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

2. How long did it take to build Jefferson's house at Monticello?
(a) 42 years.
(b) 36 years.
(c) About 30 years.
(d) More than 40 years.

3. When did Al Edwards Sr. attempt to turn Juneteenth into a statewide celebration in Texas?
(a) 1976.
(b) 1981.
(c) 1979.
(d) 1984.

4. When Smith interviewed Niya Bates, how long did she say they had been giving esentially the same main tour?
(a) Since the mid-50s.
(b) Since the 1960s.
(c) Since the 1970s.
(d) Since the 1940s.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. According to historian Donald L. Fixico, how many Indigenous American lived in North American in 1492?

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

3. When did the children honored at the Field of Angels die in Saint John the Baptist Parish?

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

5. 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?

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