Slavery chapter 4 6th SS

Which group of people were the first to be enslaved by Europeans?

• Africans

• Indentured Servants

• Native Americans

• Puritans

What are the three things enslaving people helped North American settlers do?

• grow cash crops

• gain more land

• gained laborers who knew how to grow plants in the soil.

• gain more indentured servants

In the Age of Exploration, how did the Europeans view the indigenous people of Africa?

• inferior

• uncivilized

• not human

• superior

What led to the forced migration of many African people to the American colonies?

What are slave codes?

• made slavery hereditary

• laws designed to take away the rights of enslaved people

• In enhanced the rights for Africans.

• they legalized slavery

Decide which colonies match each description. 1. Most enslaved people worked in the cities and ports due to their being less good land for farming. (a)   ​

• New England
• Middle colonies
• southern

Decide which colonies match each description. 2. Most enslaved people labored on plantations and were forced to work under terrible conditions from sunrise to sunset. ​ (a)  

• Southern
• New England 
• Middle

Decide which colonies match each description. 3. Enslaved people worked in many different positions in this region, such as farming, domestic servanthood, and blacksmithing. ​ (a)  

• middle colonies
• New England
• Southern colonies

After running away, where did some enslaved African people find shelter and support?

What is the middle passage?