Black History Course Assessment

Question 1 of 30

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

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

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Question 2 of 30

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

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

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Question 3 of 30

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

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

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Question 4 of 30

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

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

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Question 5 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 6 of 30

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

Mozambique Sudan Liberia Congo

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Question 7 of 30

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

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

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Question 8 of 30

A form of settlement or mutual concession.

emancipation proviso proclamation compromise

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Question 9 of 30

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

finish goods capital labour raw materials

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Question 10 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 11 of 30

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

Indonesia Polynesia Philippines Caribbean

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Question 12 of 30

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

popular sovereignty population count electoral referendum democratic debate

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Question 13 of 30

A turning point in African-American history in 1808.

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

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Question 14 of 30

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

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

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Question 15 of 30

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

Sojourner Truth Ida B. Wells Elizabeth Cady Stanton Harriet Tubman

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Question 16 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?

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

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Question 17 of 30

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

Reinvention Reconstruction Readmission Reintegration

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Question 18 of 30

He became known as ‘Mr. Civil Rights’.

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

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Question 19 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?

rejected changed paused accepted

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Question 20 of 30

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

12th 15th 13th 14th

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Question 21 of 30

The first colony which adopted anti-slavery resolution.

New York Missouri Pennsylvania Virginia

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Question 22 of 30

Which of the following best shows racial equality?

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

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Question 23 of 30

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

punishment for crime failure to pay debt war captives volunteer service

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Question 24 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.

colonialism mercantilism feudalism imperialism

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Question 25 of 30

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

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

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Question 26 of 30

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

sugar cane cotton rice tobacco

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Question 27 of 30

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

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

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Question 28 of 30

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

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

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Question 29 of 30

Examine the source and identify the situation depicted.

slave auction slave trade plantation system freeing of enslaved people

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Question 30 of 30

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

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

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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