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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 1-2.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In the 1800s, the global demand for which product helped fuel the north American slave trade?
(a) Wool.
(b) Cotton.
(c) Steel.
(d) Oil.

2. According to Tisby, what is required to achieve "reconciliation" (15)?
(a) Anger.
(b) Acceptance.
(c) Repentence.
(d) Grief.

3. According to Tisby's statistical evidence, which modern American demographic is most likely to be religious?
(a) Hispanics.
(b) Blacks.
(c) Whites.
(d) Asians.

4. Who were the first Europeans to reach the Americas?
(a) The Scandinavians.
(b) The Spanish.
(c) The German.
(d) The English.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What year did the Haitian Revolution take place?

2. How many people perished during the Middle Passage?

3. Which church leader helped found The Society for the Propagation of the Gospel in Foreign Parts (SPG)?

4. How does Tisby perceive racism?

5. In the seventeenth and eighteenth century, which regions received the largest number of enslaved persons?

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