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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 4, Resistance to Slavery - 1.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Mammy referred to her slave days as what?
(a) The "hell days."
(b) The "weary days."
(c) The "misery days."
(d) The "scornful days."

2. What was Franklin and Armfield?
(a) The largest slave-breeding plantation.
(b) The largest slave-buying firm.
(c) The largest slave-trading firm.
(d) The largest slave-freeing group.

3. This second group of people were not slaves but rather called __________________.
(a) Laboreres.
(b) Servants.
(c) Farmers.
(d) Indentured servants.

4. Who said the following: "They whipped my father 'cause he looked at a slave they killed and cried."
(a) Frank Cooper.
(b) Mingo White.
(c) Roberta Manson.
(d) Ella Wilson.

5. What was a second reason Africans appealed to the colonists as slaves?
(a) They could be bought "for life."
(b) They were eager to leave Africa for the New World.
(c) They appreciated the amount of money they would be paid.
(d) They did as they were told, made acts of rebellion, and were willing to work hard for their masters.

Short Answer Questions

1. If a slave did not have the correct weigh-in amount, what was the consequence?

2. What was a third reason Africans appealed to the colonists as slaves?

3. Which of the following is NOT a reason a slave owner might sell a slave?

4. Which of the following were not one of the people who would administer a whipping to a slave?

5. Most of the time when a slave was going to be __________, he/she _____________ know about it in advance.

(see the answer key)

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