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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 historical period coincided with the decline of slavery in Britain?
(a) The American Revolution.
(b) The Industrial Revolution.
(c) The Renaissance.
(d) The Late Middle Ages.

2. What was the practice of blockbusting?
(a) Salespeople charged lower prices when selling homes to Black buyers.
(b) Local residents in white communities refused to sell their homes to Black buyers.
(c) Salespeople used racial fears to persuade white buyers to sell their homes at a loss.
(d) Local organization banded together to harass Black residents who tried to move in.

3. What was the term for the system that allowed Southern states to "hire out" prisoners to private companies?
(a) Prisoner-rental.
(b) Convict-leasing.
(c) Indentured servitude.
(d) Chattel slavery.

4. Which enslaved person wrote an autobiography chronicling his experiences in the Middle Passage?
(a) Olaudah Equiano.
(b) Lemuel Haynes.
(c) Crispus Attucks.
(d) Richard Allen.

5. How many people attended the Cane Ridge Revival?
(a) 30-40,000.
(b) 5-10,000.
(c) 20-30,000.
(d) 10-20,000.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What was the name of the president of the National Baptist Convention, often known as the "Negro Pope"?

3. What was the term for the system of laws and customs used to control Black people after the Civil War?

4. What was the Haitian Revolution?

5. According to Tisby, during which period of American history did race NOT determine a person's station in society?

(see the answer key)

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