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Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who, in 1609, was sold to a group of Native Americans by Captain John Smith?
(a) Thomas Slavern.
(b) Frederick Glass.
(c) Scott Maze.
(d) Henry Spelman.

2. In what year did the Fifteenth Amendment pass?
(a) 1870.
(b) 1880.
(c) 1884.
(d) 1874.

3. What novel spoke to the desire of slave women to become the mistress of their masters?
(a) "Conditions of the Negro in America."
(b) "A Need for More."
(c) "The Negro Family."
(d) "Desires of the American Slave."

4. What was the name of the first Black child born in America?
(a) Baby Williams.
(b) Baby Douglass.
(c) Baby Wells.
(d) Baby Anthoney.

5. According to Virginia law, how many additional years of servitude did a servant woman have to serve if she bore the child of her master?
(a) 10.
(b) 4.
(c) 2.
(d) 6.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who was the author of the first Black novel written in America?

2. What, by order of the House of Burgesses, were masters of slaves able to do to their servants?

3. Who was lynched at the opening of the book?

4. What punishment did Maria receive for attempting to burn down her master's home in Massachusetts?

5. In what city did Black washerwomen announce that they were going to charge a standard rate for their work? (1866)

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