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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which of the following is NOT a social issue the Benevolent Empire sought to address?
(a) Abortion.
(b) Abolitionism.
(c) Poverty.
(d) Alcoholism.

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

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

4. Which group received additional rights after the Revolutionary War?
(a) White women.
(b) Native Americans.
(c) White landowners.
(d) Black people.

5. According to slave codes, what determined whether a child was born free or enslaved?
(a) The mother's slave status.
(b) The father's religion.
(c) The father's slave status.
(d) The mother's religion.

Short Answer Questions

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

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

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

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

5. Which war allowed Britain to expand their territory in North America in the mid-1700s?

(see the answer key)

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