Lesson 8 Slavery in the Americas

Which of the following was true of most West Africans in the 1500s?

• They spoke the same language.

• They were long-distance traders.

• They were captured and enslaved.

• They valued family and ancestors.

What was an overseer's main job?

• to evaluate the price of people who were being sold

• to supervise the work of people who were enslaved

• to teach people who were enslaved to use tools

• to help people escape slavery and go to the North

What did the Europeans offer to trade to the people of West Africa?

• guns

• overseers

• lumber

• all of the above

When Africans who had been captured and enslaved arrived in the American colonies, they were first

• reunited with their family members

• sold at scrambles or auctions

• given a full medical examination

• taught English so they could follow orders

What is the exchange of goods and enslaved people between Europe, the Americas, and West Africa?

• triangular trade

• overseer

• Middle Passage

• auction

What choice did West Africans make about enslaving and trading people?

• West African refused to take part in this trade.

• West Africans tried to find enslaved people outside their nations.

• West Africans traded people who were already enslaved.

• All of the above

On ships in the Middle Passage, people who were enslaved

• had a lot of living space

• were able to move freely

• developed many serious illnesses

• revolted successfully frequently

Where were most people enslaved in the West Indies and British North America forced to work?

• gold and silver mines

• household kitchens

• grain and textile mills

• sugar and tobacco plantations

How did people resist enslavement?

• They broke tools.

• They pretended not to understand English.

• They claimed to be too sick or hurt.

• All of the above

What type of work might a person who was enslaved be forced to do?

• field work

• cooking

• carpentry

• All of the above