Slavery in America

In what year was the first British colony started in Jamestown, Virginia?

• 1492

• 1619

• 1607

• 1615

Which three groups of people became rich as a result of slavery?

(a)  

Many (a)   had 100 or more slaves.

What are two ways Africans died on their way from Africa to America?

• starvation and disease

• cramped living quarters and lack of food

• dehydration and smallpox

• diseases and drowning

Where did the leaders of the states go to write the Constitution?

• Jamestown, Virginia

• Philadelphia, PA

• Boston, MA

When did the slave trade from Africa end?

• 1800

• 1819

• 1778

• 1808

What did slave owners do to slaves who tried to run away?

(a)  

What was an abolitionist?

• a person who had to work for a master for a number of years

• another name for a slave trader

• a person who worked to end slavery

• a person who treated someone unfairly based on their race