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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Galveston Island - New York City.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is the date of the oldest marked grave at Blandford Cemetery?
(a) 1704.
(b) 1705.
(c) 1702.
(d) 1703.

2. How many Blacks were enslaved in Texas when General Granger read the statement that said the slaves were free?
(a) 225,000.
(b) 250,000.
(c) 200,000.
(d) 300,000.

3. How much was Norris Henderson paid for working in the field when he was at Angola?
(a) 5 cents an hour.
(b) 8 cents an hour.
(c) 6 cents an hour.
(d) 7 cents an hour.

4. What color uniforms did Blacks wear in the Union Army?
(a) Brown.
(b) Black.
(c) Blue.
(d) Green.

5. When did a new museum open on Liberty Island where the Statue of Liberty is located?
(a) 2020.
(b) 2019.
(c) 2017.
(d) 2018.

Short Answer Questions

1. How large is the arena for the Angola Prison Rodeo?

2. How many firsthand accounts of formerly enslaved people were collected by the Federal Writers' Project in the late 1930s?

3. After Smith's first visit to Blandford, where did he drive?

4. Where were the Sons of Confederates founded in Richmond?

5. How many people were known to have been enslaved at Whitney Plantation?

(see the answer key)

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