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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) Coconut oil
(c) Banana leaf
(d) Cassava flour

2. When was Catharine Beecher born?
(a) 1698
(b) 1815
(c) 1800
(d) 1752

3. How many men did Columbus leave behind at the Navidad fort?
(a) 59
(b) 39
(c) 19
(d) 20

4. Sam Davis was hung by a mob in Harrodsburg, Kentucky in what year?
(a) 1902
(b) 1811
(c) 1868
(d) 1852

5. When did the Flour Riot break out in New York City?
(a) 1811
(b) 1912
(c) 1788
(d) 1837

Short Answer Questions

1. The Third Seminole War began in what year?

2. In what year was Mary Dyer executed?

3. What name refers to female workers who came to work for the textile corporations in Lowell, Massachusetts, during the Industrial Revolution in the United States?

4. The First Seminole War began in 1814 and lasted until what year?

5. What were the two main resources sought by Christopher Columbus on his voyage when he first encountered the Arawaks?

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