14. EMANCIPATION AND RECONSTRUCTION, 1863

Quiz for Guided Analysis Document 14.1 Freedpeople Petition for Land, 1865

Quiz for Guided Analysis Document 14.1: Freedpeople Petition for Land, 1865

Choose the best answer to the question.

1. How do the petitioners justify their claim to the land that they do not own?

They deserve repayment for being a slave.

They were loyal to the United States when slave owners were not.

They worked the land and deserve the fruit of their labors.

They will make more profit off of it than the slave owners did.

2. How do the freedmen expect to receive the title to the property?

For free

As an apology for slavery

After working the land five years

Only after slaves pay for the tracts

3. In what way is this conflict over land ownership indicative of the Reconstruction era more broadly?

It reflected the distrust of carpetbaggers.

It shows the power of the Radical Republicans.

It proves the complexities of being free.

It shows the strength of Johnson as president.

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