U.S. History 8
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Answer the questions from U. S. History Lessons 19-21.
- 1.The African slave trade began in the _____ century.
- 2.The African slave was started by what nation?
- 3.From what area of the African continent were most African slaves captured?
- A.
North Africa
- B.
West Africa
- C.
South Africa
- D.
East Africa
- 4.What nation followed Portugal into the slave trade?
- 5.The cultivation of _______ in the British West Indies created a demand for laborers.
- 6.Typically, a young unskilled laborer, contracted to work for an emploer, in exchange for transportation, food, and lodging for a specified term, was referred to a as an ___________.
- 7.When their term of service had expired, a freed indentured servant were given certain resources, which were called __________.
- 8.In Virginia, who did the English settlers first attempt to enslave?
- 9.Why were they unable to enslave the Native Americans?
- A.
Because Native American tribes would fight to rescue their captured people.
- B.
Because the Native Americans knew the land well and could easily escape.
- C.
Both A and B
- D.
Neither A nor B
- 10.In the 1600s, the back-breaking cultivation of _______ made a reliable labor source necessary.
- 11.As Indians were not suitable slaves, what labor resource did Virginia planters tap next?
- 12.By 1620, what great development in England made it more difficult to find Englishmen that would indenture themselves into servitude?
- 13.How did the establishment of other colonies in North America affect the availability of indentured servants in Virginia?
- A.
It meant that Virgina had to compete with other colonies for available indentured servants.
- B.
It meant that Virginia had to look for an alternate source of labor.
- C.
Both A and B
- D.
Neither A nor B
- 14.What were the frustrations of many former indentured servants, living as free men in the colonies?
- A.
They were looked down upon because of their past.
- B.
They were too poor to buy slaves for themselves.
- C.
They were unable to buy land because rich speculators had purchased much of it.
- 15.Nathaniel Bacon initially raised a militia of freedmen to fight against the Virginai authorities.
- A.
True
- B.
False
- 16.From where did the Virginia planters first purchase Black slaves?
- 17.The major difference between a slave and an indentured servant was that an indentured servant was white and was obligated to service for a specified term. A slave was Black and enslaved for a lifetime.
- A.
True
- B.
False
- 18.The longer a slave lived, the more money the slave master lost.
- A.
True
- B.
False
- 19.By 1720, what percentage of Virginia’s population consisted of Black slaves?
- 20.By 1750, what percentage of Virginia’s population consisted of Black slaves?
- 21.Name one of the four regions that made up the Atlantic Seaboard colonies in the 18th century.
- 22.Name a second of the four regions that made up the Atlantic Seaboard colonies in the 18th century.
- 23.Name a third of the four regions that made up the Atlantic Seaboard colonies in the 18th century.
- 24.Name the fourth of the four regions that made up the Atlantic Seaboard colonies in the 18th century.
- 25.What colonies composed the New England region?
- A.
Massachusetts, Connecticut, New York, and New Jersey
- B.
Massachusetts, Connecticut, New Hampshire, and Vermont
- C.
Massachusetts, Connecticut, New Hampshire, and Rhode Island
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