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
- 26.The major commodity produced in the New England region was _______.
- 27.What colonies made up the Mid-Atlantic region?
- A.
New York, New Jersey, Connecticut, and Pennsylvania
- B.
New York, New jersey, Delaware and Maryland
- C.
New York, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, and Delaware
- 28.African slaves were used in New York for the harvesting of _______.
- 29.The Chesapeake region were made up of the colonies of _______ and _______.
- 30.The Chesapeake region was also known as the _____________.
- 31.Which region was the wealthiest?
- 32.What percentage of the Chesapeake population was Black?
- 33.The Southern region was also known as the ________
- 34.Which colony was not a colony in the Southern region?
- A.
North Carolina
- B.
South Carolina
- C.
Florida
- D.
Georgia
- 35.In which colony did Blacks make up the majority of the population?
- 36.________ and _________ were two of the major crops grown in the Southern region?
- 37.From where were most manufactured goods imported?
- 38.Sugar and rum were imported from Bermuda.
- A.
True
- B.
False
- 39.In the family and social life of colonists, there were distinctly defined roles for white men and women?
- A.
True
- B.
False
- 40.The ______ region had the highest mortality rates of the colonies.
- 41.In Chesapeake, why was it difficult for men to marry?
- A.
The men were being sent away on military assignments.
- B.
The men were unable to make a living.
- C.
The men greatly outnumbered the women.
- 42.In Chesapeake, the incidence of divorce was very common.
- A.
True
- B.
False
- 43.In Chesapeake, marriages were often arranged by parents. Usually the primary considerations of the parents, when espousing their sons and daughters, were ______ and ________.
- 44.The homes in the Chesapeake were usually built of brick, while the homes in the Southern region were usually built of wood.
- A.
True
- B.
False
- 45.Where did the house servants sleep on the plantations?
- A.
In the lofts under the slave-master's roof
- B.
In segregated huts
- C.
In the basement of the slave-master's house
- 46.Slaves subsisted on a diet made primarily of ________.
- 47.Most whites of that era were self-educated.
- A.
True
- B.
False
- 48.As many universities had yet to be established, to where did many young Chesapeake males journey to pursue formal studies?
- 49.What was the first institution of higher learning in the colonial south.
- 50.The Mid-Atlantic region, more than any other region, made a great commitment to public education.
- A.
True
- B.
False
- 51.Which colony had the highest rate of literacy?
- 52.What did the colony of Massachusetts, in 1647, decree as a responsibility for any town with one hundred or more families?
- A.
A police force
- B.
A grammar school
- C.
A municipal government
- 53.What college did the Massachusetts colony charter in 1636?
- 54.Because of the perception of theological liberalism at Harvard, what college did Connecticut charter in 1701?
- 55.After Rhode Island College was founded, its name was later changed to_______ College.
- 56.What Ivy League institution was originally established as a school for Native Americans?
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