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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 7-8.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

3. What was a side effect of the Fugitive Slave Act?
(a) Black people were prohibited from entering free states.
(b) Slave-oweners lost some of their authority over enslaved people.
(c) Black people could be captured and enslaved, even in free states.
(d) Abolitionist groups received additional funding.

4. What was the name of the group who fought for the rights of Black people in the Reconstruction Era?
(a) Freedom Riders.
(b) Radical Republicans.
(c) Dedicated Democrats.
(d) Modern Abolitionists.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What statement does Tisby make about President Lincoln?

2. What was the name of the Black writer who published an autobiography in 1861, detailing her experiences as a enslaved girl?

3. What usually happened to enslaved people who were caught trying to escape?

4. According to Tisby, when did Christianity arrive in Africa?

5. What was the result of Plessy vs. Ferguson?

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