Slavery by Another Name

What was one of America's most shameful chapters?

• The Civil War

• The Thirteenth Amendment

• Slavery by Another Name

• The Reconstruction Era

During which time period were black Southerners no longer slaves but not yet free?

• Before the Civil War

• After the Civil War

• During World War II

• During the Reconstruction Era

What did the sheriff have the power to do to free black people?

• Sell them to corporations and coal mines

• Give them land

• Grant them voting rights

• Provide them with education

What was the primary engine of the cotton economy in the South?

• Slave labor

• Industrialization

• Immigrant workers

• Government subsidies

What did white Southerners try to do in response to African Americans gaining freedom?

• Promote equality and integration

• Provide economic opportunities

• Put African Americans back into a position close to slavery

• Support their political rights

What did African Americans desire more than anything after the Civil War?

• Independence

• Revenge

• Assimilation

• Segregation

What did Reconstruction governments in the South succeed in creating?

• Free public schools

• Segregated institutions

• Strict labor laws

• Limited voting rights

What happened to the federal presence in the South after 1874?

• It increased to protect African American rights

• It remained the same

• It decreased, leaving African Americans with less support

• It focused on economic development

What did many white Southerners see African Americans gaining as?

• A threat to their own economic opportunities

• An opportunity for collaboration

• A chance for social progress

• A sign of equality

What did the Emancipation Proclamation bring an end to?

• The Civil War

• Slavery

• The Reconstruction Era

• Segregation