To Be a Slave Review Prologue & CHs. 1-4

Reasons why Indians did not work out for the colonists as slaves?

• they were too close in skin color

• they were too susceptible to disease

• they were hard of hearing

• language barrier

Reason why whites didn't work out for colonists as slaves?

• same color skin, so they could escape

• too succeptible to diseases

• insubordinate

• not enough of a supply

Why did the colonists turn to blacks as a means of manual labor?

• their skin color

• large supply

• couldn't run away without being detected

• all the above

One way slave trading was carried out?

• hid and jumped out on unsuspecting people

• baited them with rare and precious goods

• captured by neighboring tribes and sold

• all the above

How were the slaves were held in the slave galley of the ships?

• laying face down, stacked on top of one another.

• standing room only

• women were free to move about, men were chained together

• everyone was crammed under deck, no rhyme or reason

According to the Prologue, how was slavery in the United States different from slavery in other countries?

• they were treated more fairly

• they were used only for the most menial tasks

• their identity and culture was stripped away

• they were left to manage themselves

What was one reason slaves were considered "brutish" or "not very intelligent"

• Learning and speaking English was difficult, due to the intonation of their native tongue

• they wanted to appear "simple" to get out of more grueling work.

• Because of their outward appearance (broad noses, and dark skin).

• A & B

• All of the Above

Did any slaves actually prefer to exist under slavery?

• Yes

• No

• Yes, but it was rare

Describe what it means to be thrown 'in a buck.'

• hog tied

• hung from a stick by your hands and feet

• hands and feet tied behind your back

• squatted down, hands and feet bound, with a stick going through the middle

Stealing another man's cattle was an example of:

• How people used to trade slaves "under the radar"

• slaves doing something not in their "job description"

• something slaves would do to make money "under the table"

• illegal actions of Native Americans