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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 5-6.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What was the Haitian Revolution?
(a) A rebellion of indentured servants against their employers.
(b) A rebellion of native Haitians against the English.
(c) A rebellion of the English against the French.
(d) A rebellion of enslaved people against their owners.

2. According to Tisby, what belief structure was behind the Lost Cause narrative?
(a) Abolitionism
(b) Fundementalism.
(c) Racial equality.
(d) White supremecy.

3. Where did transatlantic ships carrying enslaved persons usually make port?
(a) The East Indies.
(b) Western Europe.
(c) The Caribbean.
(d) Eastern Canada.

4. Which church leader helped found The Society for the Propagation of the Gospel in Foreign Parts (SPG)?
(a) Thomas Bray.
(b) Jonathan Edwards.
(c) Francis Le Jau.
(d) George Whitefield.

5. What religious beliefs did enslaved Blacks hold upon their arrival in North America?
(a) They were primarily Jewish and Islamic.
(b) They had already converted to the Christian faith.
(c) They practiced indigenous religions native to Africa.
(d) They had no religious beliefs of their own.

Short Answer Questions

1. During the early colonization of the Americas, which crop was most profitable?

2. In Chapter 1, Beverly Daniel Tatum defines racism as a combination of "prejudice" and another factor. What is the second factor?

3. According to Tisby, what attracted most Black people to Christianity during the Colonial era?

4. How does Tisby view the U.S. Constitution?

5. What was the impact of the Kansas-Nebraska Act of 1854?

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