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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. The Indian Removal Act was signed into law by what U.S. President?
(a) Andrew Jackson
(b) Abraham Lincoln
(c) Martin Van Buren
(d) James Polk

2. Who among Christopher Columbus’s shipmates took the Pinta on an unauthorized expedition in search of an island called "Babeque" to search for gold while in Cuba?
(a) Bartolome de las Casas
(b) William Berkeley
(c) Nathan Bacon
(d) Martín Alonso Pinzón

3. When did the Mexican-American War take place?
(a) 1823-1829
(b) 1815-1823
(c) 1846-1848
(d) 1798-1805

4. When was the United States Bill of Rights ratified?
(a) February 10, 1763
(b) December 15, 1791
(c) February 2, 1626
(d) September 18, 1634

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

Short Answer Questions

1. In what year was Mary Dyer executed?

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

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

4. In Chapter 2, J. Saunders Redding writes about a ship headed for Jamestown that arrived in North America in what year?

5. What is the title of Chapter 7?

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