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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 1-5.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. The Royal Proclamation of 1763 was issued by whom?
(a) King Charles I
(b) King Edward IV
(c) Queen Victoria
(d) King George III

2. The author states in Chapter 2 that the history of slavery in the United States traces back to where?
(a) Kentucky
(b) Virginia
(c) Louisiana
(d) Mississippi

3. What percentage of profits was Christopher Columbus contracted to receive for the goods he brought back to the King and Queen of Spain during his voyage when he accidentally encountered the Americas?
(a) 40%
(b) 10%
(c) 25%
(d) 5%

4. When was the Treaty of Paris signed?
(a) May 15, 1729
(b) September 18, 1734
(c) July 28, 1629
(d) February 10, 1763

5. When was the Tea Act passed by the British Parliament?
(a) 1773
(b) 1801
(c) 1659
(d) 1776

Short Answer Questions

1. What ship in Christopher Columbus’s fleet ran aground in Hispaniola, leading him to build a fort from it?

2. By 1619, how many blacks had already been transported from Africa to the Caribbean and South America to work as slaves, according to the author in Chapter 2?

3. On Columbus’s second voyage for the King and Queen of Spain, he was unable to locate gold so he instead filled his ships with how many slaves?

4. Where did the Stono Rebellion take place?

5. When was the United States Bill of Rights ratified?

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