A People's History of the United States Quiz | Eight Week Quiz C

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A People's History of the United States Quiz | Eight Week Quiz C

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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. 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) Nathan Bacon
(c) Martín Alonso Pinzón
(d) William Berkeley

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

3. According to the author in Chapter 4, in 1700 colonial trade equaled £500,000; by 1770 it totaled how much?
(a) £800,000
(b) £2,800,000
(c) £1,000,000
(d) £1,500,000

4. When did Christopher Columbus first encounter the Arawak people?
(a) 1499
(b) 1479
(c) 1492
(d) 1502

5. 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?
(a) 590
(b) 1 million
(c) 100,000
(d) 200,000

Short Answer Questions

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

2. The Louisiana Purchase was an acquisition by the United States of lands claimed by France totally how many square miles?

3. In Chapter 9, the author asserts that in 1790, there were 500,000 slaves in the U.S. How many slaves were there in 1860?

4. When was Catharine Beecher born?

5. What trade does the author assert was largely responsible for the growth of slavery in the United States in Chapter 9?

(see the answer key)

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