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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When was Mr. Richard Poplar, a Black gentleman, said to have joined the Susex Dragoons?
(a) May 1861.
(b) February 1861.
(c) April 1861.
(d) March 1861.

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

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

4. When did the first enslaved Africans arrive in America?
(a) 1599.
(b) 1640.
(c) 1619.
(d) 1592.

5. What is the date of the oldest marked grave at Blandford Cemetery?
(a) 1703.
(b) 1705.
(c) 1704.
(d) 1702.

6. How old was Al Edwards Sr. when Smith was able to speak to him at a Juneteenth celebration in Galveston?
(a) 91.
(b) 87.
(c) 93.
(d) 82.

7. What was the average age for a Civil War soldier according to a man named Jason at the SCV celebration?
(a) 19 to 25.
(b) 20 to 30.
(c) 17 to 22.
(d) 18 to 24.

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

9. How many free and enslaved people are buried at the African Burial Ground National Monument?
(a) 394.
(b) 278.
(c) 511.
(d) 419.

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

11. 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) $150.
(b) $110.
(c) $135.
(d) $125.

12. How long after Robert E. Lee surrendered did General Granger and his forces arrive in Galveston?
(a) About 3 months.
(b) More than 2 months.
(c) 6 weeks.
(d) 8 weeks.

13. How long after General Granger issued his general order in Galveston did the people from the Freedmen's Bureau arrive to provide assistance to Blacks?
(a) 6 months.
(b) More than 2 months.
(c) About 3 months.
(d) 5 months.

14. In 2018, how much tax money was directed toward maintaining Confederate monuments?
(a) Around $20 million.
(b) At least $40 million.
(c) $35 million.
(d) $45 million.

15. How many times did an honor guard at the Sons of Confederate Veterans celebration at Blandford shoot their rifles?
(a) 2 times.
(b) 4 times.
(c) 1 time.
(d) 3 times.

Short Answer Questions

1. When does myth say that Union general Gordon Granger stood on the balcony of Ashton Villa in Galveston, Texas, and read the order that announced the end of slavery?

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

3. When was the song Dixie written?

4. How many sets of Confederate remains did the Petersburg Ladies' Memorial Association find?

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

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