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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 3, The Plantation.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. The cotton picking season began when?
(a) Beginning of September.
(b) Latter part of July.
(c) Latter part of June.
(d) Latter part of August.

3. How many lashes would a slave receive for something like standing idle in the field?
(a) 50.
(b) 75.
(c) 90.
(d) 100.

4. What is another way early slave trades were carried out?
(a) The slave traders lied to the Africans, telling them they would be indentured servants instead of slaves.
(b) Slave traders asked the Africans to visit their ship then captured them.
(c) The slave traders made pacts with African tribal chiefs to trade slaves for goods.
(d) Slave traders started fights with Africans, making bets that if the Africans lost, they would have to become slaves.

5. Why were the Africans finally selected by the colonists to be slaves?
(a) Their skin color stood out and made it easy to find them if they tried to escape.
(b) They were easy to capture.
(c) They were easy to convince.
(d) They did as they were told, made acts of rebellion, and were willing to work hard for their masters.

Short Answer Questions

1. What was the only thing the slaves were given to eat on board the slave ship?

2. The slave homes of this former President was a notable exception to the norm in terms of the condition of the homes:

3. Who said the following: "They whipped my father 'cause he looked at a slave they killed and cried."

4. What was Henry Johnson's account about slavery?

5. What happened to the children who were captured with their mothers and brought aboard the slave ship?

(see the answer key)

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