Slave Trade

_{What was the name of the ship where the slaves overtook the owners and later appeared before the United States Supreme Court?}

• USS Minnow
• Titantic
• Amistad
• Sea Breeze

Approximately how many slaves died during the Middle Passage years?

• 180,000
• 18,000
• 1,800
• 1,800,000

The majority of slaves that were brought to the American colonies were brought to...

• Work on plantations
• Work on the railroad
• Work building houses
• Work building ships

What was the ruling of the United States Supreme Court for those slaves who had taken over their ship?

• They were declared free and were able to go back to africa
• They were sent to Cuba and were put back on another slave ship
• They were jailed and all died in prison
• They all stayed in the United States as free people

How did slavery begin in Africa?

• People were promised a better life (lied to) and they signed up
• The kings sold them to the Europeans
• They were captured by Americans from Texas 
• They volunteered to go to save their other family members

Ben Franklin told those opposed to removing the anti-slave paragraph, that the "greater good" must be served.  What was the greater good he spoke of?

• Less taxes
• Independence
• Seats in Parliment
• British Troops out of the colonies

Who wrote the section in the Declaration of Independence that called out the King for his approval of slavery?

• Ben Franklin
• George Washington
• John Adams
• Thomas Jefferson

Where was the delegate from who refused to sign if the anti-slavery passage was left in the Declaration of Independence?

• Virginia
• Mississippi
• North Carolina
• South Carolina

Which phrase accurately describes the conditions aboard the slave ship?

• Luxurious 
• Accommodating
• Spacious 
• Dark and Claustrophobic 

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The part of the slave’s journey aboard the ship between Africa and the American colonies was known as the _________________  _________________

• Triangular Trade Route
• Middle Passage
• Northwest Passage
• Bermuda Triangle