Some twelve thousand voters in the heretofore slave-state of Louisiana have sworn allegiance to the Union, assumed to be the rightful political power of the State, held elections, organized a State government, adopted a free-state constitution, and empowered the Legislature to confer the elective franchise upon the colored man. Now, if we reject, and spurn them, we do our utmost to disorganize and disperse them. We in effect say to the white men, "You are worthless, or worse -we will neither help you, nor be helped by you." To the blacks we say, "This cup of liberty which these, your old masters. hold to your lips, we will dash from you, and le.ave you to the chances of gathering the spilled and scattered contents in some vague and undefined when, where, and how."5In the text, what does the imagery of a cup of liberty mainly serve to emphasize?AThe generosity of the Union in giving freed slaves certain benefitsBThe advances made by the Union in protecting the rights of former slavesCThe unconscious way in which many people accept their freedomsDThe precarious nature of the freedoms granted to former slaves in Louisiana

The passage given below is followed by four alternate summaries. Choose the option that best captures the essence of the passage.For most of modern American history, scholarship and popular thought have blamed the legacy of Southern slavery for the distressing persistence of racial inequality. And of course, slave owners and their descendants do possess a unique and lethal responsibility for racial suppression. But it is also the case that if no slaves ever existed in the South, Northern white theorists, religious leaders, intellectuals, writers, educators, politicians, and lawyers would have invented a lesser race (which is what happened) to build white democratic solidarity, and in that way make democratic culture and political institutions possible. In the United States the rights of man were “inevitably yoked to Africanism.” In other words, American democracy depended on Black inequality to sustain white equality.1)  American democracy's foundation on Black inequality, as suggested by the historical actions of Northern theorists and leaders alongside Southern slavery, underscores a systemic racial suppression to sustain white equality.2)  The persistence of racial inequality in modern America can solely be attributed to the Southern legacy of slavery, with other factors playing minimal roles in this systemic issue.3)  Northern white theorists and leaders would not have felt the need to create a lesser race if slavery had not existed in the South, suggesting racial inequality solely stemmed from Southern practices.4)  The rights of man in the United States were based on a democratic ideal that valued equality for all races, showing a unanimous effort to uphold racial justice throughout history.

1. The African American authors of the “Address to the Loyal Citizens and Congress of the United States” made a particular effort to __________.A.describe their contributions to the war effortB.assert their equal citizenship and right to voteC.demonstrate their humilityD.underscore their bitterness toward white peopleSubmit-- of 1 pointAssessment: Competing Visions DEMANDING RIGHTS, PROTECTING PRIVILEGE3 tries left2. What was the purpose of the 1865 Mississippi “Black Code”?A.to make provisions for the inclusion of blacks in governmentB.to define the rights of blacksC.to sharply limit the newly won freedoms of African AmericansD.to make provisions for blacks to participate in elections

Read this passage:I am mindful that only yesterday in Birmingham, Alabama, our children, crying out for brotherhood, were answered with fire hoses, snarling dogs and even death. I am mindful that only yesterday in Philadelphia, Mississippi, young people seeking to secure the right to vote were brutalized and murdered. And only yesterday more than 40 houses of worship in the State of Mississippi alone were bombed or burned because they offered a sanctuary to those who would not accept segregation. I am mindful that debilitating and grinding poverty afflicts my people and chains them to the lowest rung of the economic ladder.Martin Luther King Jr., Nobel Prize acceptance speech, 1964Why does King bring up examples of violence in the United States at the beginning of his speech?A.To give examples of events that no longer happenB.To explain why he doesn't deserve the awardC.To ask the audience why violence is still happeningD.To show that the struggle for freedom is not over

During the Jacksonian era, free Blacks in the NorthMultiple Choicecould not vote in any state.escaped outright segregation despite some restrictions.increasingly emphasized racial unity, self-help, and a renewal of ties with Africa.found jobs most readily in the popular minstrel shows.

The Thirteenth Amendment did what?declared former slaves to be citizensgave blacks the right to voteabolished slaverygave women the right to vote