Study GuideSlavery Test

A key difference between indentured servitude and slavery was that

• indentured servitude was not a permanent condition.
• slavery was used as a form of punishment.
• slaves could reach out to loved ones.
• indentured servants carried the reputation that they had once been servants.

Which of the following was a characteristic of American slavery?

• Slavery was a punishment for owing debts or committing a crime.
• Former slaves could rise in social status.
• Slavery was used to make a profit.
• Slavery was not based on race.

Which leg of the triangular trade was known as the Middle Passage?

• New England to Africa
• Africa to the West Indies
• The West Indies to New England

Slaves could buy their freedom and have political equality.

• True
• False

The demand for slaves in the colonies depended on the type of geography and climate in the region.

• True
• False

Which of the following was not a reason why Europeans preferred Africans as slaves?

• They were a cheap source of labor.
• They were immune to European diseases.
• They were multilingual (spoke more than one language).
• They did not have family to help them escape.

Which region had the largest amount of slaves?

• New England
• Middle
• Southern

Which of the following best describes chattel slavery?

• Slavery in which a person voluntarily sold their labor.
• Slavery in which people are treated as property with no legal rights.
• Slavery as a form of punishment.
• Slavery in which the primary work force is made up of Native Americans.

Which is a true statement of slavery?

• Europeans invented the institution of slavery.
• The first known incident of slavery was in the U.S.
• All slaves have been Africans.
• African slavery began in Africa.

Most free African Americans lived in the

• New England Colonies.
• Middle Colonies.
• Southern Colonies.