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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Who created the American Colonization Society?
(a) Henry James.
(b) Hank Williams.
(c) Henry Garfield.
(d) Henry Clay.

3. What was the mayor of New York’s reaction to the murder of Amadou Diallo?
(a) He swiftly arrested the police officers involved.
(b) He touted the excellence of the NYPD.
(c) He immediately mandated implicit bias training for all officers.
(d) He enacted strict anti-racist policy.

4. Who is the author of the book White Rage?
(a) Carol Anderson.
(b) Carol Ferguson.
(c) Ida B. Wells.
(d) Mary Sweet.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Who was arrested after the confrontation at Dr. Sweet’s house?

2. Which President passed the Amendment Abolishing Slavery?

3. What constituted vagrancy under the Black Codes?

4. What is the title of the Prologue?

5. What year did the Civil War begin?

Short Essay Questions

1. Who is the author of White Rage? What is her background? What led her to write this book?

2. What was the Chicago Defender and what role did it have, or was it suspected to have, in the Great Migration?

3. What were some of the ways Southern states attempted to punish Blacks for trying to move North around WWI?

4. In which part of Detroit did most Black people live after the Great Migration? Describe the conditions there.

5. What was the Homestead Act and why did it not benefit African Americans?

6. Why were Southern states determined to hold onto slavery? How did they benefit from slavery?

7. During the time of The Great Migration, a newspaper was the major source of information that could impact what one believed. What would you say is a major source of information today? Is this a reliable source? What are some better ways to find reliable news?

8. What was the 13th Amendment and when was it enacted?

9. Which court decision upheld racially restrictive housing policies?

10. Who was Mayor of NYC when Amadou Diallo was shot by police? How did he react to it?

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