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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 7, After Emancipation.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Who said, "I wanted to go back but I had no way."
(a) Mittie Freeman.
(b) Jake Goodridge.
(c) Frank Fikes.
(d) Alice Wilkins.

3. What item was used to discipline slaves?
(a) A gun.
(b) A leather thong.
(c) A whip.
(d) A pitchfork.

4. What was one thing slave owners feared?
(a) That their slaves would request freedom.
(b) That their slaves might rebel.
(c) That their slaves might kill them.
(d) That their slaves might run away.

5. What was one thing a "share" consisted of?
(a) A family.
(b) A personal servant.
(c) A slave.
(d) A house.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who said, "Ain't got to slave no more. We're free! We're free!"?

2. During the late 18th and 19th centuries, what was a second way slaves escaped from slavery?

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

4. Why did the attempt to use this second group of people also fail for the English colonists?

5. When did slaves begin freeing themselves?

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