To Be a Slave | Multiple Choice Test Questions

Multiple Choice Questions

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Multiple Choice - Prologue

1. Which country introduced Africans to Europe in the early sixteenth century?
a) England.
b) Netherlands.
c) Portugal.
d) Spain.

2. What is the first group of people that the colonists tried out as slaves?
a) Indians.
b) Africans.
c) Chinese.
d) Whites.

3. Why did the attempt to use this first group of people for manual labor fail for the English Colonists?
a) They were uncompromising and unwilling to work.
b) The language barrier proved difficult for communication.
c) They were not used to plantation life and were susceptible to diseases.
d) They rebelled often against the landlords and...
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