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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 2 .

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which President passed the Amendment Abolishing Slavery?
(a) Lincoln.
(b) Marshall.
(c) Obama.
(d) Nixon.

2. What is the name of the system by which white plantation owners would bail Black men out of jail and have them work off their debt?
(a) Slavery.
(b) Bartering.
(c) Peonage.
(d) Peonies.

3. In 2014 race riots erupted after the police killing of whom?
(a) Michael Brown.
(b) Amadou Diallo.
(c) Bronwin Michaels.
(d) Rudy Giuliani.

4. In addition to seeking work during the Great Migration, what did Blacks hope to find up North?
(a) Better lawyers.
(b) Better restaurants.
(c) Better hospitals.
(d) Better schools.

5. How many bullets were fired at Amadou Diallo?
(a) 29.
(b) 41.
(c) 4.
(d) 2.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the name of the area of Detroit to which Blacks moved during the Great Migration?

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

3. Who became president after Lincoln was assassinated?

4. What year were the Black Codes passed?

5. What was the mayor of New York’s reaction to the murder of Amadou Diallo?

(see the answer key)

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