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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

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 were the people of Seneca Village removed by force?

3. How many family members did a man named Jeff who attended the Sons of Confederate Veterans celebration have at Blandford Cemetery?

4. When did a Black community once exist in what has become Central Park?

5. When Lincoln ran for the presidency in 1860, in how many states did slavery exist?

Short Essay Questions

1. What was the Lost Cause movement?

2. Why was the Petersburg Ladies' Memorial Association established, and how successful were they in their mission?

3. What did Robert E. Lee write in a letter in 1869 about monuments?

4. According to historian Jill Lepore, what was the death toll for Africans brought to America?

5. What is Emancipation Park in Houston?

6. In 1881, what did Jefferson Davis write about the cause of the Civil War?

7. What was the power of the Emancipation Proclamation, and what power did it have?

8. What did Smith write about the stories told about history at the end of the chapter about Blandford Cemetery?

9. What did Damaras Obi, a tour guide in New York City, say about how slavery was central to the U.S. economy?

10. Why did Al Edwards Sr. work to make Juneteenth a Texas state holiday?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Juneteenth is a holiday that commemorates the emancipation of enslaved African Americans. How did the Juneteenth celebration begi? Why is it significant to Smith and other Black Americans?

Essay Topic 2

The song"Lift Every Voice and Sing" is known as the Black National Anthem. How and why did this song become known as the Black National Anthem?

Essay Topic 3

A letter Lee wrote to his wife in 1856 was often used to show that Lee did not fight for the Confederacy to “protect slavery” (128). Why was the letter not proof that Lee fought for other reasons than to protect slavery?

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