Slave Trade Test 2

What is a slave?

• A person who is considered the property of another

• Someone who works for you

• A paid labourer

• A forced labourer

When did Columbus land on the Americas?

• 1495

• 1492

• 1592

• 1864

True or false: there was biblical justification for owning slaves.

• True

• False

What was traded for slaves on the West Coast of Africa?

• Coffee

• Mirrors

• Steel, gold and ivory

• Manufactured goods from Europe

How were slaves sold in the American slave markets?

• Auction

• Cash

• Exchanged for goods

• Exchanged for raw materials

How were slaves captured in Africa?

• European slave raids

• Bred

• African wars and slave raids

• Gave themselves up

Why were slaves branded?

• So if they ran away they could be identified

• To hurt them

• To make them suffer

• To check if they were strong

Besides a brand, what else did slaves recieve from their new masters?

• A Christian name

• A whipping

• Food and a place to stay

• A job

Which abolitionist published a poster of the slave ship Brookes raising awareness of the horrors of the trade?

• Thomas Clarkson

• Granville Sharp

• William Wilburforce

• Olaudah Equiano

Why were slaves needed on plantations?

• To cut labour costs

• To produce more

• Lots of work needed lots of hands

• To pick cotton