Slavery Review

What is hard history?

Check all that apply.

• history that goes against the history and values of people

• history that is central to a nation’s history and often connects with present problems

• history that involves violence

• history that may change understanding of historical events

What was the cause of the Civil War?

• constitutional issues

• states rights

• slavery

• Northern aggression

What is ethnocentrism?

• belief in the inherent superiority of one's own ethnic group or culture

• identification with one's own nation and support for its interests

• preconceived opinion that is not based on reason

• hostility toward people on the basis of their ethnic group

When and why did slavery begin?

• it began in Colonial times; it started because labor was too expensive

• it began after the Revolutionary War; it started as a punishment for Africans who fought for Britain in the War

• it began in ancient times; it started because farmers wanted someone else to do the hard labor

• it began in the 1950s; it started as a way to punish Africans who fought against colonialism

What was the contradiction of the Patriots seeking independence from Great Britain?

• they were fighting for independence while they were oppressing slaves

• they were oppressing the British as much as they were accusing the British of oppressing them

• they wanted liberty from Great Britain and also wanted their slaves liberated

• they would not have existed if it were not for Great Britain, and now they wanted to be rid of them

Did slaves fight in the Revolutionary War?

• Yes

• No

How did the founding fathers address slavery in the Constitution?

• they decided to allow slavery in the South

• they did not approve it or condemn it

• they approved it

• they condemned it

What was the Middle Passage?

• a section of the Underground Railroad between North Carolina and Virginia

• the time period between the Middle Ages and the Renaissance

• the triangular trade route

• the stage of the triangular trade route where Africans were forcibly transported to the New World

Why were male African slaves shackled when transported across the ocean?

• to prevent a mutiny

• to torture the slaves

• to keep them away from the other slaves

• to keep them safe

What percentage of slaves died during the Middle Passage?

• 30%

• 23%

• 20%

• 13%