Lesson 3 - Slavery in the Colonies

2. What year did the Dutch bring enslaved Africans to Jamestown, Virginia?

• A. 1601
• B. 1619
• C. 1650
• D. 1705

2. Which of the following was the first step in the slave trade?

• A. Africans suffered through the Middle Passage.
• B. Africans were sold in auctions.
• C. Africans were bought by European traders.
• D. Africans were captured in Africa.

2. What was the terrifying journey Africans had to endure to the Americas called?

• A. The Atlantic Voyage
• B. The Western Passage
• C. The Middle Passage
• D. The Transatlantic Crossing

3. Why did the colonies need enslaved workers?

• A. To build homes
• B. To grow crops
• C. To trade goods
• D. To establish schools

4. What colony passed the first law to allow slavery?

• A. South Carolina
• B. Massachusetts
• C. Georgia
• D. New York

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

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

6. How was slavery different in the North compared to the South?

• A. Northern farmers required more enslaved Africans.
• B. Northern farmers did not require enslaved Africans.
• C. Southern plantations required more enslaved Africans.
• D. Slavery was abolished in the North.

7. Most enslaved Africans ________ on the Middle Passage.

• A. traded
• B. worked
• C. revolted
• D. suffered

8. Where were enslaved Africans found in the colonies?

• A. Only in the northern colonies
• B. Only in the southern colonies
• C. Both in the northern and southern colonies
• D. Nowhere in the colonies

9. How did some enslaved Africans fight back against slavery?

• A. By building their own schools
• B. By destroying property and stealing food
• C. By working harder
• D. By migrating to other colonies