History of Slavery in America Quiz

Where did the history of slavery in America begin?

• Europe

• North America

• Ancient Greece

• Mesopotamia

What was the triangular trade system?

• A trade route between North America, Europe, and Asia

• A trade route between North America, Africa, and Australia

• A trade route between South America, Africa, and Asia

• A trade route between Africa, the Americas, and Europe

What was the Middle Passage?

• A journey across the Atlantic Ocean

• A journey across the Pacific Ocean

• A journey across the Indian Ocean

• A journey across the Mediterranean Sea

What did the Emancipation Proclamation declare?

• All enslaved people in the Confederate states were now free

• All enslaved people in the Union states were now free

• All enslaved people in the world were now free

• All enslaved people in the United States were now free

What did the 13th amendment to the constitution do?

• Officially outlawed slavery in the United States

• Legalized slavery in the United States

• Expanded the practice of slavery in the United States

• Restricted the rights of African-Americans

What was the main reason for the expansion of slavery?

• Lack of available workers

• Need for industrial development

• Hereditary laws

• Abundance of free labor

What was the primary crop grown on plantations in the southern colonies?

• Corn

• Indigo

• Rice

• Wheat

What was the impact of the civil rights movement of the fifties and sixties?

• It made no impact

• It made huge strides toward writing injustices

• It led to the expansion of slavery

• It brought back the practice of segregation

What was the main reason for enslaving Africans in North America?

• To work in mining

• To work in agriculture

• To work as household servants

• To work in industries

What was the first stop for enslaved people during the Middle Passage?

• West Indies islands in the Caribbean

• South America

• North America

• Europe