Africans in Colonial America

Which merchants were responsible for bringing slaves directly from Africa to North America?

• Spanish merchants

• English merchants

• Dutch merchants

• Portuguese merchants

What was the impact of wars and banditry on the enslavement of Africans in Africa?

• It had no impact on the enslavement of Africans

• It only affected certain regions of Africa

• It led to an increase in the number of enslaved Africans

• It decreased the number of enslaved Africans

Which merchants were involved in the slave trade in the 1500s?

• English and Dutch merchants

• Portuguese and Spanish merchants

• English and Portuguese merchants

• Dutch and Spanish merchants

How did the Portuguese obtain slaves in Africa?

• By signing agreements with African rulers

• By purchasing them from African merchants

• By capturing them in wars between African states

• By raiding the coast and capturing Africans

When did the Dutch and English begin buying slaves in Africa for their colonies in America?

• In the 1700s

• In the 1500s

• In the 1630s

• In the 1660s

Who pioneered the transatlantic slave trade in the mid-1500s?

• Portuguese merchants

• Spanish merchants

• English merchants

• Dutch merchants

When did the direct slave trade to North America begin to develop?

• In the 1750s

• In the 1700s

• In the 1660s

• In the 1630s

What was the belief about the condition of slavery in the beginning?

• It was life-long and inheritable

• It was temporary and could be released after a period of years

• It was only for non-Christians

• It was only for certain crimes

Where did most of the enslaved people brought to America come from after the 1660s?

• South Africa

• East Africa

• Central Africa

• West Africa

What does the term 'inheritable' mean in this context?

• One can inherit slaves from their family members

• One can inherit land from their family members

• One is born a slave if their parents were slaves

• One can inherit wealth from their family members