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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How many Union soldiers died at the prison established at Charleston's Washington Race Course and Jackey Club?
(a) 274.
(b) Almost 300.
(c) 229.
(d) Nearly 260.

2. What color uniforms did Blacks wear in the Union Army?
(a) Black.
(b) Green.
(c) Brown.
(d) Blue.

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

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

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

6. After slaves were freed, what Texas mayor rounded up Black "runaways" (191) and returned them to their owners?
(a) Beaumont.
(b) Galveston.
(c) Houston.
(d) Corpus Christi.

7. In 2018, how much tax money was directed toward maintaining Confederate monuments?
(a) $35 million.
(b) At least $40 million.
(c) $45 million.
(d) Around $20 million.

8. According to Joseph T. Glatthaar, historian, in 1861, how many Confederate soldiers either owned slaves or lived with a head of household who did?
(a) About 2/3.
(b) 1/4.
(c) Almost 1/2.
(d) 1/3.

9. Of the soldiers buried at Blandford, about how many were identified?
(a) Around 3,000.
(b) About 2,200.
(c) 1,100.
(d) 1,800.

10. When was a slave market established on Wall Street?
(a) 1703.
(b) 1709.
(c) 1711.
(d) 1717.

11. What was Jefferson Davis's home state?
(a) Virginia.
(b) Georgia.
(c) Louisiana.
(d) Mississippi.

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

13. How many members of the Sons of Confederate Veterans were suspended in 2002 to 2004 because they spoke out against racism?
(a) Around 500.
(b) 380.
(c) Approximately 300.
(d) 250.

14. When the Whiteheads sold the land that became Seneca Village, what did a Black shoe shiner named Andrew Williams pay for three plots of land?
(a) $110.
(b) $135.
(c) $150.
(d) $125.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Where was John J. Crittenden from who introduced what became known as the Crittenden Compromise?

2. How long after Lincoln signed the Emancipation Proclamation did General Granger and his forces arrive in Galveston?

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

4. How many Black soldiers were killed after surrendering either during or after the Battle of the Crater?

5. How long after General Granger issued his general order in Galveston did the people from the Freedmen's Bureau arrive to provide assistance to Blacks?

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