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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What major historical event took place in the 1870s?
(a) Gettysburg Address.
(b) Great Compromise.
(c) Civil War.
(d) Emancipation Proclamation.

2. Uncle ____ was a term often used to describe Negroes.
(a) George.
(b) Mason.
(c) Frank.
(d) Tom.

3. At the turn of the century, blacks were placed where on the rungs of society?
(a) Bottom half.
(b) Bottom.
(c) Middle.
(d) Top third.

4. Many groups of blacks pushed to be able to have equal use of which of the following?
(a) Water fountains.
(b) Freedom of speech.
(c) Restaurant facilities.
(d) Public communications.

5. The change of laws in the south may be attributed to various actions often referred to as:
(a) Causes.
(b) Pointless.
(c) Efforts.
(d) Movements.

6. Many liberals referred to the Northerners as which of the following?
(a) Hypocrites.
(b) Slave owners.
(c) Populists.
(d) Neanderthals.

7. In which of the coastal states did blacks continue to hold political or public office?
(a) Maryland.
(b) Louisiana.
(c) North Carolina.
(d) South Carolina.

8. What word is best used to describe the pre-war south?
(a) Metropolitan.
(b) Urban.
(c) Rural.
(d) Country.

9. What was the term used to define government officials put in charge of the new laws regarding former slaves?
(a) Relinquished.
(b) Reformed.
(c) Resurrected.
(d) Redeemed.

10. What was not started in the south as it is commonly believed?
(a) Segregation.
(b) Civil rights.
(c) Plantations.
(d) Desegregation.

11. Surprisingly, which famous figure supported keeping races separate?
(a) Lee.
(b) Lincoln.
(c) Grant.
(d) Jackson.

12. Blacks were allowed to be an integrated part of the crowds on "common carriers." Which of the following is not a common carrier mentioned in the book?
(a) Steamboat.
(b) Plane.
(c) Train.
(d) Streecars.

13. What caused the biggest conflict between the beliefs of that particular culture and the culture of the blacks?
(a) Ownership.
(b) Education.
(c) Civil Rights.
(d) Segregation.

14. What is the word used to describe people who disliked or were afraid of the Negroes?
(a) Negrophiles.
(b) Collaborators.
(c) Supremacists.
(d) Negrophobes.

15. What is still the most prevalent issue between blacks and other ethnicities in the US?
(a) Slavery.
(b) Civil War.
(c) Civil rights.
(d) Labor Union.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which states seemed to have the most tolerance for desegregation?

2. In the late 1800s blacks were accepted, or at least tolerated, where?

3. The Northerners often ignored what part of their cities?

4. What was in steady decline between 1820 and 1860?

5. What word was often used to describe the status of a black person, whether or not he was free?

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