The 1619 Project: A New Origin Story - Chapter 6 Quiz

What was the main focus of Chapter 6, 'Capitalism,' in 'The 1619 Project: A New Origin Story'?

Question Answer Choices The impact of industrialization on Native American communities. The development of the American legal system in the 19th century. The influence of Black culture on American music and arts. The role (and the failures) of capitalism in the Black American experience.

What event set off the Panic of 1837?

Question Answer Choices The abolition of slavery The Civil War The signing of the Emancipation Proclamation The collapse of the market from overproduction

What was the focus of the poem 'Fort Mose' by Tyehimba Jess?

Question Answer Choices The architectural design of Fort Mose The role of Fort Mose in the Civil War The economic impact of Fort Mose The Black people who flocked to Fort Mose in pursuit of freedom

What event is referenced in the epigraph of 'Fort Mose' by Tyehimba Jess?

Question Answer Choices The end of the American Revolution The signing of the Emancipation Proclamation The attack on a fort of free Black people and fugitives in Florida The start of the Civil War

What legal classification did the Founders ensure for enslaved people under the law?

Question Answer Choices Laborers Citizens Servants Property

What Supreme Court decision upheld the classification of enslaved people as property?

Question Answer Choices Marbury v. Madison Plessy v. Ferguson Dred Scott decision Brown v. Board of Education

What historical event inspired Denmark Vesey's planned uprising, as referenced in 'Before His Execution' by Tim Siebles?

Question Answer Choices The American Revolution The French Revolution The Civil War The Haitian Revolution

What principle from the plantation boom continues to inhibit American well-being under capitalism today?

Question Answer Choices Unionization Diversification Regulation Optimization

What was used as collateral for debt during the plantation boom?

Question Answer Choices Machinery Cotton Land Enslaved people

Which American workforce organizations typically withheld membership from Black workers?

Question Answer Choices Trade unions Religious groups Political parties School boards