History Grade 7 Term 4 Revision Quiz

What is the meaning of slavery?

• When someone is sold, bought and owned by another person

• Slavery is the practice of sharing resources equally among people.
• Slavery refers to a type of government system.
• Slavery is a form of voluntary labor with contracts.

What is an example of a job that slaves had to do on farms?

• Watering plants

• Working in gardens

• All the options

• Looking after livestock

What religion did the Dutch bring to the Cape, and what religion did the slaves bring to the Cape?

• The Dutch brought Judaism; the slaves brought Christianity.
• The Dutch brought Buddhism; the slaves brought Hinduism.
• The Dutch brought Christianity; the slaves brought Islam.

• The Dutch brought Islam; the slaves brought Zoroastrianism.

Who came to the Cape and abolished slavery?

• The British
• The Dutch
• The French
• The Portuguese

In what year was slavery abolished in the Cape?

• 1820

• 1850
• 1795
• 1836

What is the meaning of the term "abolish slavery"?

• To support the continuation of slavery.
• To ignore the existence of slavery.
• To put an end to the selling and buying of people.

• To promote the practice of slavery.

How did the abolishment of slavery negatively affect the Dutch?

• It led to an increase in agricultural production in the colonies.
• They had no workers to tend to their farms, so they made little profit.

• It improved the living conditions for the former slaves.
• It resulted in an increased need for labor in the Dutch economy.

Who arrived first in the Cape, the Dutch or the British?

• British

• Dutch

What mode of transport did the Dutch use to travel to the Cape?

(a)  

What were the Dutch/Trekboers/Voortrekkers also known as?

• Boers

• Free Burghers

• Afrikaners