Week 17 Studies Weekly

As the country expanded, compromises and negotiations included ______.

• citizenship for all people

• equal rights

• the expansion of slavery

• immigration

Where in South Carolina was a new blended culture of diverse African tribes created and passed down?

• Gullah Islands

• Calabash River

• Magnolia Plantation

• Blue Ridge Mountains

Kidnapped African men, women, and children were sold to _____________.

• Americans on trading ships

• Europeans on trading ships

• other Africans

• plantation owners

In 1808, the United States Congress passed the Act Prohibiting Importation of Slaves that ended _______________.

• slavery

• the importation of people from Africa to be sold into slavery

• the migration of people from Africa

• slave trade

After passing the Act Prohibiting Importation of Slaves, _________.

• slavery ended

• people from other countries were sold into slavery

• the immigration of people from Africa continued

• the slave trade of enslaved people living in the United States continued

Examples of the treatment of enslaved people include receiving _________.

• medical care and new clothing once a year

• new clothing once a year and two meals daily

• new clothing with each season and three meals daily

• three meals daily and medical care

When a diverse population of people live together, blended cultures of art and communication __________.

• stay separate

• are blended

• are ignored

• are lost

In abolitionist Fredrick Douglass’ most famous speech “What to the Slave is the 4th of July?” he

• felt included in America.

• celebrated equality.

• was grateful for freedom.

• said 4th of July was not his.

Today, learning about the people in the past who were forced to relocate or enslaved can help us understand how ________.

• immigration laws work

• to protect our personal rights

• to protect the rights of people around the world

• the system of checks and balances works

What was the trade route from Africa to the American colonies called?

• the Triangle Trip

• the Slave Transfer

• the Trade Crossing

• the Middle Passage