1. Who was the governor that was under attack in Bacon's Rebellion?
(a) Lerone Bennett Jr.
(b) Loic Wacquant.
(c) George Wallace.
(d) William Berkeley.

2. When did the American Civil War begin?
(a) September 16, 1862.
(b) January 1, 1866.
(c) April 12, 1861.
(d) March 1, 1863.

3. What are the three major racialized systems of control adopted by the United States toward African Americans, according to the author in the Introduction?
(a) Slavery, Jim Crow, and mass incarceration.
(b) Slavery, economic inequality, and injustice.
(c) Slavery, voting rights, and the War on Drugs.
(d) Slavery, poverty, and educational oppression.

4. Why is Jarvious Cotton unable to vote, according to the author in the Introduction?
(a) He is a slave.
(b) He is unable to pay poll taxes.
(c) He is illiterate.
(d) He is a felon.

5. Where was the conflict labor camp the Parchman Farm established?
(a) Mississippi.
(b) Texas.
(c) Arkansas.
(d) Georgia.

Short Answer Questions

1. In her Introduction, the author writes, "The impact of the drug war has been astounding. In less than 30 years, the U.S penal population exploded from around 300,000 to" how many?

2. Approximately how many people were in prison or jail for a drug offense in 1980?

3. When was The Strange Career of Jim Crow published?

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

5. In 2005, how many drug arrests were for possession?

(see the answer key)

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