BP Slavery

What can you infer from the fact that the Ancient Greeks and Egyptians kept enslaved people?

• Slavery ended during the Roman Empire?

• Throughout history, enslaved people have traditionally come from Africa.

• Slavery has existed since the dawn of civilization.

Which happened FIRST?

• Africans are enslaved.

• The American Revolution occurs.

• American Indians are enslaved.

Which term best describes the Southern economy before the Civil War?

• High-tech (lots of technology)

• Agricultural (farm land)

• Industrial (lots of factories)

What was the main reason that slavery wasn't well-established in the North.

• Northerners believed slavery was morally wrong.

• Slavery had never been legal in the North.

• The North developed an industrial economy that didn't need slaves.

In the triangular trade, an enslaved African would most likely be traded for:

• clothing from Europe

• cotton from North America

• sugar cane from the West Indies

What was the Middle Passage?

• the journey from the slave market to the plantation

• the journey across the Atlantic Ocean

• the journey from one plantation to another

What caused the majority of African deaths on the Middle Passage?

• brutal conditions in cargo holds

• attempts to escape

• falling off the ship

In what way was 1808 a turning point in the history of slavery?

• Enslaved people gained minimal rights in U.S. courts.

• Slavery was banned that year in most Northern states.

• Enslaved people were no longer imported from Africa to the United States.

When was slavery finally abolished in the U.S.?

• When the Declaration of Independence was written

• When the South surrendered, ending the Civil War

• When the 13th Amendment to the Constitution was ratified.

If a plantation owner killed an enslaved laborer, the owner would

• face no legal punishment

• stand trial for murder

• have to pay the laborer's family