Unit 2 Ch 2 "Institution of Slavery

to gain possession of

• inhumane

• cargo

• chattel slavery

• procure

cruel, lacking mercy

• chattel slavery

• inhumane

• cargo

• procure

private ownership of people

• tropical latitudes

• inhumane

• chattel slavery

• cargo

areas around the equator that remain warm all year

• inhumane

• tropical latitudes

• cargo

• chattel slavery

goods transported by ship, plane, or truck

• cargo

• procure

• tropical latitudes

• inhumane

Where were the greatest number of enslaved persons sent?

• South America

• North America

• Europe

• Africa

Why did the Southern colonies have the highest number of slaves?

• To work on small family farms

• To work on large plantations

• Because they opposed slavery

• Because they grew wealthy from slave trade

How did enslaved workers resist slavery? Select all correct answers.

• They broke tools.

• They purchased their own freedom.

• They attempted to run away.

• They learned to read and write.

• They organized rebellions

Who were the first Europeans involved in the Atlantic slave trade?

• Dutch

• English

• Portuguese

• Spanish

Why was the demand for slaves lowers in New England than in the Southern Colonies?

• Quakers opposed slavery.

• The slave trade did not reach New England.

• Slavery had been outlawed.

• Growing conditions were poor.