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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 1, To Be a Slave.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who describes being thrown in a buck and whipped?
(a) Henry Johnson.
(b) West Turner.
(c) Ella Wilson.
(d) Ida Hutchinson.

2. What was another cause of death of the Africans aboard the slave ship?
(a) Poison.
(b) Fighting each other to the death.
(c) Murder.
(d) Suicide.

3. Why did the attempt to use this second group of people also fail for the English colonists?
(a) They were lazy and did not do their required work well.
(b) They felt that because they too were white, that they deserved equal treatment and refused to work.
(c) They were susceptible to several diseases in the New World and many died quickly.
(d) The seven year turnover meant a continued supply of new people and they could easily run away and blend in with other whites people.

4. From where did the first American-built slave ship sail from?
(a) Massachusetts.
(b) Plymouth Rock.
(c) Maryland.
(d) Jamestown.

5. Who told the account of a man named Gabe?
(a) Alice Johnson.
(b) Ida Hutchinson.
(c) West Turner.
(d) Henry Johnson.

Short Answer Questions

1. What was the name of the white man who taught his black son to call him "Papa" instead of "Master?"

2. What was 'Ol Gabe known for?

3. A buck position consisted of all of the following except....

4. What item was used to discipline slaves?

5. What is a third way early slave trades were carried out?

(see the answer key)

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