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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which war allowed Britain to expand their territory in North America in the mid-1700s?
(a) The War of Spanish Succession.
(b) The Revolutionary War.
(c) The French and Indian War.
(d) The Anglo-Spanish War.

2. Which piece of legislation prohibited Black people from gathering without white supervision?
(a) The Fourteenth Amendment.
(b) The Kansas-Nebraska Act of 1854.
(c) The U.S. Constitution.
(d) The Negro Act of 1740.

3. In the 1800s, the global demand for which product helped fuel the north American slave trade?
(a) Oil.
(b) Cotton.
(c) Steel.
(d) Wool.

4. Which English philosopher's work influenced the Declaration of Independence?
(a) Jean-Jacques Rousseau.
(b) Francis Bacon.
(c) John Locke.
(d) Immanuel Kent.

5. How did "paternalist" (66) white Christians view Black people?
(a) As brothers and sisters in spirituality.
(b) As legal and soacial equals.
(c) As dangerous and threatening criminals.
(d) As helpless and ignorant children.

Short Answer Questions

1. What historical period coincided with the decline of slavery in Britain?

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

3. When was the first Black Episcopal Church established in New York City?

4. According to slave codes, what determined whether a child was born free or enslaved?

5. What usually happened to enslaved people who were caught trying to escape?

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