Slavery Unit Learning Check #1

What year did the first kidnapped Africans arrive in America?

The trip across the Atlantic Ocean for kidnapped Africans is called the _________.

• Death Row

• Middle Passage

• Long Journey

Check each box that is correct of the experience of kidnapped Africans during the Middle Passage

• They were forced to sit. It was too small to stand or lie down

• The journey was very short

• People were dying around them constantly

• They were given plenty of food to survive the journey

• They were chained up for the whole journey

True of False: African People were the first group to be enslaved by white people in America.

• True

• False

True or False: 3 out 4 of America's first presidents were enslavers.

• True

• False

What made slavery in America different than slavery in other places?

• Slavery in America was based on race

• Slavery in America forced people to work for free

• Slavery in America was quickly banned

• Slavery in America helped the country grow

Why do you think it is important to learn about slavery in America?

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What was an advantage of kidnapping Africans for enslaved labor? (Check all that apply)

• African people knew how to farm cotton already

• Because of their skin tone, they could not run away without being detected.

• They were far from their home and did not know where to go if they tried to run away.

• African people were easily harmed by diseases.