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- 1. Multiple Choice
What can you infer from the fact that the Ancient Greeks and Egyptians kept enslaved people?
Slavery ended during the Roman Empire
Throughout history, enslaved people have traditionally come from Africa
Slavery has existed since the dawn of civilization
The Greeks and Egyptians were especially cruel
- 2. Multiple Choice
Place the following events in sequence: A) Africans are first enslaved; B) The American Revolution occurs; C) American Indians are first enslaved
B, C, A
C, B, A
A, C, B
C, A, B
- 3. Multiple Choice
Which term best describes the Southern economy before the Civil War?
High-Tech
Agricultural
Industrial
Service Based
- 4. Multiple Choice
What was the main reason that slavery wasn't well-established in the North?
Northerners believed slavery was morally wrong
Northerners weren't prejudiced against African Americans
Slavery had never been legal in the North
The North developed an industrial economy that didn't need slaves
- 5. Multiple Choice
In the triangular trade, an enslaved African would most likely be traded for:
Clothing from Europe
Cotton from North America
Indigo from North America
Sugar cane from the West Indies
- 6. Multiple Choice
What was the Middle Passage?
The journey from the slave market to the plantation
The journey across the Atlantic Ocean
The journey North from slavery to freedom
The journey from one plantation to another
- 7. Multiple Choice
What caused the majority of African deaths on the Middle Passage?
Brutal conditions in cargo holds
Beatings by slave traders
Attempts to escape
Failed revolts against slave traders
- 8. Multiple Choice
In what way was 1808 a turning point in the history of slavery?
Enslaved people gained minimal rights in U.S. courts
Slavery was banned that year in most Northern states
Enslaved people were no longer imported from Africa to the United States
The Triangle Trade became unprofitable that year
- 9. Multiple Choice
When was slavery finally abolished in the U.S.?
When the Declaration of Independence was written
When the Emancipation Proclamation was signed
When the South surrendered, ending the Civil War
When the 13th Amendment to the Constitution was ratified
- 10. Multiple Choice
If a plantation owner killed an enslaved laborer, the owner would:
Face no legal punishment
Stand trial for murder
Have to pay the laborer's family
Be sent to jail
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