WorksheetsSlavery in America
Total questions: 11
Worksheet time: 14mins
Which event marked the beginning of British colonial activities in the New World?
Industrial Revolution
Establishment of colonies in North America
Intense European conflicts
Abolition of slavery
What role did the colonies play in supporting the British economy during the Industrial Revolution?
As sources of raw materials
As destinations for British convicts
As hubs for scientific research
As markets for British manufactured goods
Britain controlled more colonies, and therefore had access to more raw materials than any other country, including sugar from (a) and the (b) .
What was a common outcome for enslaved families at slave auctions?
Families were always sold together to the same owner
Families could choose their new owners
Families were frequently separated and sold to different owners
Children were exempt from being sold at auctions
Both the North and South
fought for government laws and policies that were helpful to them
had slaves
wanted laws to be fair for both sides
thought a strong central government was most important
Which was not true of the new Fugitive Slave Act?
Required policemen to arrest suspected runaways.
Punished those aiding runaway slaves with prison and a large fine.
Popular in the North.
Kept suspected slaves from testifying on their own behalf.
Which continent WAS NOT a part of the Triangular Slave Trade?
Africa
Asia
Europe
North America
What was the original dividing line between the "free North" and "slave South"?
36-30 Line
Free-Slave Line
Mason-Dixon Line
What were the states called that did not permit slavery?
Confederate States
Free States
Slave States
Border States
Rise of the British Empire
One of the key factors that led to the start of the Industrial Revolution in Britain was its authority and wealth as an empire. The expansion of the British Empire took place in two phases:
the first phase was the establishment of the earliest British colonies in North America in the 1600s. Over the next 200 years Britain, France, Spain, the Dutch and Portuguese all laid claims to new territories around the world, including the Americas, Asia, Africa and the Pacific.
the second phase was linked to a series of wars fought between the European powers in the 18th century and early part of the 19th century. Britain’s superior naval strength ensured that it succeeded in becoming the dominant imperial power, despite the loss of many of its American colonies in the American War of Independence in 1865.
By 1900, the British Empire had expanded to cover around a quarter of the Earth’s surface and ruled over a quarter of the world’s population (see Source Map). Many of Britain’s colonies provided the raw materials, workforce (in the form of slaves) and customers needed to drive the Industrial Revolution. Britain controlled more colonies, and therefore had access to more raw materials than any other country, including sugar from Australia and the West Indies, wool from Australia and New Zealand, cotton and tea from India, rubber from Malaya, gold from Australia and South Africa, coffee from Jamaica and Africa, wheat from Australia and Canada, and timber from the vast pine forests of Canada.
Despite losing some American colonies, Britain's naval strength helped it become the dominant imperial power. The British Empire's naval strength was a key factor in its rise to power, especially during the (a) century.
By 1900, the British Empire covered around a quarter of the Earth's surface and ruled over a quarter of the world's population. What was the approximate percentage of the Earth's surface covered by the British Empire?
(a)
The British Empire played a key role in starting the Industrial Revolution due to its authority and (a) .
Britain's colonies provided raw materials, workforce, and customers necessary for the Industrial Revolution. (a) ?
The expansion of the British Empire occurred in two phases: the establishment of colonies in North America in the 1600s and subsequent wars in the 18th and 19th centuries. The British Empire expanded in two phases: North America in the 1600s and wars in the 18th and 19th centuries.
(a)
Britain controlled more colonies and had access to various raw materials from different regions around the world. The British Empire had access to various (a) materials.
Raw materials obtained by Britain included sugar, wool, cotton, tea, rubber, gold, coffee, wheat, and (a)
Despite losing some American colonies, Britain's naval strength helped it become the dominant imperial power. The British Empire's naval strength was a key factor in its rise to power, especially during the (a) century.
