Slavery Vocabulary

Which of the following best describes the "Middle Passage"?

• the voyage colonists took to the New World
• The space between Europe and Africa where goods are traded and sold
• The slave's journey from Africa to the New World
• the time spent in coastal forts before being sold into slavery

What happened to the captured Africans after they arrived at port in the US?

• They found good jobs.
• They were sold to white men at an auction.
• They were treated fairly.
• They were set free to start a new life in the United States.

Which of the following describes the conditions of the ships that transported the slaves?

• comfortable
• spacious
• crowded and dirty
• Gullah

True or False. All slaves worked on plantations.

• True
• False

True or false. Slaves worked hard and got paid very little for the work they did.

• True
• False

Slaves created the Gullah language because _____.

• They were bored.
• They did not like the English language.
• They all spoke different African languages.
• They wanted something to do while they worked.

What happened if a slave tried to run away?

• The owner sent out searchers to find the slaves.
• If they were caught, they could be whipped or killed.
• The owner put an ad in the newspaper offering a reward.
• All of the choices.

To oppose or refuse to accept something

• shackles

• revolt

• plantation

• slave

A metal fastening, usually one of a pair, for encircling and confining the ankle or wrist of a prisoner or captive

• slave

• middle passage

• crops

• shackles

A large estate or farm on which crops are raised, often by workers.

• crops

• middle passage

• plantation

• gullah