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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. Who was the Quaker founder and editor of the Genius of Universal Emancipation?

2. When did Harriet Beecher Stowe write Uncle Tom's Cabin?

3. What fort were the Portuguese beginning building in 1481?

4. What organization did Cotton Mather co-fund in 1683?

5. What was the principal Muslim trading depot that King John of Portugal set out to obtain?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is climate theory?

2. What led the Spanish colonists after Columbus to turn to Africa for slave labor?

3. Who are the five main figures that are the book's "tour guides" (6)? Why has the author chosen these individuals?

4. What is polygenism? How did it promote racism?

5. What was dictated in the Fugitive Slave Act of 1850?

6. Define the three sides of the racial debate, according to the author.

7. What racist stereotypes were reinforced by "An Essay Concering Humane Understanding"?

8. Who was Phillis Wheatly and why is she important in American history?

9. When did the Haitian Revolution take place and what was the outcome of the revolution?

10. What events led to the development of the #Black Lives Matter movement? What impact has the movement had?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss the lives, careers, and activist work of Martin Luther King Jr. and Malcolm X. How did King and Malcolm X differ in their views and their actions? What similar ideas did they share? How did each man influence and inspire Blacks to seek equality? What were the impacts of their assassinations?

Essay Topic 2

Discuss the life and the impressions of Phillis Wheatley. When and where was Wheatley born and raised? What made Wheatley stand out as a slave? In what ways was her uniqueness exploited and why?

Essay Topic 3

Discuss the life, career, and work of W. E. B. Du Bois. When and where was Du Bois born? What views and ideals did Du Bois embrace early in his career? How did those ideals change over the course of his life? Why did they change? What are the successes and failures of Du Bois?

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