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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What refers to a form of communication that is aimed at influencing the attitude of a community toward some cause or position so as to benefit oneself or one's group?
(a) Tabloid.
(b) Publication.
(c) Propaganda.
(d) Insurrection.

2. Where was Eric Foner born?
(a) New York, NY.
(b) Chicago, IL.
(c) Little Rock, AR.
(d) Akron, OH.

3. Who was the 12th President of the United States?
(a) Andrew Jackson.
(b) Zachary Taylor.
(c) Abraham Lincoln.
(d) Henry Clay.

4. Britain banned the importation of African slaves in its colonies in what year?
(a) 1782.
(b) 1772.
(c) 1759.
(d) 1807.

5. What is the bicameral legislature of the federal government of the United States, consisting of the Senate and the House of Representatives?
(a) Judiciary Committee.
(b) The Presidential Cabinet.
(c) Parliament.
(d) Congress.

Short Answer Questions

1. What was a short-lived political party in the United States active in the 1848 and 1852 presidential elections?

2. James K. Polk was which President of the United States?

3. In 2000, Eric Foner was elected president of what organization?

4. Pennsylvania passed An Act for the Gradual Abolition of Slavery in what year?

5. What refers to laws passed by the United States Congress in 1793 and 1850 to provide for the return of slaves who escaped from one state into another state or territory?

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