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  Slavery in America Slavery in America Test best quiz - 10 questions - 5 mins
Slavery lasted for several centuries in America, from the 1600s to 1865. This quiz traces the course of this terrible practice. It's not a pleasant topic, but we can only be thankful that it finally came to an end.
Average, 10 Qns, littlepup, Jan 31 17
Average
littlepup
Jan 31 17
819 plays
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  What do you know about Slavery in America? popular trivia quiz - 10 questions - 3 mins
This is the very first quiz that I have created! I hope you enjoy it!
Average, 10 Qns, valerie0186, Jun 22 15
Average
valerie0186
11337 plays
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  The Fight To End Slavery great trivia quiz - 15 questions - 5 mins
See how much you know about the fight to end slavery, a barbaric practice in the United States that was known in its time as that "peculiar institution".
Average, 15 Qns, msgene, Sep 12 17
Average
msgene
Sep 12 17
9819 plays
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  William Lloyd Garrison, Famous Abolitionist best quiz - 10 questions - 6 mins
William Lloyd Garrison (1805-1879) devoted his life to ending slavery in America, and finally lived to see the 13th Amendment adopted, freeing everyone. This quiz is about his life -- with hints!
Average, 10 Qns, littlepup, May 28 17
Average
littlepup
May 28 17
208 plays
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  Basic US History: #1 Slavery popular trivia quiz - 10 questions - 4 mins
First in an intermediate series of quizzes intended for citizens of other lands or Americans looking to brush up on some basics.
Average, 10 Qns, Nealzineatser, May 04 17
Average
Nealzineatser gold member
May 04 17
471 plays
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  Bacon Tait -- Richmond's Major Slave Trader top quiz - 10 questions - 5 mins
Bacon Tait was one of Richmond, Virginia's major slave traders, though he's almost forgotten today, and so is his unusual family. This quiz is based on new discoveries published by LSU Press in 2017. Look for hints!
Average, 10 Qns, littlepup, Jan 03 17
Average
littlepup
Jan 03 17
204 plays
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  They Fought Against Slavery great trivia quiz - 10 questions - 5 mins
Slavery was an institution for 200 years in America, but during that time there were many people who fought against it. How much do you know about these people?
Tough, 10 Qns, laughinggirl, Dec 03 09
Tough
laughinggirl
3763 plays
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  The Right to be Free: Abolitionists top quiz - 10 questions - 6 mins
The U.S. struggled with slavery for decades before finally ending it in 1865. These brave men and women spoke out against it in the midst of the crisis, risking their reputations and sometimes their lives.
Average, 10 Qns, littlepup, Nov 02 14
Average
littlepup
449 plays
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  Nat Turner and His Rebellion popular trivia quiz - 10 questions - 4 mins
Learn more about the leader of the slave rebellion known as the Southampton Insurrection.
Average, 10 Qns, skylarb, Jul 27 20
Average
skylarb
Jul 27 20
313 plays
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  Slave Rebellions--When Freedom Was So Close great trivia quiz - 10 questions - 5 mins
Slave rebellions brought freedom so close, but slavery was a powerful system that made escape almost impossible. A few brave rebels still tried, and this quiz is about them, both those who succeeded or failed in helping themselves or others.
Average, 10 Qns, littlepup, Nov 19 16
Average
littlepup
250 plays
trivia question Quick Question
From 1837 to 1839, how many African slaves were taken from Africa to Cuba to be sold?

From Quiz "The Story of Amistad"




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  The 1850 Fugitive Slave Act great trivia quiz - 10 questions - 6 mins
The 1850 Fugitive Slave Act was supposed to be part of a compromise that brought the country together. Well, no. It helped tear the country further apart, and almost started a war by itself. What was so bad about it?
Average, 10 Qns, littlepup, Dec 04 16
Average
littlepup
245 plays
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  When Citizens Stood Up To Slave Catchers popular trivia quiz - 10 questions - 5 mins
Before 1865, slave catchers had the legal right to drag runaway slaves back from free states and re-enslave them. But sometimes, local citizens didn't let that happen. Here are two questions each on five different "rescues," out of so many that occurred.
Average, 10 Qns, littlepup, Nov 22 16
Average
littlepup
245 plays
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  The Story of Amistad great trivia quiz - 10 questions - 3 mins
This is the story of a group of African slaves who only wanted freedom.
Tough, 10 Qns, pennie1478, Nov 04 09
Tough
pennie1478 gold member
2132 plays
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  I Exist...Honest! popular trivia quiz - 10 questions - 5 mins
This quiz is based on Hank Trent's discovery of who wrote "Narrative of James Williams, an American Slave" (1838), as documented in the 2013 annotated edition, but you don't need to have read it. Lots of hints!
Average, 10 Qns, littlepup, Feb 06 15
Average
littlepup
295 plays
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  Sold South - 10 questions - 8 mins
Tens of thousands of Americans endured the enforced journey from the upper to the lower south, during the heyday of the interstate slave trade in the early 1800s. This quiz explores their experience.
Tough, 10 Qns, littlepup, Nov 02 14
Tough
littlepup
300 plays
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  The Fall of Captain Nathaniel Gordon great trivia quiz - 10 questions - 6 mins
Nobody bothered prosecuting slave ship captains - until a new president and a new district attorney took over.
Difficult, 10 Qns, CariM0952, Jun 27 07
Difficult
CariM0952 gold member
744 plays
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  Frederick Douglass great trivia quiz - 10 questions - 6 mins
How much do you know about America's greatest abolitionist and civil rights leader of the 19th century?
Very Difficult, 10 Qns, BigMoSTL, Jul 12 09
Very Difficult
BigMoSTL
1044 plays
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