Quiz on the Boston Evening Transcript

What year did the Boston Evening Transcript run a letter arguing about the political fitness of blacks?

• 1865

• 1873

• 1880

• 1890

What was the stance of the Boston Evening Transcript regarding blacks and political duties?

• Blacks were fit for political duties

• Blacks were unfit for political duties

• Blacks should lead political movements

• Blacks should avoid politics entirely

What did the letter suggest blacks needed a period of?

• Celebration and joy

• Probation and instruction

• Rest and relaxation

• Travel and exploration

What did the letter claim blacks had forgotten?

• Their cultural heritage

• The method of gaining honorable subsistence

• The importance of education

• The value of community

What was the source of the document?

• New York Times

• Harper's Weekly

• Boston Evening Transcript

• The Death of Reconstruction

Who is the author of the source document?

• Heather Cox Richardson

• Frederick Douglass

• Harriet Beecher Stowe

• W.E.B. Du Bois

What is the title of the source document?

• The Rise of Reconstruction

• The Death of Reconstruction

• The Reconstruction Era

• The End of Slavery

What is the publication year of the source document?

• 1995

• 2001

• 2010

• 2015

What does the document suggest blacks learned during the period mentioned?

• The true method of gaining honorable subsistence

• Advanced political strategies

• New agricultural techniques

• Modern industrial skills

What is the source of the image in the document?

• The cover of Harper's Weekly

• The New York Times

• The Boston Globe

• The Washington Post