1619 Project

New York Times Magazine claims that "the establishment of slavery in the British colonies was as formative to U.S. history as..."

• The signing of the US Constitution

• The creation of the Magna Carta

• The signing of the Declaration of Independence

• President Lincoln abolishing slavery

Surprisingly, what percentage of high school students don't know that slavery was the main cause of the Civil War?

• 92%

• 23%

• 74%

• 55%

According to the article, Who are "this nation's true Founding Fathers?"

• Native Americans

• Black Americans

• The Englishmen

• Our first five presidents

According to the article, the "new nation" (America) was considered more of a...

• Presidency

• Slave-ocracy

• Democracy

• Republic

How has New Tork Times Magazine continued to defend their story?

• They didn't; they changed their whole story.

• They stand by everything they originally said.

• They have made slight changes.

• They made massive changes to the article but still defend their story.

How long did it take for America to live up to its founding principle that "all men are created equal?"

• 400 years

• Since its founding in 1776

• Progress has been made but there is more work to do.

• 250 years