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BS 9.4-9.11 Slavery

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 8mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

About _____ _____ of rural slaves were field hands.

a)

Three Quarters

b)

One Half

c)

Three Fifths

d)

Four Eighths

2.

What two jobs below were jobs that Slaves did besides field work?

a)

Field Work

b)

Blacksmithing

c)

Military

d)

Carpentry

3.

What age did most slaves start doing work?

a)

6

b)

10

c)

3

d)

8

4.

What is slavery?

a)

A system of forced labor.

b)

A system of voluntary servitude.

c)

A system of only buying and selling people.

d)

A system of complete freedom.

5.

What did slave owners do to control their slaves?

a)

Torture

b)

Nothing

c)

Stern Words

d)

Make slaves feel dependent on their masters.

6.

Who did slave owners hire if slaves failed to obey?

a)

Slavebreakers

b)

Slavelockers

c)

Slaveshapers

d)

Slavemakers

7.

What was the most common act of resistance for slaves?

a)

Silent rebellion

b)

Violent rebellion

c)

Physical fighting

d)

Burning down buildings

8.

Some slaves tried to escape to where?

a)

The North

b)

The Oregon Territory

c)

Florida

d)

Mexico

9.

In what year did Nat Turner lead a bloody uprising in Virginia?

a)

1831

b)

1331

c)

1846

d)

1864

10.

Were slave families legally reconzied?

a)

Yes

b)

No

11.

All slaves belonged to who?

a)

Their masters

b)

Their families

c)

To no one

d)

To their nations

12.

What days were Slaves allowed "free time?"

a)

Sunday

b)

Saturday

c)

Monday

d)

Friday

13.

What did most slaves do on Sunday?

a)

Religion

b)

Quilting

c)

Field Labor

d)

Nothing

14.

What did slaveholders encourage their slaves to do on Sunday?

a)

Go to Church

b)

Work

c)

Nothing

d)

Practice

15.

Slaves created what to bring together their African roots?

a)

Invisible Churches

b)

Night Clubs

c)

Slave Houeses

d)

Churches