VUS 2a-3e practice quiz

Which region were most enslaved Africans taken from during the Transatlantic Slave Trade?

• North Africa

• West Africa

• East Africa

• Central Africa

The arrival of the first recorded Africans in British North America occurred in 1619 at which location?

• Savannah, Georgia

• Fort Monroe, Virginia

• Charleston, South Carolina

• Plymouth Massachusetts

Which West African kingdom were the first Africans in Virginia taken from?

• Ndongo

• Ghana

• Mali

• Benin

What was the Middle Passage?

• A. A trade route used to transport raw goods from America to Europe

• B. The leg of the Transatlantic Slave Trade where enslaved Africans were shipped to the Americas

• C. A migration path taken by English settlers

• D. A land route taken by early colonists

Which type of slavery treated humans as property to be bought, sold, and inherited permanently?

• Indentured servitude

• Chattel slavery

• Domestic servitude

• Tribal Captivity

How did enslaved Africans resist slavery on a daily basis?

• Writing political pamphlets

• Forming colonies in the North

• Petitioning Parliament directly

• Work slowdowns, escaping, and maintaining culture

Which crop grown in the American South was cultivated because of African agricultural knowledge?

• Rice

• Wheat

• Cotton

• Tobacco

The Transatlantic Slave Trade primarily transported enslaved Africans to which areas?

• Asia and the Middle East

• Caribbean and South American plantations

• Russia and Eastern Europe

• Eastern Canada

Which of the following best describes indentured servants?

• Workers under contract for a limited period

• People bought and sold as property

• Farmers owning large plantations

• Native Americans who were enslaved

By the 1660s, what major change had occurred in the Virginia colony?

• Slavery was abolished

• Racial-based chattel slavery was established in law

• Slavery was replaced with free labor

• Religious freedom was granted to all enslaved persons