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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Prologue & Chapter 1 .

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What did James Madison call America’s “original sin”?
(a) Chattel slavery.
(b) Segregation.
(c) Jim Crow.
(d) World War I.

2. Where did the 2014 police murder take place?
(a) New York City.
(b) Ferguson, Missouri.
(c) South Carolina.
(d) Washington D.C.

3. Which states’ determination to uphold American slavery led to the Civil War?
(a) Southern.
(b) Northern.
(c) Western.
(d) Eastern.

4. Why did The Homestead Act not benefit Black Americans?
(a) They did not need homes.
(b) They were not considered citizens.
(c) They were not interested in owning homes.
(d) The did not own homes.

5. What is the period of American History following the Civil War?
(a) Reconstruction.
(b) World War I.
(c) Redistribution.
(d) Reallocation.

Short Answer Questions

1. What percent of African Americans were in the Union army?

2. The Reconstruction Act was passed in what year?

3. What year were the Black Codes passed?

4. What three things did the Radical Republicans seek for Blacks?

5. What year was the KKK founded?

(see the answer key)

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