CSTU 220 Quiz: From Slavery to Freedom
- Which of the following statements about the Southern Homestead Act of 1866 is MOST accurate?
- During Reconstruction, black churchgoers and ministers generally
- How many black men served in the House of Representatives between 1869 and 1901?
- Identify the ways in which former slaves defined their freedom following the Civil War and Emancipation. Topics to consider include religion, church participation, education, kinship networks, land ownership and politics.
- Which of the following statements about the education of freedpeople in the Reconstruction era is LEAST accurate?
- Which of the following statements BEST captures attitudes toward the education of freed people during Reconstruction?
- Economically, most freed people in agricultural regions associated freedom primarily with
- Which constitutional amendment ostensibly guaranteed black men throughout the nation the right to vote on an equal basis with white men?
- After gaining their freedom, black families preferred that female members
- Discuss the development of sharecropping. How did it emerge as a compromise between the needs of landowners and the wishes of freed people? By settling for sharecropping, did blacks sacrifice the reality of economic advancement for the illusion of autonomy?