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Year 6 Maafa - End of Topic Quiz

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 15mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What does the word 'Maafa' mean?

a)

Big disaster

b)

Large problem

c)

Great catastrophe

d)

Small issue

2.

What was the word 'Maafa' used to describe?

a)

The history and effects of the transatlantic slave trade

b)

A long time ago in Africa

c)

A big disaster

3.

How many different countries make up Africa?

a)

25

b)

54

c)

6

d)

70

4.

Which one of these is an Ancient Kingdom of Africa?

a)

Aksum

b)

Akuna

c)

Aka

5.

How many journeys were involved in the triangular slave trade?

a)

1

b)

2

c)

3

6.

In the second journey of the triangular slave trade, where were African people transported to?

a)

England

b)

The Caribbean and the Americas

c)

Spain

d)

Germany

7.

In what year did Britain start transporting enslaved people?

a)

1995

b)

1562

c)

1500

d)

2020

8.

What was 'The Amistad'?

a)

A ship transporting slaves to America

b)

A country

c)

A slave

d)

A rebellion

9.

In what year did The Amistad rebellion take place?

a)

1800

b)

1839

c)

1744

d)

1807

10.

How many men had been captured and were enslaved aboard 'The Amistad'?

a)

20

b)

5

c)

53

d)

100

11.

What does abolish mean?

a)

to put an end to (a system or practice of something)

b)

to start something

c)

to destroy something

12.

What were the people called who tried to stop slavery?

a)

Stoppers

b)

Petitioners

c)

Abolitionists

13.

Where were slaves often sold to?

a)

Shops

b)

Farms

c)

Plantations

d)

Schools

14.

What does enslavement mean?

a)

to capture slaves

b)

to free slaves

c)

to have one's freedom taken away and forced to work for no money

15.

What does emancipation mean?

a)

To be captured

b)

To be freed, from something such as slavery

c)

To be a slave

16.

When was the Abolition of the Slave Trade Act passed?

a)

1800

b)

1801

c)

1807

d)

1810

17.

Tick two boxes that show how slaves resisted their enslavement?

a)

Staying quiet

b)

Running away

c)

Day to day resistance

d)

Nothing

18.

What is a maroon community?

a)

A community of escaped slaves starting a new life

b)

A desert island

c)

Slaves who stayed on the plantation

19.

Why was the Race Relations Act 1965 introduced?

a)

To stop slavery

b)

To deal with racism and discrimination

c)

To help people learn about history

20.

Write down something that you have learnt during this topic? (What one thing do you remember the most from all of our lessons on slavery?)

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