Slavery in the Colonies

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.

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

• traded
• worked
• revolted
• suffered

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

• fortuitous
• mediocore
• unbearable
• exciting

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.

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

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

What colony passed the first law to allow slavery?

• Massachusetts
• New York
• Virginia
• South Carolina

Why did enslaved Africans fight back against slavery by learning to read and write?

• They wanted to communicate with loved ones on other plantations.
• They used their knowledge to encourage others to go against the rules.
• They wanted to keep their masters from trading them on the auction block.
• They wanted to be aware of what was going on in the news.

What were two ways that an enslaved person might become free?

• They might be allowed to buy their freedom
• After 7 years, they would become free
• An enslaver could choose to set them free
• By winning a competition
• By playing music

Which conclusion can you draw about enslaved Africans in the northern colonies?

• They attended school to learn how to read and write.
• They worked mainly on plantations to cultivate cash crops.
• They performed a variety of jobs in the city or in the country.
• They outnumbered enslaved Africans in the southern colonies.