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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. At the Juneteenth celebration Smith attended, what church did Reverend Lewis Simpson Jr. pastor?
(a) Saint John Missionary Baptist Church.
(b) Macedonia Missionary Baptist Church.
(c) Living Word Baptist Church.
(d) First Union Baptist Church.

2. When Smith was in New York City, what station did he leave from to reach the South Ferry stop?
(a) Parkside Station.
(b) Penn Station.
(c) Grand Central Station.
(d) Byside Station.

3. How long after Lincoln signed the Emancipation Proclamation did General Granger and his forces arrive in Galveston?
(a) 1 year.
(b) 2 years.
(c) 6 months.
(d) 18 months.

4. How many Blacks were enslaved in Texas when General Granger read the statement that said the slaves were free?
(a) 225,000.
(b) 250,000.
(c) 200,000.
(d) 300,000.

5. When did the first enslaved Africans arrive in America?
(a) 1599.
(b) 1619.
(c) 1640.
(d) 1592.

6. How old was the city of Houston when Jack Yates and his family moved there?
(a) About 40 years.
(b) Less than 30 years.
(c) 25 years.
(d) 20 years.

7. What is the Black National Anthem?
(a) Say It Loud! I'm Black and I'm Proud!
(b) Strange Fruit.
(c) Lift Every Voice and Sing.
(d) A Change is Gonna Come.

8. By 1860, what was the value of the nearly four million enslaved people valued at?
(a) $2.8 million.
(b) $4.9 million.
(c) $4.6 billion.
(d) $3.5 billion.

9. Before Lincoln was inaugurated, how many states seceded from the Union?
(a) 8.
(b) 7.
(c) 9.
(d) 4.

10. When Lincoln ran for the presidency in 1860, in how many states did slavery exist?
(a) 11.
(b) 24.
(c) 19.
(d) 15.

11. How many African men were brought to New Amsterdam as slaves in 1626?
(a) 11.
(b) 8.
(c) 39.
(d) 24.

12. How many family members did a man named Jeff who attended the Sons of Confederate Veterans celebration have at Blandford Cemetery?
(a) 53.
(b) 85.
(c) 61.
(d) 78.

13. Where was John J. Crittenden from who introduced what became known as the Crittenden Compromise?
(a) Indiana.
(b) Tennessee.
(c) Illinois.
(d) Kentucky.

14. What is the date of the oldest marked grave at Blandford Cemetery?
(a) 1704.
(b) 1703.
(c) 1705.
(d) 1702.

15. In 1850, how many Black people owned property in New York City?
(a) 71.
(b) 62.
(c) 48.
(d) 57.

Short Answer Questions

1. When did complete abolition come to New York?

2. When did the Dutch form New Amsterdam, which became New York City?

3. When was the African Burial Ground declared a National Historic Landmark?

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

5. When did Jefferson publish a history of the Confederacy claiming that slavery had nothing to do with the Civil War?

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