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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. How many slaves did Jefferson sell over the course of his life?
(a) About 50.
(b) 75.
(c) More than 100.
(d) 125.

2. When the Emancipation Proclamation was signed, how much of the total wealthy in the U.S. was owned by Black Americans?
(a) 0.7 percent.
(b) 0.2 percent.
(c) 0.5 percent.
(d) 0.4 percent.

3. How many of Sally Hemings children did Jefferson father?
(a) 5.
(b) 3.
(c) 6.
(d) 4.

4. When Smith attended a Juneteenth celebration, how long had Kathy Tiernan been organizing the programs?
(a) 10 years.
(b) Half a dozen years.
(c) A decade.
(d) 12 years.

5. How many years did it take Nora Davidson's Ladies' Memorial Association to exhume bodies of Confederate soldiers and bury them?
(a) 12 years.
(b) 20 years.
(c) 15 years.
(d) 5 years.

Short Answer Questions

1. In "Monticello Plantation," where was Smith living?

2. When Smith interviewed Niya Bates, how long did she say they had been giving esentially the same main tour?

3. When did Louisiana begin using the electric chair?

4. When was the first Memorial Day celebrated on the grounds of Blandford Cemetery?

5. What countries had considered supported the Confederacy before the Emancipation Proclamation?

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