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The First Africans in Virginia

Authored by Matthew Wellner

History

7th Grade

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The First Africans in Virginia
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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

When did the first Africans arrive in Virginia?

1607

1619

1622

1650

2.

MULTIPLE SELECT QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Who bought the first group of Africans in Virginia?

Governor George Yeardley

Cape Merchant Abraham Piersey

John Rolfe

William Tucker

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Where did the first Africans come from?

Angola

Nigeria

Ghana

South Africa

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Who intercepted the Portuguese slave ship carrying the Angolans?

Spanish privateer ships

Dutch privateer ships

English privateer ships

French privateer ships

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What is the significance of 1619 in the history of slavery in the British Colonies?

It marked the beginning of slavery in the British Colonies

It marked the arrival of the first enslaved Africans in British Colonies

It marked the end of slavery in British Colonies

It marked the signing of the Emancipation Proclamation

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Law's that allowed life-long slavery didn't become commonplace until the late 1600s. The "slaves" brought to Virginia were brought as...

Carpetbaggers

Indentured Servants

Slaves

Filibusters

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

True or False: Indentured servants were life-long slaves.

True

False

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