Ch. 2.5 Beginnings Of Slavery In America & "From Spain To England To France"

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CH. 2. 5 Beginnings of Slavery in America & READING: "From Spain to England to France"

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1.

Which of the following is not a reason other European nations were unhappy with Spain?
- A.
  
  Spain's Slave Trade
- B.
  
  Envied Spain's Wealth
- C.
  
  Clashed over Religion
2.

TRUE or FALSE: Henry VIII founded the Anglican Church.
- A.
  
  TRUE
- B.
  
  FALSE
3.

TRUE or FALSE: Mary I tried to maintain the Protestant faith in England.
- A.
  
  TRUE
- B.
  
  FALSE
4.

TRUE or FALSE: Elizabeth I defended Protestantism, and persecuted Catholics.
- A.
  
  TRUE
- B.
  
  FALSE
5.

TRUE or FALSE: Catholics in France persecuted the Huguenots.
- A.
  
  TRUE
- B.
  
  FALSE
6.

What caused the European colonists to look for a new labor force?
- A.
  
  Native Americans refused to be enslaved.
- B.
  
  Enslaved Africans already spoke English and French
- C.
  
  European diseases killed many Native Americans
- D.
  
  The transportation costs were too great.
7.

Who along with colonists suggested using enslaved Africans as workers?
- A.
  
  Hernan Cortes
- B.
  
  Bartolome de Las Casas, a Spanish priest
- C.
  
  Fernandez de Oviedo
- D.
  
  King Alfonso
8.

What was the Middle Passage?
- A.
  
  Voyage of Africans across the Atlantic to be sold as slaves
- B.
  
  Pattern of trade involving the American colonies
- C.
  
  Area of Africa where most slaves came from
- D.
  
  Group of people that opposed slavery
9.

Between the 1520s and 1860s how many Africans were shipped across the Atlantic as slaves?
- A.
  
  4 million
- B.
  
  About 12 million
- C.
  
  10 million
- D.
  
  None were shipped between those times
10.

After the 1630s, the law considered enslaved Africans as
- A.
  
  Equals
- B.
  
  Family
- C.
  
  Indentured servants
- D.
  
  Property

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