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?

What Question do you have about slavery in America that you would like answered?

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.