View a FREE sample

This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Blandford Cemetery.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When was the first Memorial Day celebrated on the grounds of Blandford Cemetery?
(a) July 1866.
(b) May 1866.
(c) August 1866.
(d) June 1866.

2. When was the transatlantic slave trade outlawed?
(a) 1808.
(b) 1801.
(c) 1804.
(d) 1811.

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

4. According to Joseph T. Glatthaar, historian, in 1861, how many Confederate soldiers either owned slaves or lived with a head of household who did?
(a) 1/4.
(b) 1/3.
(c) About 2/3.
(d) Almost 1/2.

5. How many of Jefferson's descendants are buried in the Jefferson Cemetery?
(a) 280.
(b) 240.
(c) About 250.
(d) Roughly 200.

Short Answer Questions

1. What artist designed the statues in the church at Whitney Plantation?

2. For how many generations were some of the slaves at Monticello enslaved there?

3. When was Blandford Church deconsecrated?

4. When was the Historical African American Cemeteries and Graves Act passed by the Virginia legislature?

5. Where is Blandford Cemetery located?

(see the answer key)

This section contains 155 words (approx. 1 page at 300 words per page) View a FREE sample