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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When Christopher Columbus returned to Spain after inadvertently landing in the Americas, he told the Queen and King of Spain that he had reached Asia and an island off of China. In reality, Columbus had traveled to what currently-known locations?
(a) To Cuba and Hispaniola
(b) To California and Oregon
(c) To Maine and Massachusetts
(d) To Virginia and Louisiana

2. Bacon's Rebellion was an armed rebellion in 1676 by Virginia settlers against what governor?
(a) Andrew Jackson
(b) Jonathan Schell
(c) Augusto César Sandino
(d) William Berkeley

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

4. When did Great Britain impose the Stamp Act, requiring that many printed materials in the colonies be produced on stamped paper made in London?
(a) 1745
(b) 1765
(c) 1779
(d) 1750

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What did Columbus find when he returned to the Navidad fort after his journey back to Spain?

2. Christopher Columbus erected the Navidad fort at the site of what present-day country?

3. When did the Stono Rebellion take place?

4. The author states in Chapter 2 that the history of slavery in the United States traces back to where?

5. How many men did Columbus leave behind at the Navidad fort?

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