Slavery

The practice of holding a person in bondage for labor (owning a person for work) is known as:

• Indentured Servitude

• Slavery

• Child Labor

• Human Rights Violations

TRUE or FALSE: At the start of the American Civil War there were about 4 million enslaved people and about 400,000 slaveholders living in the United States.

• True

• False

How long have people been enslaving each other?

• Since 1492

• Since the Greeks & Romans

• Since the beginning of history

• Since the 90s

How did most people who were enslaved end up in that situation?

• They were prisoners of war captured in battle

• They couldn't pay their bills/taxes and went into debt

• They committed a crime

• All of these were reasons that people ended up enslaved

What happened in the Americas that led to the large scale importation of enslaved labor from Africa?

• Native Americans attacked Jamestown

• The glaciers melted and ocean levels rose

• The Spanish introduced sugar to the Caribbean

• The Boston Massacre

Why were Europeans unsuccessful at enslaving Native Americans?

• European diseases killed many Native Americans

• These are all reasons why Europeans were unsuccessful enslaving Native Americans

• Native Americans knew the land, could escape, and blend in

• Native Americans had no experience with cash crop farming

Why did Europeans eventually turn to Africa for enslaved labor on their plantations?

• Many people in western Africa were skilled farmers

• Africans were largely immune to European diseases

• It was difficult for Africans to escape from plantations and blend in

• All of these are reasons why Europeans turned to Africa for enslaved labor

What is the name given to the pattern of trade routes that connected Europe, Africa, and the Americas?

• Silk Roads

• Triangular Trade

• Grand Trunk Road

• Via Maris

What was transported across the Middle Passage?

• Guns

• Rum

• Enslaved people

• Molasses

Which cash crop was first grown by slaves in Caribbean and South America?

• Tobacco

• Sugar

• Cotton

• Rice