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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. A small minority of domestic slaves developed what with their masters?
(a) Intimate relationships.
(b) Resentment.
(c) Hatred.
(d) Trust.

2. What city was most likely the glaring exception in regards to segregation in this era?
(a) New Orleans.
(b) Little Rock.
(c) Montgomery.
(d) Memphis.

3. In what year did the approval for voting appear?
(a) 1868.
(b) 1860.
(c) 1871.
(d) 1873.

4. How many segments can Southern history be divided into?
(a) 2.
(b) 6.
(c) 3.
(d) 4.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What is another name given to the Great Compromise?

2. What culture had and has a belief that it is superior to the black culture?

3. Who was the most well known leader of the Southern Populists?

4. Which of the following was not part of the fourth segment?

5. What was named as being the next phase of the civil rights movement?

Short Essay Questions

1. What major step is included in the second phase of history in the south? What was it called?

2. Describe what it was like in regards to racial separation in the Antebellum South, particularly in the cities.

3. Despite the advances made in race relationships since the end of the Civil War, the battle between the North and South still carries some weight. Discuss this concept and why it is still a popular issue.

4. What kind of impact did the court case have on government agencies?

5. Overall, how can the all of the segments be bound to one specific group or cause? What was the outcome as far as how it has progressed?

6. Explain at least one of the reasons the whites wanted to press the issue of blacks being an inferior race.

7. Discuss the court system in regards to racial segregation.

8. The author gives examples of the types of places in which segregation was prevalent. Name some of those social and political arenas.

9. What were the names of some of the alternatives presented to the Southerners?

10. While some locales seemed to have some improvement regarding segregation, there were other places where other phenomena were appearing. Explain.

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