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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part II (Chapters 6 - 12).

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which territory did Thomas Jefferson purchase from the French early in his presidency?
(a) The New England Territory.
(b) The Louisiana Territory.
(c) The Glacier Territory.
(d) The Western Territory.

2. Who is the main female character in Uncle Tom's Cabin?
(a) Reyna.
(b) Eva.
(c) Marion.
(d) Marsha.

3. What did writer John Locke believe about Blacks?
(a) They had less agile and developed minds than Whites.
(b) They had better physical health than Whites.
(c) They were better musicians than whites.
(d) They were more violent than Whites.

4. Which scientist in Chapter 12, the father of American anthropology, measured skulls as an indicator of intelligence?
(a) Michael Morton.
(b) Jefferson Morton.
(c) Samuel Morton.
(d) Marshall Morton.

5. Which of the following famous lines did Thomas Jefferson pen in the Declaration of Independence?
(a) The only thing we have to fear is fear itself.
(b) This day will live in infamy.
(c) All men are created equal.
(d) Four score and seven years ago.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where did Jefferson move in 1884?

2. What did the Puritans stipulate at the opening of the first U.S. university?

3. Who was the head of the American Colonization Society in the early 1800s?

4. Which formerly enslaved woman wrote an antislavery book?

5. Which of the following books did Thomas Jefferson write?

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