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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 was the book The Peculiar Institution: Slavery in the Ante-Bellum South published?
(a) 1955.
(b) 1956.
(c) 1954.
(d) 1957.

2. How many Black soldiers fought on behalf of the Union?
(a) 250,000.
(b) 300,000.
(c) 150,000.
(d) 200,000.

3. What was the average age for a Civil War soldier according to a man named Jason at the SCV celebration?
(a) 17 to 22.
(b) 20 to 30.
(c) 19 to 25.
(d) 18 to 24.

4. When did the myth of Black Confederate soldiers emerge?
(a) 1970s.
(b) 1960s.
(c) 1940s.
(d) 1950s.

5. What was the average sentence at Angola?
(a) 79 years.
(b) 84 years.
(c) 87 years.
(d) 90 years.

Short Answer Questions

1. How many stained glass windows did Louis Comfort Tiffany create for Blandford Church?

2. When was the song Dixie written?

3. How many Black soldiers were killed after surrendering either during or after the Battle of the Crater?

4. When did Louisiana begin using the electric chair?

5. How many Black administrators had Angola had by the time Smith visited Angola Prison?

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