The History of Slavery In America

What is slavery?

• A system that the US government rules that supports the African government

• A system of forced labor

• A system of labor that is agreed upon

• A system that leads to owning property

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When did slavery start in the United States?

• 1619

• 1492

• 1916

• 1167

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How many miles did slaves walk in order to get to the coast to get on European ships that waited to take them to America?

• 546

• 1000

• 600

• 100

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How long did it take to travel across the Atlantic?

• A year

• A few hours

• 4 - 8 weeks

• 1 day

What was the first colony to have slaves?

• Buffalo, New York

• Boston, Massachusetts

• Roanoke, Virginia

• Jamestown, Virginia

Who invited the cotton gin?

• Eli Whitney

• Winton Eli

• Whitney Eli

• Eli Anderson

What was so special about the cotton gin?

• It created more money for the north and less for the south

• It allowed the slaves to work less about it was so effective

• It cleaned cotton 5 times faster than by hand

• It banned slavery across the United States

What did Nat Turner do?

• He stole cotton gins and sold them for lots of money in Europe

• He supported slavery until he decided it was immoral

• He led a slave revolt again a plantation owner and his family

• He freed slaves and took them to the north

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