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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Slaves knew they were enslaved because of what two reasons?
(a) Free labor and money resulting from it and selling slaves.
(b) Money from selling slaves and stealing from other slave owners.
(c) Free labor and the large supply of blacks.
(d) Stealing from other slave owners and free labor.

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

4. What was the slave's "home" called?
(a) Slave Housing.
(b) Slave Rooms.
(c) Slave Row.
(d) Slave Huts.

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

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

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

8. 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 did as they were told, made acts of rebellion, and were willing to work hard for their masters.
(c) They were easy to capture.
(d) They were easy to convince.

9. Who was the largest slave trader in Memphis, Tennessee?
(a) Moses Grandy
(b) Doc Daniel Dowdy
(c) Nathan Bedford Forrest
(d) West Turner

10. How was slavery in the United States different than slavery in other countries?
(a) Slavery in the United States was far more lenient in the way slaves were treated.
(b) Slavery in the United States was far more cruel and culture-destroying than the others.
(c) Slavery in the United States did not allow slaves to have families.
(d) Slavery in the United States allowed some slaves to be set free.

11. The slave homes of this former President was a notable exception to the norm in terms of the condition of the homes:
(a) Thomas Jefferson.
(b) John Adams.
(c) George Washington.
(d) James Madison.

12. What is the name of the early nineteenth century slave who heard stories of Africa from his grandfather and later wrote an autobiography?
(a) Charles Ball.
(b) Charles Bale.
(c) Charlie Ball.
(d) Charlie Bale.

13. The slave trading was much like today's ____________________.
(a) Car auctions.
(b) Real estate bids.
(c) Stock market.
(d) Shopping centers.

14. 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 were susceptible to several diseases in the New World and many died quickly.
(c) The seven year turnover meant a continued supply of new people and they could easily run away and blend in with other whites people.
(d) They felt that because they too were white, that they deserved equal treatment and refused to work.

15. What was Henry Johnson's account about slavery?
(a) He was a driver who was lenient with the whip.
(b) He was thrown in a buck and whipped.
(c) He and other slaves were forced by their master to steal cattle from other slave owners.
(d) His grandmother whipped him to show him what being a slave felt like.

Short Answer Questions

1. What was 'Ol Gabe known for?

2. How much time did the slaves typically get for a break?

3. Which of the following is NOT a reason a slave owner might sell a slave?

4. Who said the following: "You want to know what they did in slavery times. They were doing just what they do know."?

5. What was a second reason Africans appealed to the colonists as slaves?

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