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

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

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

4. What was another problem slaves faced after they were freed?
(a) They contracted diseases from the North.
(b) They did not know how to live on their own.
(c) They were not welcome in the North.
(d) They had no land by which to supply their own needs.

5. Cornelia Carny told the story of whom?
(a) Her father, John Jones Littleton who hid in the woods.
(b) Her cousin, Paul who hung himself.
(c) Her uncle Jake who quit working.
(d) Her brother who hit the little Missy.

Short Answer Questions

1. ____________ was the practice of slave owners which resulted in more children for next generation labor and an easy way to make a profit through sales.

2. In Chapter 2, who was free man who was captured and put into slavery?

3. Slavery was abolished but what was the new term for the new treatment of blacks?

4. Why did the attempt to use this first group of people for manual labor fail for the English Colonists?

5. Who tells the story of the slave named Paul?

(see the answer key)

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