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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 did Jefferson publish a history of the Confederacy claiming that slavery had nothing to do with the Civil War?
(a) 1883.
(b) 1881.
(c) 1889.
(d) 1887.

2. When Smith visited Monticello, how many of the 89 tour guides were Black?
(a) 2.
(b) 5.
(c) 8.
(d) 4.

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

4. When did the State of Louisiana take over running Angola?
(a) 1902.
(b) 1901.
(c) 1899.
(d) 1900.

5. In 1850, how many Black people owned property in New York City?
(a) 48.
(b) 62.
(c) 57.
(d) 71.

Short Answer Questions

1. At the time Smith wrote How the Word Is Passed, how long had Sue Johnson been organizing the Juneteenth event?

2. When Smith was in New York City, what station did he leave from to reach the South Ferry stop?

3. When was the African Burial Ground declared a National Historic Landmark?

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

5. According to Joseph T. Glatthaar, historian, in 1861, how many Confederate soldiers either owned slaves or lived with a head of household who did?

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