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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Goree Island - Epilogue.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. According to historian Donald L. Fixico, how many Indigenous American lived in North American in 1492?
(a) 8 million.
(b) 10 to 20 million.
(c) 25 million.
(d) A few million to 15 million.

2. What General and his men were urged by the Richmond Examiner to "butcher every negro that Grant sends against your brave troops? (131)?
(a) General Chestnut.
(b) General Allen.
(c) General Starke.
(d) General Mahone.

3. Compared to the entrance hall to Jefferson's mansion, what size was the replica slave quarters at Monticello?
(a) 1/2 the size.
(b) 1/4 the size.
(c) 2/3 the size.
(d) 1/3 the size.

4. When did the State of Louisiana transition from the electric chair to lethal injection?
(a) 1992.
(b) 1991.
(c) 1990.
(d) 1993.

5. When was the land for Emancipation Park in Houston purchased?
(a) 1892.
(b) 1876.
(c) 1872.
(d) 1895.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where did Hasan Kane and Ibrahima Seck teach at a high school?

2. How old was the city of Houston when Jack Yates and his family moved there?

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

4. When did Jefferson sign an act prohibiting the importation of slaves to the U.S.?

5. When was the first person put to death by lethal injection in Lousiaian?

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