for a better future.
(c) They were not included in the economic boom.
(d) The justice system was abused by the whites.

7. When was James Bosket drafted into the army?
(a) 1943.
(b) 1944.
(c) 1945.
(d) 1942.

8. How many slaves did Pickens own at the time he purchased the Bauskett's slaves?
(a) 563.
(b) 149.
(c) 452.
(d) 653.

9. What did the whites name their plan to prevent African Americans from voting?
(a) The Lee plan.
(b) The bloody plan.
(c) The Edgefield Plan.
(d) Plan R.

10. What was Butch convicted of?
(a) Legitimate defense.
(b) First-degree murder.
(c) Assault with a deadly weapon.
(d) Second-degree murder.

11. What county was the most violent of the United States according to Part 1, Chapter 1?
(a) Highfield County.
(b) Boldfield County.
(c) Lowfield County.
(d) Edgefield County.

12. What was the name of the Major being chased down in a race?
(a) Humn.
(b) Marshal.
(c) Cunningham.
(d) Herman.

13. Where did Butch move with his pregnant wife?
(a) Washington.
(b) Milwaukee.
(c) New York.
(d) Austin.

14. When was Butch placed on parole?
(a) 1963.
(b) 1965.
(c) 1960.
(d) 1962.

15. Who did Aaron marry after his first separation?
(a) Lucyl Mobley Pou.
(b) Tilda Mobley Pou.
(c) Sophia Mobley Pou.
(d) Marie Mobley Pou.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did Butch establish himself as where he was first institutionalized?

2. When was the first daughter of the slave born that Thomas gave his son?

3. Who chased down a Major in a horse race?

4. In what state does Fox Butterfield recount some of the crimes in Part 1, Chapter 1?

5. When were southern states forced to give freed men the right to vote?

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