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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 7, After Emancipation.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When did the slaves generally sneak off?
(a) Saturday nights.
(b) Friday nights.
(c) Sunday nights.
(d) Monday nights.

2. During the late 18th and 19th centuries, what was one of the ways slaves escaped from slavery?
(a) They waited until their old masters died before running away to avoid being sold.
(b) They killed each other.
(c) They killed their masters.
(d) They ran away to live with the Indians.

3. What was 'Ol Gabe known for?
(a) He did not like the idea of whippings so he faked it when he was told to whip a slave by the master.
(b) Anytime his master wanted a slave whipped, he would be the first to volunteer to administer the punishment.
(c) He did not like whippings so he stood up to the master and the master decided to stop the whippings.
(d) He was an old driver who faked whippings when the master wasn't around.

4. Which of the following is NOT something the slaves did when they heard of their freedom?
(a) Thank their masters for keeping them so long.
(b) Shout wildly.
(c) Sing and dance.
(d) Toss away their tools and jump about.

5. During the late 18th and 19th centuries, what was a second way slaves escaped from slavery?
(a) They ran away and lived the rest of their lives in the forest.
(b) They started rebellions and destroyed the plantations.
(c) They ran away and established their own settlements.
(d) They drugged their masters.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the first group of people that the colonists tried out as slaves?

2. What was the weigh-in time?

3. What states did the Emancipation Proclamation affect when it was declared?

4. What is another way early slave trades were carried out?

5. Where did the South surrender to the North?

(see the answer key)

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