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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 3-4.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How did enslaved Blacks share messages about possible escape plans?
(a) In newspapers.
(b) In songs.
(c) In telegrams.
(d) In letters.

2. How many people perished during the Middle Passage?
(a) About 750,000.
(b) About 2 million.
(c) About 1 million.
(d) About 500,000.

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

4. Which Black preacher helped found the African Methodist Episcopal Church?
(a) Martin Luther King, Jr.
(b) Richard Allen.
(c) Jesse Jackson.
(d) Richard R. Jones.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Which piece of legislation prohibited Black people from gathering without white supervision?

3. When was the first Black Episcopal Church established in New York City?

4. What was the term for secret places where enslaved Blacks met to worship?

5. What was the term used for the process of preparing slaves for their new life of bondage?

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