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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 word “Arawak” comes from “aru” which is the Lucayan word for what?
(a) Elk
(b) Banana leaf
(c) Coconut oil
(d) Cassava flour

2. What ship in Christopher Columbus’s fleet ran aground in Hispaniola, leading him to build a fort from it?
(a) The Nina
(b) The Santa Maria
(c) The Gallega
(d) The Pinta

3. The Indian Removal Act was signed into law in what year?
(a) 1830
(b) 1860
(c) 1900
(d) 1890

4. The Republic of Texas was an independent sovereign nation in North America from 1836 until what year?
(a) 1846
(b) 1923
(c) 1862
(d) 1859

5. What is the title of Chapter 9?
(a) The Empire and the People
(b) Slavery Without Submission, Emancipation Without Freedom
(c) The Socialist Challenge
(d) The Coming Revolt of the Guards

Short Answer Questions

1. The Seminole people are originally from what current U.S. state?

2. The author notes in Chapter 4 that by 1760, there had been how many uprisings designed to create a coup to overthrown various branches of the colonial governments?

3. What is the title of Chapter 7?

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

5. What was the name of the agreement struck in 1895 between African-American leaders and Southern white leaders that stipulated Southern blacks would work meekly and submit to white political rule, while Southern whites guaranteed that blacks would receive basic education and due process in law?

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