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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 3-4.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. According to slave codes, what determined whether a child was born free or enslaved?
(a) The father's slave status.
(b) The mother's religion.
(c) The father's religion.
(d) The mother's slave status.

2. When were the Articles of Confederation ratified?
(a) 1782.
(b) 1779.
(c) 1780.
(d) 1781.

3. How many enslaved people were transported from Africa during the transatlantic slave trade?
(a) 15 million.
(b) 10 million.
(c) 20 million.
(d) 5 million.

4. How did Columbus view the native inhabitants of the Americas?
(a) As skilled laborers.
(b) As fellow citizens.
(c) As potential slaves.
(d) As spiritual equals.

5. What religious beliefs did enslaved Blacks hold upon their arrival in North America?
(a) They had already converted to the Christian faith.
(b) They practiced indigenous religions native to Africa.
(c) They had no religious beliefs of their own.
(d) They were primarily Jewish and Islamic.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where did transatlantic ships carrying enslaved persons usually make port?

2. At the Constitutional Convention, delegates allowed the question of slavery to be set aside for 20 years. What term has been used to describe this compromise?

3. Which organization decided in the 1600s that baptism would not free enslaved people?

4. What was the Haitian Revolution?

5. Which Black preacher helped found the African Methodist Episcopal Church?

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