Forty Acres and Maybe a Mule chapter test – Flashcards
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During what historical time period does this story take place? how do you know?
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A little after civil war time because the slaves were becoming free
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What happened to Pascal and Gideon's mother?
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Died trying to get more food for slaves. Shot by the overseer.
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What does "forty acres and maybe a mule" mean?
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Slaves would get forty acres and maybe a mule. Two years after the civil war.
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Why do you think that Gideon, Pascal, and Nelly keep being rejected and not allowed to have 40 acres and a mule?
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Because the white people still do not like blacks, Lincoln, and they were still in the far south.
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How did Gideon meet one of his long-lost brothers?
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He saw a black person that looked like his mother and the brother remembered that they called his mother Jerusalem City. Then he dies
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Why did the stranger in the carriage shoot Mr. Freedman?
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He said he was a freed man and the white man did not like that.
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Explain the quote " This kind of freedom was as bad as slavery." Who said that?
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Pascal said that. It means white men still hated black. So even though they were free people , blacks were still being killed
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What did Nelly think that freedom was?
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Freedom was something inside you
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Who was Mr. McPherson?
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He was a republican leader. He was a carpetbagger.
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What was the confusion over who freed the slaves? What did the former slaves think? What did the white men think?
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Whites thought that Lincoln freed the slaves. Blacks thought it was God.
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Did it matter if the former slaves were registered Republican or Democrat? Why or why not?
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Yes, it mattered. Because Democrats were the people trying to keep slaves like the masters and Republican freed slaves.
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Who did Pascal and Nelly meet in Chapter 5?
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The Bibbs
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What did these new friends do for Pascal and Nelly?
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They gave them food and somewhere to sleep. Kindness
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Why did Gideon want to go on the rickety bridge? what happened?
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because he wanted to get to Georgia for his forty acres. Gideon fell though the bridge and Pascal had to help him.
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What happened when Gideon and pascal encountered white men in ch.6
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Gideon tried to stand up for himself and almost got killed. Pascal used his walking stick to save Gideon
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What happened on April 14 what could that mean for the forty acres and maybe a mule
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Lincoln got shot in the head.That could mean that there were no more Forty acres.
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Where did everyone spend Easter Sunday night
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in a limestone cave
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Who did Mr. Freedman find to travel with them?
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his granddaughter Gladness
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Why do you think it is important for them to change their last names?
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They didn't want their masters last name.
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What are pretty pebbles why did Nelly have them?
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they are pebbles from the ground that are different colors. She has them because they remind her to appreciate the glory off earth
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Were they successful at the Freedman's Bureau
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Yes
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What mysterious thing was on the 40 acres that they received?
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A ghost tree
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Why do you think that Pascal was nervous about the school?
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Miss Anderson seemed worried and that Pascal wouldn't do well
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Why would Judith Have to go to a different school later?
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Most whites still didn't want blacks in school with them so they have to make another school house
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What did Miss Anderson say to offend Pascal?
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She said don't let then touch the black board and chalk. Then she called Pascal a crippled child
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Why did the three men fire their guns into the schoolhouse?
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Because they were trying to scare the teachers and the blacks. So they would go back home (for the teachers) or go back to their masters (if they were blacks).
