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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. When Smith visited Angola Prison, what percent of people serving life sentences were Black?
(a) 83%.
(b) 62%.
(c) 69%.
(d) 71%.

2. How many Union soldiers died at the prison established at Charleston's Washington Race Course and Jackey Club?
(a) 274.
(b) Nearly 260.
(c) Almost 300.
(d) 229.

3. When the Whiteheads sold the land that became Seneca Village, what did a Black shoe shiner named Andrew Williams pay for three plots of land?
(a) $125.
(b) $135.
(c) $150.
(d) $110.

4. Where was John J. Crittenden from who introduced what became known as the Crittenden Compromise?
(a) Tennessee.
(b) Kentucky.
(c) Illinois.
(d) Indiana.

5. Where is Whitney Plantation located?
(a) South Carolina.
(b) Louisiana.
(c) Georgia.
(d) Mississippi.

Short Answer Questions

1. What was the average sentence at Angola?

2. After slaves were freed, what Texas mayor rounded up Black "runaways" (191) and returned them to their owners?

3. When did complete abolition come to New York?

4. According to James Roberts, an enslaved man who fought in the Revolutionary war and was sold in 1783 to a Louisiana plantation, how many women were kept constantly for breeding?

5. How long after Robert E. Lee surrendered did General Granger and his forces arrive in Galveston?

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