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Black History #2

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Fun Trivia : Quizzes : Afro-American : Black History #2

Introduction:
"This is Black History #2. Most of the questions are true and false. Good luck and have a nice day. "


1. The Dred Scott decision gave Congress the right to regulate slavery in the territories.
    True
    False


2. No African-American ever earned the Medal of Honor for heroism in the Civil War.
    True
    False


3. In New York State, before the Civil War, a free black man could vote if he owned $250 worth of property.
    True
    False


4. Slaves in early America could be bought and sold at the discretion of their masters.
    True
    False


5. In 1860, a year before the start of the Civil War, there were about 4 million slaves in the South.
    True
    False


6. There were no African-American newspapers before the Civil War.
    True
    False


7. Was the Freedman's Savings Bank established before or after the Civil War?
    Answer: (One Word)


8. After the U.S. Constitution was adopted in 1787, the first Congress barred African-Americans from becoming naturalized citizens.
    True
    False


9. In the antebellum South, free blacks did not enjoy the right of trial by jury.
    True
    False


10. In what year was slavery abolished in the British Empire?
    1833
    1807
    1780
    1806


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