African American History Unit 2 Lesson 2

African American History Unit 2 Lesson 2

Life as a Slave

Multiple Choice

Is the following statement True or False?

During the early years of the Nation the North began to support the abolition of slavery.

• True

• False

Multiple Choice

True or False: Sometimes slaves were able to purchase their freedom?

• True

• False

Multiple Choice

Which of the following was not a cause for continued support of slavery in the United States?

• Cotton crops

• Louisiana Purchase

• the Enlightenment

• Racism

Multiple Choice

What was the purpose of the MO. Compromise?

• To abolish slavery in the South

• To expand slavery to the North West

• To maintain a balance between free and slave states

• To make sure free states had greater representation

Multiple Choice

True or False: The invention of the cotton gin caused in increase in the demand for slave labor.

• Ture

• False

Multiple Choice

True or False: agricultural labor was the only type of slave labor that existed in the United States.

• True

• False

Multiple Choice

True or False: If slaves had children, they were allowed to keep them for life.

• Ture

• False

Open Ended

Exit Ticket: Briefly explain the ways in which slaves attempted to make life more tolerable . ( use the information on the last slide.)