1. The slave trading was much like today's ____________________.
(a) Real estate bids.
(b) Stock market.
(c) Car auctions.
(d) Shopping centers.

2. Which person fits the author's description of the type of slave that was "so enslaved that once slavery had ended, they were sorry"?
(a) Alice Johnson.
(b) Annonymous.
(c) Byrl Anderson.
(d) Charley Williams.

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) They were not used to plantation life and were susceptible to diseases.
(c) The language barrier proved difficult for communication.
(d) They rebelled often against the landlords and ran away.

4. Whose account is an example of a joyous occasion seen at the auction block?
(a) Lou Smith.
(b) Jenny Proctor.
(c) Prince Bee.
(d) Doc Daniel Dowdy.

5. What is one way early slave trades were carried out?
(a) Slave traders would drug Africans and steal them.
(b) Slave traders tranquilized Africans, then captured them.
(c) Slave traders asked the Africans to visit their ship then captured them.
(d) The slave traders would lie in wait for the Africans then capture them.

Short Answer Questions

1. Whose account supports the author's claim that slave traders often used tricks to make the slaves appear well-groomed and healthy for the day of the auction?

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

3. What did some drivers, like Platt, become experienced at?

4. How was Frank Cooper and his sister given a taste of slavery?

5. What was 'Ol Gabe known for?

(see the answer key)

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