Colonial America and Slavery

What were the colonies producing that was in high demand in Europe?

• Manufactured goods

• Raw materials

• Finished products

• Processed foods

Who were indentured servants?

• Wealthy landowners

• Temporary slaves from Europe

• Native American workers

• African traders

What system replaced indentured servitude in the colonies?

• Feudalism

• Chattel slavery

• Wage labor

• Serfdom

What shape did the Atlantic Slave Trade route follow?

• Circle

• Square

• Triangle

• Rectangle

What was the Middle Passage?

• A route for trading spices

• A leg of the journey carrying enslaved people

• A path for European settlers

• A road for transporting goods

How many people were forced on the Middle Passage journey between the 1600s to the 1800s?

• 1-2 million

• 5-6 million

• 10-12 million

• 15-20 million

What did the Southern Colonies' economy depend on the most?

• Fishing

• Slavery

• Mining

• Manufacturing

What were slave codes?

• Laws to protect enslaved people

• Rules for trading goods

• Laws to protect economic systems

• Guidelines for farming

What was a common role for enslaved people in the New England and Middle Colonies?

• Plantation workers

• Factory workers

• Servants in homes or small businesses

• Shipbuilders

What did some northern colonial governments begin to do over time regarding slavery?

• Expand it

• Abolish it

• Ignore it

• Promote it