WTP: Unit 2-10 Review

What was the condition like aboard the ships that brought Africans to the colonies?

• Comfortable and safe

• Overcrowded and unsanitary

• Luxurious with many amenities

• Spacious with plenty of food

How were slaves treated once they arrived in the American colonies?

• As indentured servants

• As property that could be owned, bought, and sold

• As free citizens with rights

• As temporary workers

What was the approximate number of slaves in the colonies at the time the Declaration of Independence was signed?

• About a quarter million

• About half a million

• About one million

• About two million

Which region of the United States had the majority of slaves during the time of the Founders?

• The Northern states

• The Southern states

• The Western territories

• The Eastern seaboard

What did the term "abolish" mean in the context of the debates among the Framers about slavery?

• To regulate

• To tax

• To put an end to something

• To temporarily suspend

What was one of the main issues the Framers had to resolve regarding slavery?

• Whether to allow the slave trade

• How to improve the conditions on slave ships

• Whether to grant slaves voting rights

• How to distribute slaves among the states

What was the main reason the Southern states agreed to be part of the new government according to the compromises made by the Framers?

• To gain more political power

• To ensure the continuation of slavery

• To receive financial aid from the Northern states

• To form a separate nation

What was the three-fifths clause?

• A clause that allowed every state to count three-fifths of their population for representation

• A clause that allowed Southern states to count three-fifths of their slaves for representation in Congress

• A clause that required Southern states to pay three-fifths of the nation's taxes

• A clause that freed three-fifths of the enslaved population

Which event led to the end of slavery in the United States?

• The signing of the Constitution

• The Civil War

• The three-fifths clause

• The establishment of the new government

What did the 13th Amendment do?

• It gave former slaves the right of citizens

• It ended the unfair treatment of newly freed slaves

• It freed people from slavery

• It allowed slaves to vote