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Slavery in the Colonies

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Slavery in the Colonies
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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 9 pts

Why was slavery introduced in North America?

More workers were needed as the colonies grew.
More colonists wanted to replace indentured servants
Indentured servants were increasing in the colonies.
Slave traders needed another market for enslaved Africans.

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 9 pts

Most enslaved Africans ________ while being transported on the Middle Passage.

traded
worked
revolted
suffered

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 9 pts

Which word describes the life experience of enslaved Africans in the British colonies of North America?

fortuitous
mediocore
unbearable
exciting

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • Ungraded

Why did slave rebellions occur in some colonial regions and not in others?

Slavery was practiced equally throughout the colonies.
Slavery was an institution in the South unlike in the North.
The slave population in the South was larger than in the North.
The slave population in the South was more eager to end slavery.

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 9 pts

Which of the following was the first step in the slave trade?

Africans were bought by European traders
Africans were captured in Africa
Africans suffered through the Middle Passage
Africans were sold at auction

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 9 pts

How did slaveholders try to prevent unity among enslaved Africans?

kept slave quarters far apart from each other
separated families by selling one or more family members
encouraged disagreements among enslaved Africans
stopped enslaved Africans from becoming friends

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 9 pts

What colony passed the first law to allow slavery?

Massachusetts
New York
Virginia
South Carolina

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