Slavery in the United States Part 1

All indentured servants were white.

• True

• False

Indentured servitude led to the permeant system of slavery.

• True

• False

In what year did the first Africans arrive in the colony of Virginia?

• 1719

• 1686

• 1495

• 1619

What presented as a problem for settlers with Native Americans?

• Settlers moving on to Native American lands.

• Native Americans did not want to trade anymore.

• Native Americans started a militia and attacked innocent white settlers.

• Native Americans were indentured servants but kept running away.

As slaves arrived in the U.S. colonies they were housed in nice rooms until they were purchased.

• True

• False

Place the events of the enslaved arrival in the correct order.

• They were placed in the pen when taken off the ship.

• They were branded to identify them as a slave.

• They were sold.

• They were washed down and their skin was covered in grease to make them look healthy.

What took place at the slave auctions.

• Whites had a picnic and inspected the slaves.

• Buyers physically inspected slaves, had them to demonstrate skills, and slaves were sold.

• Slaves performed for potential slave buyers.

• Buyers but their names in a hat to see who could buy the slave on display.

What year did Massachusetts legalize slavery.?

• 1634

• 1709

• 1998

• 1641

In what year did Virginia enact the heredity slave law that status of the mother determines the status of the child.

• 1663

• 1985

• 1662

• 1724

Which colony was the only colony that put a restriction on the amount of time one can be enslaved.

• Virginia

• Connecticut

• New York

• Rhode Island