A People's History

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1. When Columbus came ashore he was met by the Arawaks. Which is true of the Arawaks? They came carryng swords. They brought Columbus and his sailors food and water. They had horses and work animals. They had iron.

2. In 1741 fires of unknown causes broke out in New York, after a difficult winter, where both slaves and the poor had great hardship. Following this there were accusations and trials. What was the result of these trials? All were acquitted. 4 whites executed, 18 slaves hanged, and 13 slaves burned alive. About 50 slaves and 25 whites were killed. 1 slave was executed.

3. Zinn writes "In 1676, seventy years after Virginia was founded ... that colony faced a rebellion of white frontiersmen, joined by slaves and servants, a rebellion so threatening that the governor had to flee the buring capital of Jamestown, and England decided to send a thousand soldiers across the Atlantic" (Zinn p.39). What event was Zinn talking about? Bacon's Rebellion Shay's Rebellion Boston Massacre The American Revolution

4. Between 1676 and 1760 how many uprisings took place in the 13 colonies with the intention of overthrowing colonial goverments took place? 18 0 26 3

5. Which would NOT allow a white male in Connecticut to get out of military service in the American Revolution? Writing a letter of objection Attending Yale as a student Paying 5 pounds Being a faculty member at Yale

6. In 1851, this woman suggested that women wear pants and a type of short skirt to free themselves from the traditional dress. Can you name her? Amelia Bloomer Anne Pant Susan B. Anthony Lucilia Short

7. Following Jackson's election as President which was NOT a state law passed in Georgia, Alabama, or Mississippi related to Native Americans? Voting rights were extended to Native Americans. Chiefs' powers were taken away. Tribal meetings were outlawed. Tribes lost their status as a legal unit.

8. In an act of civil disobedience, which writer refused to pay the Massachusetts poll tax, citing opposition to the Mexican War? (He later wrote an essay called 'Civil Disobedience'). Reverend Francis Wayland Ralph Waldo Emerson Henry David Thoreau Ward Churchill

9. Which of the following is true of Harriet Tubman? She carried no weapons on these trips. She was born free. She vowed not to be taken alive. She made 9 trips back and forth to free slaves.

10. In which state did Thomas Dorr in the early 1840s lead a group of people in organizing a "People's Convention", writing a new constitution, and holding unofficial elections? Massachusetts Vermont Connecticut Rhode Island

11. On March 25, 1911 fire broke out in a place of work. While the law said that doors to places of employment could not be locked, the company that operated the factory kept them locked anyway to control the workers. The fire department only had ladders that could reach seven stories. In total, 146 workers died either from being burned alive or from jumping to their deaths trying to escape. What was the name of the company where this took place? Rectangle Pants Company The Jungle Triangle Shirtwaist Company Square Skirts Company

12. Woodrow Wilson cited Germans sinking American merchant vessels as the reason for entering WWI. Which is NOT a reason Zinn questions this as the true motivation for entering WWI? The British had also been causing problems with American ships in the seas. The war could be used to create a common goal between the rich and the poor and prevent class conflicts. The United States knew it could have economic gains from entering the war, as Britain had become a market for American goods and loans at interest. Americans were eager to enlist, as the war was popular among the public.

13. Which was true of the 1920s according to "A People's History of the United States"? The general level of wages for workers increased. Wealth became more evenly distributed. Only about 50 workers per year were killed on the job. Things were going well for tenant farmers.

14. Which Senate minority leader, who would later become President, worked to pass the censure resolution against McCarthy? Dwight Eisenhower John F. Kennedy Lyndon Johnson Jimmy Carter

15. What timeline did the Supreme Court put on the Brown vs. the Board of Education Requirment of desegregation? as and when they felt like it January 1, 1956 all deliberate speed Over the next 20 years

16. On March 16, 1968 an extremely brutal act took place. What was it? United States entered Vietnam Killing of 4 students at Kent State My Lai Massacre Invasion of Cambodia

17. Who created a pamphlet called Poor Black Woman? Shirley Chisholm Dorothy Bolden Patricia Robinson About 300 different women

18. During the "People's Bi-Centennial" countercelebration of the Boston Tea Party what was dumped into Boston Harbor? Nothing Packages marked "Gulf Oil" and "Exxon" Tea Packages marked "Haliburton"

19. According to Zinn, which country's government, which the United States was supplying money to, was killing thousands of people each year via "death squads"? El Salvador Argentina Chile Panama

20. In 1998 the US embassies in Kenya and Tanzania were bombed. In Sudan (according to Zinn) what did the United States bomb in return? A "terrorist" cell. A hospital. A plant manufacturing chemical weapons. A factory that produced medicines for half of Sudan.