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1619 Vocabulary

Total questions: 14

Worksheet time: 16mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

The voyage of stolen African Americans from Africa to Europe and America is called the ____________?

a)

Middle Passage

b)

Voyage of the Stolen

c)

Middle Ship Voyage

d)

Voyage from Africa

2.
A complete end to slavery
a)
abolition
b)
abolitionist
c)
emancipation
d)
dehumanization
3.

What continents did the Trans-Atlantic Slave Trade include?

a)

North America, South America, and Brazil

b)

North America, South America, Europe, and Africa

c)

North America, Europe, and Africa

d)

South America, Asia, and Europe

4.

These were laws used to regulate the treatment of enslaved Africans and to prevent rebellions.

a)

discrimination

b)

African Diaspora

c)

slave codes

d)

racism

5.

The African Diaspora is...

a)

The forcible displacement of peoples from their African homeland into new regions.

b)

The voluntary movement of peoples from their African homeland into new regions.

c)

The voluntary or forcible movement of peoples from their African homelands into new regions.

6.
African American who was the first to be killed at the Boston Massacre. 
a)
James Armistead
b)
Samuel Adams
c)
Crispus Attucks
d)
Franklin Douglas
7.
The term democracy means
“rule by __________ .”
a)
the mob
b)
the monarch
c)
the president
d)
the people
8.

Why was the Declaration of Independence written?

a)

To stop taxes from the British Empire.

b)

To make a United States army.

c)

To gain independence from the Great Britain

d)

To install their own king in America

9.

Abolitionists worked to...

a)

give women the right to vote.

b)

grow as much cotton as possible.

c)

make slavery popular in every state.

d)

put an end to slavery.

10.

One of America's "Founding Fathers"

a)

Donald Trump

b)

Barack Obama

c)

Abraham Lincoln

d)

Thomas Jefferson

11.

The "pen" or "cell" where they kept enslaved Africans when they arrived in the Americas

a)

Prison

b)

Barracoon

c)

Repatriation

d)

Jail

12.

Men or Women who signed a contract to work for several years in exchange for transportation to Virginia and when they arrive they want food, clothes, and shelter

a)

Indentured Servant

b)

Enslaved Person

13.

Showing love or pride in your country

a)

Independence

b)

Patriotism

c)

Democracy

d)

Abolition

14.

The first "police officers" who went after escaped slaves

a)

Slave Codes

b)

Slave Patrols

c)

Slave Catchers