Gullah Check for Understanding

Why were West Africans brought to the Sea Islands?

• To mine for gold

• To build houses

• To trade with the locals

• To work on the plantations, mostly growing rice.

What did the slaves develop to communicate with each other?

• A new language

• A new type of food

• A new form of music

• A new religion

What did the women of the Sea Islands make from sweet grass and pine needles?

• Quilts

• Baskets

• Iron work

• Pottery

What is a wonderful mix of cultures in the Gullah community?

• Sports, literature, science, and history

• Clothing, technology, art, and dance

• Politics, economics, geography, and education

• Food, architecture, music, religion, and language

Because of their isolation on the Sea Islands, the Gullah people

• Were able to escape the horrors of slavery.

• Did not have any interactions with plantation owners.

• Were able to preserve their rich African Heritage better than other groups of enslaved people in the South.

• Were not able to preserve their rich African heritage better than other groups of enslaved people in the South.

Gullah has come to be an accepted name of the islanders from .....?

• New York

• South Carolina

• Georgia

• Puerto Rico