Question 1
In 1865, Southern whites defined freedom as
A. the removal of freed blacks from their states.
B. controlling their future without Northern interference.
C. monetary compensation for lost slaves.
D. the right of Southern states to remain outside of the Union.
E. the right to use federal assistance to recover from the Civil War.
Question 2
In 1865, Southern blacks defined freedom as
A. independence from white control.
B. All these answers are correct.
C. immediate representation in the U.S. Congress.
D. an end to slavery.
E. the ability to return to their ancestral homelands.
Question 3
The Freedmen's Bureau
A. was created to operate for only five years.
B. pushed for voting rights for former male slaves.
C. created millions of federal public works jobs for former slaves.
D. gave forty acres of land and a mule to millions of Southern blacks.
E. distributed food to millions of former slaves.
Question 4
At the end of the Civil War, the number of slaves that emerged from bondage was
A. about 2.5 million.
B. about 3.5 million.
C. about 800,000.
D. about 1 million.
E. about 6 million.
Question 5
After the Battle of Gettysburg, the weakened Confederate armies were never again able to seriously threaten Northern territory.
Indicate whether the statement is true or false.
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