Question 1 of 10
Which of the following best describes the 1850 Fugitive Slave Act?
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Question 2 of 10
The Underground Railroad catered which group?
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Question 3 of 10
A war fought between the Northern and Southern States of America as a result of decades of debate over the institution of slavery.
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Question 4 of 10
His election in 1860 further threatened pro-slavery states.
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Question 5 of 10
He led the bloodiest slave rebellion.
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Question 6 of 10
Which of the following events became the ground break of westward expansion as well as slavery?
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Question 7 of 10
An influential anti-slavery novel published by Harriet Beecher Stowe in 1852.
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Question 8 of 10
Which of the following best describes the purpose of the American Colonization Society?
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Question 9 of 10
A formal document issued by President Abraham Lincoln which freed enslaved people in states under rebellion in 1863.
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Question 10 of 10
It gave way to the enlisting of men with African descent as soldiers into the Union Army in 1862.
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Lessons in this course
- Part 1: Origins of African History in America
- Part 1 Quiz: Origins of African history in America
- Part 2: Slavery and the American Civil War, 1808-1863
- Part 2 Quiz: Slavery and the American Civil War, 1808-1863
- Part 3: African Americans during the Reconstruction Era
- Part 3 Quiz: African Americans during the Reconstruction Era
- Part 4: Era of the Civil Rights Movement
- Part 4 Quiz: Era of the Civil Rights Movement
- Part 5: Influential African Americans
- Part 5 Quiz: Influential African Americans
- Part 6: The 21st century: Black Lives Matter Movement
- Part 6 Quiz: The 21st century: Black Lives Matter Movement
- Black History Course Assessment
- Black History Course