Slavery Through History
When did slavery in Jamestown first begin?
A) 1619
B) 1620
C) 1638
D) 1607
A) 1619
What type of work were most slaves in Portugal used for?
A) Shipbuilding
B) Military service
C) Agricultural work
D) Teaching
C) Agricultural work
Which two European nations were the first to engage in the African slave trade?
A) France and England
B) Denmark and Holland
C) Spain and Portugal
D) Germany and Italy
C) Spain and Portugal
The second part of the triangular trade, from Africa to the Americas, was called:
A) Atlantic Route
B) The Middle Passage
C) The Freedom Voyage
D) The Return Trip
B) The Middle Passage
The first American slave auction was held in Jamestown in what year?
A) 1628
B) 1642
C) 1638
D) 1661
C) 1638
Slavery has been part of human history since:
A) The American colonies
B) Ancient times
C) The 1800s
D) The Middle Ages only
B) Ancient times
Which European nations took part in the slave trade?
A) Spain and Portugal
B) The Netherlands
C) England and France
D) All of the above
D) All of the above
Which nations also actively bought and sold African slaves?
A) Russia, Germany, Austria
B) France, Holland, Denmark
C) Poland, Italy, Switzerland
D) None
B) France, Holland, Denmark
Who was the Englishman that developed the most efficient slave trade system?
A) Christopher Columbus
B) Sir Walter Raleigh
C) Sir John Hawkins
D) Henry Hudson
C) Sir John Hawkins
Who signed the first formal protest against slavery in 1688?
A) Virginia legislators
B) Pennsylvania Quakers
C) Maryland colonists
D) New England ministers
B) Pennsylvania Quakers
Which of these civilizations practiced slavery?
A) Egypt, Greece, Rome
B) China, India, Mesopotamia
C) Aztecs, Incas, Mayas
D) All of the above
D) All of the above
Why did kidnapping Africans for slavery eventually decline?
A) Africans refused to trade
B) European kings stopped it
C) African leaders retaliated
D) It was too expensive
C) African leaders retaliated
What did Europeans need cheap labor for in the Americas?
A) Factories
B) Farming rice
C) Gold and silver mines, sugarcane plantations
D) Military service
C) Gold and silver mines, sugarcane plantations
Some scholars estimate the number of enslaved Africans was:
A) Much lower than 10 million
B) Even higher than 10 million
C) Exactly 10 million
D) Only a few thousand
B) Even higher than 10 million
In 1662, Virginia passed a law declaring:
A) Only fathers determined slavery status
B) Any child born of a slave mother would also be a slave
C) All enslaved children would be freed at 18
D) Slaves could buy their freedom after 7 years
B) Any child born of a slave mother would also be a slave
In debt-based slavery, what was the status of children?
A) Automatically slaves
B) Free, not affected
C) Given to the government
D) Sold at auctions
B) Free, not affected
What did Portuguese traders trade for slaves?
A) Horses, silks, silver
B) Gold, corn, wood
C) Coffee, cotton, tobacco
D) Sugar, tea, spices
A) Horses, silks, silver
About what percentage of slaves in colonies like the Carolinas were Native Americans in the early 1700s?
A) 10%
B) 75%
C) 50%
D) 25%
D) 25%
Why was the triangular trade so profitable for Europeans?
A) Slaves worked for free, goods were sold at high profit
B) Slaves were not needed in Europe
C) Africans volunteered
D) Colonists paid slaves wages
A) Slaves worked for free, goods were sold at high profit
Which state was the first to abolish slavery in 1777?
A) Pennsylvania
B) Virginia
C) Massachusetts
D) Vermont
D) Vermont
Prisoners of war who became slaves:
A) Served for a few years only
B) Could buy their freedom easily
C) Were slaves for life, and so were their children
D) Were never used for labor
C) Were slaves for life, and so were their children
Which African empires were involved in the trade with Europeans?
A) Mali, Benin
B) Dahomey, Kongo
C) Both A and B
D) Congo
C) Both A and B
When did England begin actively participating in the slave trade?
A) Before 1600
B) After 1650
C) After 1700
D) After 1750
B) After 1650
What was the name of the last slave ship that arrived in Alabama in 1859?
A) Mayflower
B) Clothilde
C) Freedom
D) Santa Maria
B) Clothilde
The first African slaves were imported to Maryland and Massachusetts in:
A) 1620
B) 1634
C) 1641
D) 1650
B) 1634