Slavery and Servitude in the Colonies

An indentured servant is....

• A person who agreed to work for a specified period of time in exchange for passage from Europe to the colonies.

• A person who grows just enough food for his or her family needs.

• A Person forcibly transferred to the colonies and sold to wealthy colonists.

• A colonial assistant of dental procedures

Indentured servants agreed to work for a specific period of time in exchange for:

(Mark all that apply)

• Passage from Europe to the English colonies

• Food

• Clothing

• Shelter

• Slaves

Indentured servitude usually lasted between ________.

• 1-2 years

• 4-7years

• 3-5 years

• 7-15 years

True or False: The contract for indentured servitude promised tools, seed, and sometimes even land.

• True

• False

As late as 1671, white indentured servants outnumbered African slaves in Virginia _________.

• 2 to 1

• 3 to 1

• 5 to 1

• Trick question. They did not outnumber them.

Which three factors helped convince planters to acquire slaves over white indentured servants?

• England became increasingly involved in the slave trade- Easier to acquire slaves

• Slaves appeared to be in better spirits than servants, and more eager to labor

• Supply of white indentured servants started to decline (due to economic conditions improving in England)

• Wealthy planters feared a growing population of bitter ex-servants would increase the likelihood of uprisings (like Bacon’s Rebellion)

To meet growing demands for slave labor England set up the ___________ in 1692.

• Royal African Company

• Royal British Company

• Titanic Cruise Company

• English Colony Company

Colonial merchants also entered the business of transporting slaves to the colonies.

These merchants traveled to the coast of ______ Africa.

• North

• West

• South

• East

The terrible journey slave ships took across the Atlantic “___________.”

• Atlantic passage

• western voyage

• middle passage

• colonial voyage

Which of the following occurred during transportation of African slaves to the colonies?

• Slaves were packed into the holds like cargo

• Slaves were chained together

• Slaves suffered through intense heat

• Slaves suffered with illness, and rough seas

• Slaves were sometimes forced to dance