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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. The Reconstruction Act was passed in what year?
(a) 1967.
(b) 1925.
(c) 1899.
(d) 1867.

2. When did race riots occur in the North?
(a) Between 1860-1863.
(b) Between 1940-1945.
(c) Between 1917-1920.
(d) Between 1770-1771.

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

4. What was Ossian Sweet’s occupation?
(a) Police Officer.
(b) Doctor.
(c) Teacher.
(d) Lawyer.

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 Jameson.
(d) James Garfield.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which newspaper was thought to have influenced the Great Migration?

2. Which Supreme Court decision stated that African Americans could not be citizens of the United States?

3. Which people joined together to create laws to stop the Great Migration?

4. What year did Dr. Sweet move into a white neighborhood?

5. What did James Madison call America’s “original sin”?

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