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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. Which country became the Eastern Hemisphere's symbol of freedom following a slave rebellion there in the late 1700s?
2. Which state was Senator John C. Calhoun from?
3. What did the Three-Fifths Compromise state?
4. Who held the theory that Blacks descended from a "Different Adam" than Whites?
5. Which of the following books did Thomas Jefferson write?
Short Essay Questions
1. In Chapters 6 and 7, what word is most often used to describe Africans in racist theories, and why?
2. How do Reynolds and Kendi describe the intentions and temperament of the abolitionist William Lloyd Garrison?
3. What is the Climate Theory as described by Reynolds and Kendi?
4. How did early Puritans like Cotton and Mather perpetuate their racist ideas?
5. Why do Reynolds and Kendi describe Gomes Eanes de Zurara as the world's first racist?
6. What is the Curse Theory as Reynolds and Kendi describe it?
7. Why was the 1791 slave rebellion in Haiti such a problem for White people in power in the United States?
8. What did the Missouri Compromise of 1820 allow for?
9. What is one of the situations that Reynolds and Kendi view as ironic about Thomas Jefferson writing the Declaration of Independence?
10. Who do you think Reynolds and Kendi make a point to readers that Stamped is not a history book in the traditional sense?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
What were the main differences between the philosophies, goals, and approaches of Martin Luther King Jr. and Malcolm X? Write an essay explaining your answers.
Essay Topic 2
What was the Three-Fifths Compromise, and what were the founders' reasons for including it in the Constitutional Convention of 1787? Write an essay explaining your answers.
Essay Topic 3
What kind of criticism and negative consequences did Angela Davis experience from people at the highest level of political power as a result of her activism? Write an essay explaining your answers.
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