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Quiz on Slavery and Plantations

Total questions: 25

Worksheet time: 13mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is the name of the large farms in the South?

a)

Ranch

b)

Plantation

c)

Orchard

d)

Vineyard

2.

Where were slaves kidnapped from to work on plantations?

a)

Europe

b)

Asia

c)

Africa

d)

Australia

3.

What crops did slaves work on in the fields?

a)

Wheat and corn

b)

Cotton and tobacco

c)

Rice and barley

d)

Sugar and tea

4.

What did some brave slaves do to gain freedom?

a)

Rebel

b)

Escape to the North

c)

Buy their freedom

d)

Work overtime

5.

What is the main crop grown on southern large farms?

a)

Wheat

b)

Tobacco

c)

Corn

d)

Rice

6.

Who is someone who worked hard to stop slavery?

a)

Farmer

b)

Abolitionist

c)

Politician

d)

Merchant

7.

What is the Underground Railroad used for?

a)

Transporting goods

b)

Helping slaves escape to freedom

c)

Railway construction

d)

Cotton trade

8.

What does the North have instead of large farms?

a)

Plantations

b)

Factories

c)

Ranches

d)

Orchards

9.

What did the South need to do after the war ended in 1865?

a)

Expand its territory

b)

Rebuild and repair damages

c)

Start new plantations

d)

Form a new government

10.

What is the group called that workers unite into for better conditions?

a)

Company

b)

Union

c)

Committee

d)

Team

11.

Which hard metal is used for construction and bridges?

a)

Aluminum

b)

Copper

c)

Steel

d)

Iron

12.

What is the process of making things with machines called?

a)

Handicraft

b)

Manufacturing

c)

Design

d)

Assembly

13.

What does it mean to put money into an idea or project in the hope of making more money?

a)

Spend

b)

Invest

c)

Save

d)

Donate

14.

Who is the person who works hard with hands and body?

a)

Worker

b)

Manager

c)

Engineer

d)

Scientist

15.

What is it called when workers do not go to work as a protest or complaint?

a)

Strike

b)

Meeting

c)

Meeting

d)

Demonstration

16.

What are companies called that have no competition and therefore make more money?

a)

Monopoly

b)

Partnership

c)

Franchise

d)

Startup

17.

What does 'apartheid' refer to?

a)

Integration

b)

Segregation

c)

Legislation

d)

Tenant farming

18.

What is the term for 'a person chosen to make laws for a country'?

a)

Legislator

b)

Tenant farmer

c)

Freeman

d)

Citizen

19.

What is the term for 'earning more money than spending'?

a)

Income

b)

Debt

c)

Poverty

d)

Control

20.

What is the term for 'reading and writing'?

a)

Literacy

b)

Isolation

c)

Tenant farming

d)

Poverty

21.

What is the system where farmers share a portion of the harvest with landowners?

a)

Tenant farming

b)

Segregation

c)

Legislation

d)

Profit

22.

What is the term for 'a person belonging to a city or country'?

a)

Citizen

b)

Legislator

c)

Tenant

d)

Freeman

23.

What is the term for '欠款'?

a)

Debt

b)

Revenue

c)

Timber

d)

Control

24.

What is the 'system of how to spend and earn money'?

a)

Economy

b)

Isolation

c)

Feudalism

d)

Literacy

25.

In the South, what were slaves forced to work long hours to plant and harvest?

a)

Apples

b)

Cash crops

c)

Gold

d)

Wheat