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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 a new museum open on Liberty Island where the Statue of Liberty is located?
(a) 2019.
(b) 2018.
(c) 2017.
(d) 2020.

2. When the Whiteheads sold the land that became Seneca Village, what did a Black shoe shiner named Andrew Williams pay for three plots of land?
(a) $125.
(b) $110.
(c) $135.
(d) $150.

3. How many Union soldiers died at the prison established at Charleston's Washington Race Course and Jackey Club?
(a) Nearly 260.
(b) 229.
(c) 274.
(d) Almost 300.

4. How old was Yvonne Holden's grandfather when he and his brother tried to leave Arkansas for Illinois?
(a) 14.
(b) 9.
(c) 12.
(d) 16.

5. How long after Lincoln signed the Emancipation Proclamation did General Granger and his forces arrive in Galveston?
(a) 2 years.
(b) 6 months.
(c) 18 months.
(d) 1 year.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. When did the State of Louisiana transition from the electric chair to lethal injection?

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

4. When did complete abolition come to New York?

5. When Smith visited Angola Prison, what percent of people serving life sentences were Black?

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