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WorksheetsColonization of Africa Quiz
Total questions: 14
Worksheet time: 7mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
Portugal was the first country to arrive in Africa and start slavery.
a)
True
b)
False
2.
Africans had some slaves even before the Europeans arrived.
a)
True
b)
False
3.
Atlantic slave trade was when African powers sold a large number of enslaved Africans to Europeans who then sent slaves to the Americas.
a)
True
b)
False
4.
The Atlantic slave trade was good for Africans.
a)
True
b)
False
5.
Imperialism is the control of weaker nations by stronger nations.
a)
True
b)
False
6.
Africans did not fight back against the Europeans because the Europeans had better guns like the repeating rifle, railroads and steamships.
a)
True
b)
False
7.
Even after slave trade ended, Europeans continued to take advantage (raid) Africa for cheap labor, natural resources, and to sell their manufactured goods.
a)
True
b)
False
8.
Creating boundaries or new territories in Africa created peace.
a)
True
b)
False
9.
Liberia and Ethiopia were also colonized.
a)
True
b)
False
10.
Europeans did not allow industrial development in Africa.
a)
True
b)
False
11.
Direct rule meant that European rulers lived in Africa and implemented their cultural values and styles. Africans had no self-rule.
a)
True
b)
False
12.
Indirect rule meant that Africans had some self-rule and Africans had some leadership in a government based on European style.
a)
True
b)
False
13.
Pan-Africanism is the idea of freedom and unity of all Africans.
a)
True
b)
False
14.
Africans fought in World War 1 and World War 2 and after the wars began to demand their freedom and independence for their own countries.
a)
True
b)
False
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