The First Africans in Virginia

When did the first Africans arrive in Virginia?

• 1607

• 1619

• 1622

• 1650

Who bought the first group of Africans in Virginia?

• Governor George Yeardley

• Cape Merchant Abraham Piersey

• John Rolfe

• William Tucker

Where did the first Africans come from?

• Angola

• Nigeria

• Ghana

• South Africa

Who intercepted the Portuguese slave ship carrying the Angolans?

• Spanish privateer ships

• Dutch privateer ships

• English privateer ships

• French privateer ships

What is the significance of 1619 in the history of slavery in the British Colonies?

• It marked the beginning of slavery in the British Colonies

• It marked the arrival of the first enslaved Africans in British Colonies

• It marked the end of slavery in British Colonies

• It marked the signing of the Emancipation Proclamation

Law's that allowed life-long slavery didn't become commonplace until the late 1600s. The "slaves" brought to Virginia were brought as...

• Carpetbaggers

• Indentured Servants

• Slaves

• Filibusters

True or False: Indentured servants were life-long slaves.

• True

• False

Who were the first enslaved people in what would become the United States?

• Africans

• Indigenous people

• Europeans

• Asians

What type of slavery system solidified in the centuries that followed 1619?

• Indentured servitude

• Race-based chattel slavery

• Sharecropping

• Serfdom

What contributions did the Africans brought to America make?

• Vocabulary, agriculture, and cuisine

• Art, music, and dance

• Science, technology, and medicine

• Politics, law, and government