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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. According to a woman named Temple Cummins, how long did her master intend to delay telling the slaves they were free?
(a) 18 months.
(b) After he made another crop or two.
(c) After harvest.
(d) 2 years.

2. How many African men were brought to New Amsterdam as slaves in 1626?
(a) 8.
(b) 24.
(c) 39.
(d) 11.

3. When Smith was in New York City, what station did he leave from to reach the South Ferry stop?
(a) Penn Station.
(b) Byside Station.
(c) Parkside Station.
(d) Grand Central Station.

4. When did Sam Houston, the first president of the Republic of Texas, refuse to swear an oath to the Confederacy?
(a) 1861.
(b) 1862.
(c) 1860.
(d) 1859.

5. What is the Black National Anthem?
(a) Say It Loud! I'm Black and I'm Proud!
(b) Strange Fruit.
(c) A Change is Gonna Come.
(d) Lift Every Voice and Sing.

6. When did a Black community once exist in what has become Central Park?
(a) 1835 to 1861.
(b) 1825 to 1857.
(c) 1820 to 1849.
(d) 1830 to 1854.

7. When was a slave market established on Wall Street?
(a) 1709.
(b) 1717.
(c) 1711.
(d) 1703.

8. 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) $135.
(b) $150.
(c) $110.
(d) $125.

9. When did the myth of Black Confederate soldiers emerge?
(a) 1960s.
(b) 1970s.
(c) 1940s.
(d) 1950s.

10. Where were the Sons of Confederates founded in Richmond?
(a) 1896.
(b) 1892.
(c) 1889.
(d) 1871.

11. 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.

12. At the time Smith wrote How the Word Is Passed, how many Blacks lived in Texas?
(a) 2.8 million.
(b) 4.1 million.
(c) 3.3 million.
(d) 3.5 million.

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

14. Where was John J. Crittenden from who introduced what became known as the Crittenden Compromise?
(a) Indiana.
(b) Kentucky.
(c) Tennessee.
(d) Illinois.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. After Smith's first visit to Blandford, where did he drive?

2. How many Blacks were enslaved in Texas when General Granger read the statement that said the slaves were free?

3. When did the Dutch form New Amsterdam, which became New York City?

4. When Smith attended a Juneteenth celebration, how long had Kathy Tiernan been organizing the programs?

5. What General and his men were urged by the Richmond Examiner to "butcher every negro that Grant sends against your brave troops? (131)?

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