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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 6-10.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When did James Polk serve as President of the United States?
(a) 1845-1849
(b) 1837-1841
(c) 1861-1865
(d) 1911-1915

2. The author states in Chapter 2, “It is roughly estimated that Africa lost” how many “human beings to death and slavery in those centuries we call the beginnings of modern Western civilization”?
(a) 20 million
(b) 50 million
(c) 6 million
(d) 3 million

3. When did Christopher Columbus first encounter the Arawak people?
(a) 1499
(b) 1492
(c) 1502
(d) 1479

4. Martin Van Buren served as U.S. President during what years?
(a) 1845-1849
(b) 1837-1841
(c) 1911-1915
(d) 1861-1865

5. What were the two main resources sought by Christopher Columbus on his voyage when he first encountered the Arawaks?
(a) Slaves and wheat
(b) Gold and spices
(c) Spices and silver
(d) Diamonds and gold

Short Answer Questions

1. Sam Davis was hung by a mob in Harrodsburg, Kentucky in what year?

2. The Anti-Rent War was also known by what name?

3. Where did the first victory of the American Revolution take place?

4. What author spent a night in jail for refusing to pay his Massachusetts Poll Tax because he opposed the Mexican-American War?

5. When did the Stono Rebellion take place?

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