1. What was the only thing the slaves were given to eat on board the slave ship?
(a) Potatoes.
(b) Bread and cheese.
(c) Cabbage.
(d) Yams.

2. What were house servants led to believe?
(a) That being a house servant was the greatest honor.
(b) That they must obey all that was told to them.
(c) That they must side with the other slaves and help them escape.
(d) That they must secretly spy on their masters in order to be able to create good escape plans.

3. What was the area on the slave trading boat called where the Africans were held and chained together?
(a) Slave galley.
(b) Slave dinghy.
(c) Slave dungeon.
(d) Slave holding.

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

5. What term was used for noted places of refuge for runaways?
(a) The Dismal Swamps.
(b) The Big House.
(c) The Runaway House.
(d) The Pine Woods.

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. Who said this in their account of slavery: "They never got nary a lick of labor and nary a red penny for any of them babies."?

3. What was the main plant that was in need of constant care by the slaves?

4. Who was the slave who freed him/herself who said he/she had worked enough and "you can't make me work no more?"

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

(see the answer key)

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