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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 act was passed in 1867 in response to the rise of the KKK?
(a) The Implementation Act.
(b) The Enforcement Act.
(c) The Encroachment Act.
(d) The Anti-Racism Act.

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

3. What year did the Civil War begin?
(a) 1965.
(b) 1914.
(c) 1861.
(d) 1746.

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

5. Which Congressman said that the 13th Amendment was designed to do more than “confer the bare privilege or not being chained” (9)?
(a) James Jefferson.
(b) James Johnson.
(c) James Garfield.
(d) James Jameson.

Short Answer Questions

1. The Reconstruction Act was passed in what year?

2. How many bullets were fired at Amadou Diallo?

3. Which President passed the Amendment Abolishing Slavery?

4. Where did the 2014 police murder take place?

5. What does Anderson claim is the trigger for white rage?

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