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This test consists of 5 short answer questions and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. What was another thing that was included in the "share" package?

2. Who shared the story of being unable to believe that freedom had come upon the slaves?

3. Who was the general of the Union Army?

4. What did Solomon Northup almost do?

5. What was another problem slaves faced after they were freed?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Even after emancipation, slaves were not truly freed. They had freedom but not a free life. Discuss the difference of what it means to have freedom and what it means to have a free life. How did slaves have one and not the other? Or do you think they had both or none after the Civil War ended? What was life like for slaves immediately following the war and was it something that could have been prevented or carried out differently?

Essay Topic 2

Fear is universal. It was a feeling that ruled the slaves and the slave owners used to rule. What is fear? How was fear instilled within the slaves and why did it rule them? What did this fear prevent them from doing and how did it keep them this way? Slave owners themselves also held fears. What were they and how did they attempt to hide it from their slaves? Discuss also how fear and power go hand in hand.

Essay Topic 3

One theme hinted at in the book about why slave trading started is greed. What is greed and how did it express itself within the slave traders and slave owners? How far did greed drive these men and how did it cause them to behave towards blacks? Was it justified or not? Why or why not?

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