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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Goree Island - Epilogue.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. According to historian Donald L. Fixico, how many Indigenous American lived in North American in 1492?
(a) 25 million.
(b) A few million to 15 million.
(c) 8 million.
(d) 10 to 20 million.

2. How many Black soldiers fought on behalf of the Union?
(a) 250,000.
(b) 150,000.
(c) 200,000.
(d) 300,000.

3. When was the first high school for Blacks established in Texas?
(a) 1885.
(b) 1889.
(c) 1880.
(d) 1883.

4. How many of Sally Hemings children did Jefferson father?
(a) 5.
(b) 4.
(c) 6.
(d) 3.

5. When was Monticello first opened to the public?
(a) 1890.
(b) 1923.
(c) 1897.
(d) 1908.

Short Answer Questions

1. How many people was Smith told passed through the Door of No Return when he arrived in Senegal in 2009?

2. When did the U.S. Supreme Court rule that non-unanimous verdicts were unconstitutional for cases involving serious crimes?

3. When did members of Petersburg's free Black community purchase the People's Memorial Cemetery?

4. How far in school were Blacks allowed to go when Smith's grandfather was a boy?

5. How many members of the Sons of Confederate Veterans were suspended in 2002 to 2004 because they spoke out against racism?

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