Ending Slavery in the Bahamas - Mini Quiz

When was the slave trade first abolished in the Bahamas?

• 1807

• 1810

• 1850

• 1903

When were slaves FULLY emancipated in the Bahamas?

• 1853

• 1833

• 2021

• 1865

Which of the following means emancipation?

• To enslave

• To set free

• To train

What caused the plantation owners to feel like the slaves were less valuable and necessary?

• They were not good workers

• The cotton plantations were failing

• They were sick

What caused the failure of the cotton plantations?

• Chenille and red bugs

• Lice and locust

• Grasshoppers and snails

Slaves were able to buy their own freedom through a process called _______________.

• apprenticeship

• emancipation

• manumission

The process of being trained by plantation owners to learn new skills was called: ______________________

• manumission

• apprenticeship

• job training

How were the plantation owners compensated for losing their slaves?

• They were given money

• They were given stocks

• They were given a loan

• They were given the slaves back

Slaves were given a fair advantage and repaid for all their hard work when they were released. True or False?

• True

• False

Most of the freed Africans were trained by their previous masters in the apprenticeship program.

• True

• False