WorksheetsQuiz EOC Reading Notes Pg 40-41 Slavery in the Colonies
Total questions: 14
Worksheet time: 7mins
Which country started the European slave trade in African slaves in 1444?
Portugal
Spain
France
England
In the year 1501 what government begin purchasing African slaves and sending them to its colonies in the Americas beginning the Transatlantic Slave Trade?
From which region did most enslaved people come?
West coast of Africa
East coast of Africa
North America
South America
What was the dangerous journey across the Atlantic Ocean to the Americas called?
The Great Voyage
The Middle Passage
The Atlantic Route
The Oceanic Path
Approximately how many million people survived the journey across the Atlantic?
12.5 million
10.7 million
5 million
15 million
What made slavery different in the colonies?
It was based on religion
It was based on race
It was based on wealth
It was based on age
What was the Triangular Trade named after?
The number of countries involved
The shape of the trade route
The type of goods traded
The duration of the journey
Where was the demand for enslaved people highest due to the need for manual labor for plantation cash crops?
The North
The South
The West
The East
What did the entire economy of the South rely on?
Industry
Slavery
Trade
Technology
In the middle and New England colonies, what did the economy rely on for a cheap source of labor?
Enslaved people
Immigrants
Machines
Local farmers
What was the most common form of resistance to enslavement?
Violent uprisings
Nonviolent opposition
Escaping to freedom
Negotiating with owners
What were some methods of nonviolent opposition mentioned in the text?
Organizing protests
Working slowly or pretending to be sick
Writing letters to authorities
Forming alliances with other groups
What was a consequence of violent rebellions according to the text?
Freedom for all enslaved people
Increased trade restrictions
Execution of the leaders and harsher restrictions
Peaceful negotiations
What was the Triangular Trade Route?
A trade system connecting Europe, Africa, and the Americas, involving the exchange of goods and enslaved people.
