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- 1. Multiple ChoicePart A. Determine all the reasons why Madame Villeneuve viewed Pauline as her property?She had been an enslaved woman from the Caribbean.She had joined a convent and had become a nun.
- 2. Multiple ChoicePart B. What evidence supports the answer to Part A?“slave owners fought back.”“but when two slaves managed to reach France, he freed them-saying they became free “as soon as they [touched] the soil” of France.”“owners should be able to list their slaves as property when they arrived in France and take them with them when they left.”
- 3. Multiple ChoicePart A. What did the world of slavery exist as in the Age of Sugar?An underhanded and defiant operationAn operation that was smooth and flexibleA brutal, controversial affair
- 4. Multiple ChoicePart B. Which detail best support the answer from part A?“the idea that all humans are equal began to spread-toppling kings, overturning governments, transforming the entire world.”“The global hunger for slave-grown sugar led directly to the end of slavery.”
- 5. Multiple ChoicePart A. What was the connection between slavery and freedom?SlaverySugarCornOwners
- 6. Multiple ChoicePart B. Which two details provide the best evidence for this connection?“Sugar was the connection, the tie.”“In order to create sugar, Europeans and colonists in the Americas destroyed Africans,…”
- 7. Multiple ChoiceWhich could have crippled the entire North American trade with the sugar islands in 1733?storms that came up in the oceanMolasses Act
- 8. Multiple ChoiceWhich could have crippled the entire North American trade with the sugar islands in 1733?the American RevolutionSugar Act
- 9. Multiple ChoicePart A. What were Saint Domingue’s (what is now Haiti) two oaths to accomplish since it was considered the world center of sugar?Saint Domingue wanted to destroy white owners everywhere and wipe sugar off of the islands.Saint Domingue wanted to stay the center of sugar so they were leaving everything as it was.
- 10. Multiple ChoicePart B. What evidence supports these oaths?“The enslaved people on Saint Domingue were not merely fighting against the terrible conditions on the island”.“...the chaos in France made the English slave trade and sugar islands all the more profitable…”..“They would rise up against their white owners,” and ‘listen to the voice of liberty which speaks in the hearts of all of us.’ That voice told them to destroy everything related to sugar”.
- 11. Multiple ChoiceWhat happened aboard the Polly on April 7, 1765?Men stripped the ship of its cargo of molasses from the sugar islands because of a tax the British Parliament placed on the sugar without consulting the North Americans.. Pauline Villeneuve arrived on the ship from the Caribbean as a personal servant, and became a nun.Slave owners arrived on the ship in France and were told by King Louis XIV that their slaves were free.
- 12. Multiple ChoiceWhat happened in France in August 1789?The National Assembly issued the Declaration of the Rights of Man and the Citizen.The Parisians stormed the Bastille, the hated prison.The Frenchman Pierre Lemerre the Younger insisted that “all men are equal.”
- 13. Multiple ChoiceWhat is an abolitionist?Someone that wants to see slavery continued.Someone who is against slavery.Someone that wants to have slavery illegal in certain parts of the world, but not others.
- 14. Multiple ChoiceWhat did the slave commanders vow to do in Haiti?Rebuild the burned plantations and call them their own, and form a new Palmares.Flee to Louisiana, give the Haitian slave owners a new home,and increase population of enslaved people.Rise up against their white owners, strive for liberty, and destroy everything related to sugar.
- 15. Multiple ChoiceWho is Toussaint L’Ouverture?An abolitionist who used Equiano’s memoir to educate people on the horrors of slave trade.A freedom fighter who became a revolutionary leader in Saint Domingue.The British secretary of war who set out to reenslave people and return them to their sugar plantations.
- 16. Multiple ChoiceChoose the best reason why the chaos of the French Revolution was seen as bad for the abolitionists.The sugar lords used their wealth to influence members of parliament to make sure that Americans could only buy sugar from the islands.The idea terrified the English; they could see a revolt coming.Slave owners said that the chaos of the French Revolution showed what happened if you tried to interfere with property rights and free slaves.
- 17. Multiple ChoiceIn 1799 what changes did Napoleon Bonaparte make to put a stop to the “revolutionary bloodbath”?He seized power, made new rules, reversed the law that freed slaves, then created a sugar and slave empire for France.He seized power, made new rules, reversed the law that freed slaves, and then sold all his land to Spain.He seized power, made new rules, freed the slaves, and created an island where all men were equal.
- 18. Multiple ChoiceWhy did Napoleon sell the Louisiana Territory to the United States?He was bored with it and wanted to go back to France.He needed money to pay for his wars.He was forced to sell by King Louis XVI.
- 19. Multiple ChoiceHow was Louisiana different from the Caribbean?Louisiana has cold winters; it would sometimes snow and ruin whole crops.There was no difference.Louisiana has cold snaps which put pressure on the sugar harvest.
- 20. Multiple ChoiceWhat effect did the introduction of machines have?. It meant less work for the enslaved, and more leisure time.It meant that the enslaved had to work faster than the weather to keep pace with the machines.. It meant less jobs--manpower was being replaced by industrial power.
- 21. Multiple ChoiceWhat effect did sugar have on the population of Hawaii?It made it the least desirable place to live in the world.It made it the most expensive place to live in the world.It made it the most ethnically diverse place. in the world
- 22. Multiple ChoiceThe Sugar Act cut the price from 6 pence to?1235
- 23. Multiple ChoiceWhat is significant about Pierre Lemerre the Younger's statement in 1716?It was a time when slaves were flourishing in all parts of the world.It was a time to celebrate slave. revoltsIt was a time when white owners were freeing slaves.
- 24. Multiple ChoiceWhat kind of power did "sugar lords" have in England?They influenced Parliament and could run for office.Sugar planters in N.A. had to run their plantations themselves.They influenced President of the U.S. and could run for office.
- 25. Multiple ChoiceWhat was the difference for North American planters?They influenced Parliament and could run for office.They influenced President of the U.S. and could run for office.Sugar planters in N.A. had to run their plantations themselves.
- 26. Multiple ChoiceWhat tactics did they use to achieve their goal?Created public campaigns (boycotts)Created petitionsCreated commercials against slavery
- 27. Multiple ChoiceWhat three great principles motivated the Haitians?Liberty, Equality, and FraternityLiberty, Equality, and FriendshipLiberty, Happiness, and FraternityLiberty, Freedom, Justice
- 28. Multiple ChoiceWho was Napoleon Bonaparte?a General from Francea General from Spaina General from Germany
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