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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 an octoroon?
(a) A person who was 1/8th Hispanic.
(b) A person who was 1/8th white.
(c) A person who was 1/8th black.
(d) A person who was 1/8th Native American.

2. When were the Articles of Confederation ratified?
(a) 1779.
(b) 1780.
(c) 1781.
(d) 1782.

3. How did Columbus view the native inhabitants of the Americas?
(a) As fellow citizens.
(b) As potential slaves.
(c) As skilled laborers.
(d) As spiritual equals.

4. According to Tisby, what kind of organization is the KKK?
(a) A Republican organization.
(b) A Jewish organization.
(c) A Democratic organization.
(d) A Christian organization.

5. Why was the antislavery clause removed from the Declaration of Independence?
(a) States that outlawed slavery launched a letter-writing campaign.
(b) States that supported the slave trade won a Congressional vote.
(c) States that profited from the slave trade objected to its inclusion.
(d) States that opposed the slave trade offended the Founding Fathers.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who were the first Europeans to reach the Americas?

2. Which Black preacher helped found the African Methodist Episcopal Church?

3. Which for the following is NOT a reason Robert Finley cited in his proposal to send Black people back to Africa?

4. What was the name of the group who fought for the rights of Black people in the Reconstruction Era?

5. In the 1800s, the global demand for which product helped fuel the north American slave trade?

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