Which of the following are reasons why plantations owners began using enslaved Africans as a labor force? Choose THREE (3) correct answers.

• many native laborers died from European diseases

• plantation owners required a large number of laborers

• Native American workers became too expensive to employ

• plantation owners believed African laborers were less likely to revolt

• Africans had already developed immunity to European diseases

What was one way Africans tried to resist their enslavement?

• slave trade

• Stono Rebellion

• Middle Passage

• African Diaspora

What was the result of the Stono Rebellion?

• slaves receiving more rights

• few injuries and little loss of life

• the end of slavery in the Americas

• slave owners making stricter slave codes

Which of the following correctly describes the slave culture in the Americas?

• since they were broken apart so much, families were an unimportant part of slave culture

• slaves viewed religion as a refuge, which gave them a sense of self-worth and hope for salvation

• slaves shared common cultural backgrounds and languages that they brought with them to the Americas

• since they had little free time, slaves had no opportunity to express themselves through art, dance, and music

Which of the following would apply to slaves working in the fields?

• could sell their services to other people

• had to serve the planter's family 24 hours a day

• allowed to keep a portion of money earned

• worked on the same task at the same time as everyone else

• often had better food, clothing, and shelter

Which of the following would apply to slaves working in the planter's home?

• could sell their services to other people

• had to serve the planter's family 24 hours a day

• allowed to keep a portion of money earned

• could earn enough money to buy their freedom

• often had better food, clothing, and shelter

Which of the following would apply to slaves working at skilled jobs?

• could sell their services to other people

• had to serve the planter's family 24 hours a day

• allowed to keep a portion of money earned

• could earn enough money to buy their freedom

• worked on the same task at the same time as everyone else

Which THREE (3) of these conditions correctly describe life under slavery?

• laws prohibited the education of slaves

• most slaveholders avoiding using punishment

• some slaveholders allowed slaves to keep gardens

• slaves lived in fear of their families being separated

• houses for slaves were large with many new furnishings

How did the development of a common culture benefit enslaved African Americans?

• it gave slaves a method to learn to read and write

• it helped slaves accept that freedom was impossible

• it taught slaves how to be more efficient with their work

• it provided slaves an escape from the hardship of daily life

Which of the following correctly describes how African Americans participated in the abolition movement?

• many former slaves wrote narratives that exposed the cruelties that slaves faced

• many former slaves started a movement to establish colonies of freed slaves in Africa

• some African Americans founded the American Anti-Slavery Society to fight for immediate racial equality

• some African Americans convinced Congress to pass a gag rule forbidding discussion of antislavery petitions