Black History Course Assessment

Question 1 of 30

In 1866, President Andrew Johnson vetoed a bill which aimed to extend the existence of the Freedmen’s Bureau. What is the meaning of the underlined word?

paused changed rejected accepted

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Question 2 of 30

What is the main purpose of the 1787 Three-Fifths clause of the US Constitution?

division of Northern and Southern states prohibition of slavery representation in Congress national census

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Question 3 of 30

They are known as the first African-American military aviators in the US Army Air Corps.

Tuskegee Airmen 452nd Anti-Aircraft Artillery Battalion Golden Thirteen 36th Colored Regiment

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Question 4 of 30

All are true about the Northern States during the American Civil War, except for _______________.

industrialised than the South also called the Union all are slave states home of the abolitionist movement

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Question 5 of 30

The President of the United States who mobilised federal troops during the Little Rock Nine Crisis in 1957.

Lyndon B. Johnson Franklin Roosevelt John F. Kennedy Dwight Eisenhower

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Question 6 of 30

Historians suggest that this kind of social and economic system was very similar to the 19th-century cotton and slavery-based society of Southern states.

feudalism mercantilism imperialism colonialism

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Question 7 of 30

In 1851, she delivered her famous 'Ain’t I a Woman?' speech.

Sojourner Truth Elizabeth Cady Stanton Harriet Tubman Ida B. Wells

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Question 8 of 30

Which of the following best shows racial equality?

segregated textbooks in public schools Black communities in ghettos white-collar jobs for white Americans recruitment in the military of all citizens

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Question 9 of 30

By the mid-18th century, Southern states did not rely on immigrants to work as enslaved people. What is the best reason behind this statement?

Decrease in mortality rate Transition to mechanised industries Increase in birth rate among the enslaved population. Immigrants were more expensive.

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Question 10 of 30

All were forms of acquiring enslaved people in Africa, except for ________________.

punishment for crime volunteer service failure to pay debt war captives

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Question 11 of 30

A period in American history following the end of the Civil War.

Readmission Reintegration Reconstruction Reinvention

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Question 12 of 30

A method proposed and used in admitting Kansas and Nebraska to the Union in 1854.

electoral referendum population count democratic debate popular sovereignty

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Question 13 of 30

Examine the source and identify the situation depicted.

slave auction slave trade freeing of enslaved people plantation system

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Question 14 of 30

Examine the figure and identify the relation of enslaved population and cotton plantations.

Both in an increasing movement The enslaved population is sometimes higher than cotton production Cotton production is always higher than the enslaved population Both in decreasing movement

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Question 15 of 30

Which of the following was not a direct impact of the 1863 Emancipation Proclamation?

All enslaved people in the United States gained freedom. Some freed Black people joined the Union militia. Many escaped Southern slavery. It did not affect enslaved people in the Border States

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Question 16 of 30

All were pull factors of the Great Migration, except for _____________________.

decreased in European immigration racial oppression more civil opportunities better living conditions

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Question 17 of 30

The first colony which adopted anti-slavery resolution.

Virginia New York Missouri Pennsylvania

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Question 18 of 30

Examine the source and identify which prominent figures of the civil rights movement are presented.

John F. Kennedy and Martin Luther King, Jr. Martin Luther King, Jr. and Lyndon B. Johnson Lyndon B. Johnson and Malcolm X Malcolm X and John F. Kennedy

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Question 19 of 30

A form of settlement or mutual concession.

compromise proviso emancipation proclamation

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Question 20 of 30

Examine the sources and identify what kind of plantation is depicted.

sugar cane tobacco rice cotton

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Question 21 of 30

A turning point in African-American history in 1808.

abolition of the slave trade rise of the civil rights movement banning of slavery emancipation of enslaved people

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Question 22 of 30

An African territory which was established to resettle thousands of African emigrants upon the abolition of the slave trade.

Liberia Sudan Mozambique Congo

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Question 23 of 30

He became known as ‘Mr. Civil Rights’.

Thurgood Marshall Martin Luther King, Jr. Malcolm X Frederick Douglass

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Question 24 of 30

The 1896 Supreme Court decision over the Plessy v. Ferguson case challenged which Constitutional Amendment?

14th 15th 12th 13th

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Question 25 of 30

Which of the following is not true about the Reconstruction Era?

White supremacists group intimidated Black communities. All African-Americans gained freedom. Existence of black codes. Male African-Americans exercised their right to vote.

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Question 26 of 30

The preceding event before the outbreak of the American Civil War.

Nat Turner’s rebellion Bleeding Kansas Emancipation Proclamation secession of Southern States

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Question 27 of 30

During the Transatlantic Slave Trade, the Americas served as the source of which goods?

finish goods labour raw materials capital

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Question 28 of 30

Prior to the American colonies, enslaved Africans were first sold to which islands?

Philippines Indonesia Caribbean Polynesia

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Question 29 of 30

All were presidential candidates in the 1860 elections, except for _______________.

Abraham Lincoln Henry Clay John Bell Stephen Douglas

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Question 30 of 30

The NAACP, the most active civil rights organisation in the United States stands for ___________________________.

National Association for the Advancement of Citizens Pride National Assembly for the Aid of Colored People National Association for the Advancement of Colored People National Assembly for the Aid of Citizens Pride

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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