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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.
Multiple Choice Questions
1. When was the land for Emancipation Park in Houston purchased?
(a) 1892.
(b) 1876.
(c) 1872.
(d) 1895.
2. When did the first enslaved Africans arrive in America?
(a) 1599.
(b) 1592.
(c) 1640.
(d) 1619.
3. During a parade for the Martyrs of the Race Course, how many black schoolchildren led the procession?
(a) 5,000.
(b) 7,000.
(c) 10,000.
(d) 3,000.
4. After slaves were freed, what Texas mayor rounded up Black "runaways" (191) and returned them to their owners?
(a) Beaumont.
(b) Galveston.
(c) Corpus Christi.
(d) Houston.
5. How long after Robert E. Lee surrendered did General Granger and his forces arrive in Galveston?
(a) More than 2 months.
(b) 8 weeks.
(c) 6 weeks.
(d) About 3 months.
Short Answer Questions
1. When did the myth of Black Confederate soldiers emerge?
2. Where was John J. Crittenden from who introduced what became known as the Crittenden Compromise?
3. When did the Dutch form New Amsterdam, which became New York City?
4. When did Al Edwards Sr. attempt to turn Juneteenth into a statewide celebration in Texas?
5. When was the song Dixie written?
Short Essay Questions
1. What did Robert E. Lee write in a letter in 1869 about monuments?
2. Why did Al Edwards Sr. work to make Juneteenth a Texas state holiday?
3. What myth tells a story about General Gordon Granger?
4. Why was the Petersburg Ladies' Memorial Association established, and how successful were they in their mission?
5. What did Martha at Blandford Cemetery think Robert E. Lee would have felt about all the statues in his honor?
6. What education project was the UDC involved in?
7. What advice did tour guide Damaras Obi, leave Smith and the other tour participants with?
8. In 1881, what did Jefferson Davis write about the cause of the Civil War?
9. What was the Lost Cause movement?
10. What did Damaras Obi, a tour guide in New York City, say about how slavery was central to the U.S. economy?
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