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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. Who was the naturalist that adopted the name Buffon?

3. When was the modern mechanical cotton gin invented?

4. When did Thomas Jefferson's father die?

5. For what publication was Ephraim W. Allen editor?

Short Essay Questions

1. When and where did Nat Turner's Rebellion take place? What were its impacts?

2. Why is Leo Africanus notable historically?

3. What is monogenism?

4. Why were slave-owners reluctant to baptize their slaves in the 1600s?

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

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

7. Who was Peter Paul Simons and what did he contribute to the racial debate?

8. What was decreed by the first Naturalization Act of 1790?

9. What does the term "extraordinary Negro" refer to?

10. Discuss the ironies of the Declaration of Independence.

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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 2

Discuss the impacts of the War on Drugs on racism in America. Statistically, what disparities can be seen between Blacks and Whites within the prison system? What justifications are used to explain these disparities? How did the War on Drugs serve to develop an even greater racist culture in the U.S.?

Essay Topic 3

Describe the ideals and beliefs of the segregationists, assimilationists, and antiracists. What are examples of followers of each of these beliefs in history? How are these different viewpoints exposed in light of the ongoing debate over police shootings today?

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