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WorksheetsSlave Trade
Total questions: 12
Worksheet time: 7mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
What was the name of the ship where the slaves overtook the owners and later appeared before the United States Supreme Court?
a)
USS Minnow
b)
Titantic
c)
Amistad
d)
Sea Breeze
2.
Approximately how many slaves died during the Middle Passage years?
a)
180,000
b)
18,000
c)
1,800
d)
1,800,000
3.
The majority of slaves that were brought to the American colonies were brought to...
a)
Work on plantations
b)
Work on the railroad
c)
Work building houses
d)
Work building ships
4.
What was the ruling of the United States Supreme Court for those slaves who had taken over their ship?
a)
They were declared free and were able to go back to africa
b)
They were sent to Cuba and were put back on another slave ship
c)
They were jailed and all died in prison
d)
They all stayed in the United States as free people
5.
How did slavery begin in Africa?
a)
People were promised a better life (lied to) and they signed up
b)
The kings sold them to the Europeans
c)
They were captured by Americans from Texas
d)
They volunteered to go to save their other family members
6.
Ben Franklin told those opposed to removing the anti-slave paragraph, that the "greater good" must be served. What was the greater good he spoke of?
a)
Less taxes
b)
Independence
c)
Seats in Parliment
d)
British Troops out of the colonies
7.
Who wrote the section in the Declaration of Independence that called out the King for his approval of slavery?
a)
Ben Franklin
b)
George Washington
c)
John Adams
d)
Thomas Jefferson
8.
Where was the delegate from who refused to sign if the anti-slavery passage was left in the Declaration of Independence?
a)
Virginia
b)
Mississippi
c)
North Carolina
d)
South Carolina
9.
Which phrase accurately describes the conditions aboard the slave ship?
a)
Luxurious
b)
Accommodating
c)
Spacious
d)
Dark and Claustrophobic
10.
The part of the slave’s journey aboard the ship between Africa and the American colonies was known as the _________________ _________________
a)
Triangular Trade Route
b)
Middle Passage
c)
Northwest Passage
d)
Bermuda Triangle
11.
What was ironic about the man who wrote the anti-slavery paragraph for the Declaration of Independence?
a)
He owned more than 200 slaves
b)
He was an African American
c)
He had been a Captain on a slave ship
d)
He ran a business that bought and sold slaves
12.
BONUS: What finally ended Slavery in the United States?
a)
Declaration of Independence
b)
First draft of the United States Constitution
c)
Emancipation Proclamation
d)
Article of the Confederacy
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