Slavery in America Flocabulary

What year did the first 20 Africans arrive in Jamestown, Virginia?

• 1600

• 1619

• 1660

• 1700

What was the status of the first Africans who arrived in Jamestown?

• Free citizens

• Indentured servants

• Slaves

• Soldiers

Which king established the Royal African Company?

• King James I

• King Charles I

• King Charles II

• King George III

What was the main purpose of the Royal African Company?

• To establish new colonies

• To trade in gold

• To traffic in more slaves

• To promote religious freedom

What was the name given to the journey of slaves from Africa to the Americas?

• The Great Voyage

• The Long Journey

• The Middle Passage

• The Atlantic Crossing

Which of the following goods was NOT mentioned as being produced by slave labor?

• Sugar

• Cotton

• Tobacco

• Rice

Who invented the cotton gin in 1793?

• Thomas Jefferson

• Eli Whitney

• Benjamin Franklin

• George Washington

What was the main reason for the South's transition from tobacco to cotton production?

• The invention of the cotton gin

• The outlawing of international slave trade

• The decrease in demand for tobacco

• The increase in tobacco farming efficiency

What did the South's economy rely on after the transition to cotton production?

• Industrial machinery

• Slave labor

• International trade

• Technological innovations

In what year did Congress outlaw international slave trade?

• 1776

• 1793

• 1808

• 1865