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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 16-20.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When did the Spanish-American War begin?
(a) June 30, 1892
(b) February 10, 1763
(c) May 15, 1829
(d) April 25, 1898

2. The Anti-Rent War was also known by what name?
(a) The Powderly War
(b) The Mondale War
(c) The Helderberg War
(d) The Hunt War

3. What is the title of Chapter 7?
(a) As Long as Grass Grows or Water Runs
(b) The Coming Revolt of the Guards
(c) Robber Barons and Rebels
(d) The Socialist Challenge

4. The ship headed for Jamestown that J. Saunders Redding writes about in Chapter 2 carried how many slaves?
(a) 100
(b) 50
(c) 20
(d) 30

5. 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?
(a) 5%
(b) 10%
(c) 40%
(d) 25%

Short Answer Questions

1. The Indian Removal Act was signed into law in what year?

2. Who was elected president of the American Federation of Labor at its founding convention?

3. The Second Seminole War began in 1835 and lasted until when?

4. 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?

5. 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?

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