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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What were the Black Codes?
(a) Laws restricting Blacks from holding public office.
(b) A series of laws targeting and only applicable to Black Americans.
(c) A secret language developed by the Black community.
(d) Dress codes at all black schools.

2. As more Blacks moved north, what happened as a result of the increased housing demand?
(a) Rents decreased.
(b) People moved back South.
(c) Blacks moved to Europe.
(d) Rents increased.

3. What event prompted Anderson to write this book?
(a) The 13th Amendment.
(b) The murder or Amadou Diallo.
(c) Trump’s presidential victory.
(d) The murder of George Floyd.

4. Which Amendment Abolished Slavery?
(a) The 16th.
(b) The 13th.
(c) The 19th.
(d) The 12th.

5. To what country did the American Colonization Society move thousands of newly freed people?
(a) Liberia.
(b) Libya.
(c) Louisiana.
(d) Lusitania.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the period of American History following the Civil War?

2. What is the Great Migration?

3. Where did the “Red Summer” occur?

4. From where did Amadou Diallo emigrate?

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

(see the answer key)

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