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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 5: "The New Jim Crow".

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What term became ascribed to American Indians as a way of justifying their eradication, according to the author in Chapter 1: "The Rebirth of Caste"?
(a) "Blacks."
(b) "Natives."
(c) "Indians."
(d) "Savages."

2. What years comprised the Reconstruction Era?
(a) 1866-1880.
(b) 1865-1877.
(c) 1866-1875.
(d) 1864-1872.

3. When did the American Civil War end by proclamation?
(a) September 16, 1862.
(b) March 1, 1863.
(c) May 9, 1865.
(d) January 1, 1866.

4. According to criminologist Peter Kraska, how many cases of flawed paramilitary raids reached the appellate level between 1989 and 2001?
(a) 780.
(b) 290.
(c) 620.
(d) 350.

5. Between 1980 and 2000, the number of people incarcerated in prisons in the U.S. went from about 300,000 to how many?
(a) Over 4 million.
(b) About 1 million.
(c) Over 2 million.
(d) Over 3 million.

Short Answer Questions

1. What Supreme Court Justice dissented on the ruling in Terry v. Ohio?

2. In Chapter 5: "The New Jim Crow" the author describes a speech that Barack Obama gave during his presidential campaign. Where was the speech given?

3. Where did Nathaniel Bacon live as a property owner?

4. What agency arose in the Reconstruction Era that was charged with the responsibility of providing food, clothing, fuel, and other forms of assistance to former slaves?

5. According to the author in Chapter 1: "The Rebirth of Caste," what "was the device employed to protect the institution of slavery and the political power of slaveholding states" when the Constitution was written?

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