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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Three: Freedom Fight to Eight: A Stone's Throw.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When did John Jones and other Chicagoans create a plan of defense against slave catchers?
(a) September 1850.
(b) August 1850.
(c) October 1850.
(d) November 1850.

2. When was the Chicago harbor designated by the U.S. Congress as an official port of entry?
(a) 1911.
(b) 1898.
(c) 1873.
(d) 1846.

3. When did Ferdinand Barnett start the first black newspaper in Chicago?
(a) 1879.
(b) 1880.
(c) 1878.
(d) 1881.

4. What nationality were the men who dug a canal in Chicago in Five: "White Negroes"?
(a) German.
(b) Polish.
(c) Irish.
(d) Lithuanian.

5. When was Ferdinand Barnett born?
(a) 1850.
(b) 1858.
(c) 1856.
(d) 1854.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the name of the lake near Chicago?

2. When did Gustavus Swift die?

3. In One: "The Beach," what beach did blacks usually frequent?

4. When did John Jones and Mary Richardson move to Chicago?

5. How many people lived in Chicago in 1837?

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