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Enslavement

Total questions: 11

Worksheet time: 6mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which three groups were responsible for the triangular slave trade?

a)

European Traders

b)

African tribe owners

c)

Plantation owners

d)

Cotton mill owners

2.

What is the name of the journey between West Africa and the Americas?

a)

The Southern Passage

b)

The Middle Route

c)

The Middle Passage

d)

The Underground Railway

3.

What is shown in this image?

a)

A table

b)

An auction block

c)

A cage

d)

A chair

4.

Which best describes the hours worked by enslaved Africans in fields?

a)

Just in the morning

b)

Usually about 5 hours a day

c)

9am - 5pm

d)

Sunrise until sunset

5.

Which of the below was not a reason why life was better for enslaved Africans working in a house:

a)

Longer hours

b)

Better food

c)

Better living conditions

d)

Easier work

6.

Which of the below are forms of passive resistance?

a)

Getting an education

b)

Poisoning your master

c)

Breaking tools

d)

Working slowly

7.

Which of the below are forms of active resistance?

a)

Dancing

b)

Breaking tools

c)

Pretending to be sick

d)

Running away

8.

What was the Underground Railroad?

a)

A network of safehouses and routes to help enslaved Africans escape

b)

A secret railroad from the southern states to the north

c)

The journey between West Africa and the Americans

d)

A railroad to transport enslaved Africans around the plantations

9.

Which of the below Abolitionists was a Member of Parliament?

a)

Adam Smith

b)

Josiah Wedgewood

c)

William Wilberfoce

d)

Granville Sharp

10.

When was the slave trade abolished in Britain?

a)

1805

b)

1807

c)

1833

d)

1835

11.

When was owning an enslaved African abolished in Britian?

a)

1804

b)

1807

c)

1823

d)

1833