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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Christopher Columbus erected the Navidad fort at the site of what present-day country?
(a) Brazil
(b) Peru
(c) Haiti
(d) Trinidad

2. Where was W. E. B. Du Bois born?
(a) New York, New York
(b) Concord, Massachusetts
(c) Great Barrington, Massachusetts
(d) Portland, Maine

3. 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 Virginia and Louisiana
(b) To Cuba and Hispaniola
(c) To California and Oregon
(d) To Maine and Massachusetts

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. When was the Tea Act passed by the British Parliament?

2. Christopher Columbus first encountered the Lucayan-Arawak Indians in a location known now as what?

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?

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

5. When was W. E. B. Du Bois born?

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