🌍Social Studies Chapter 4 Lesson 3

What is the practice of owning and controlling people against their will called?

• Freedom

• Slavery

• Independence

• Migration

What was the Middle Passage?

• A road between two cities

• A part of the triangular trade route where enslaved Africans were sent to the Americas

• A famous poem

• A law about trade

What does the word "uprising" mean?

• A celebration

• A rebellion

• A journey

• A law

Where were most enslaved people captured before being sent to the English colonies?

• Europe

• Asia

• Africa

• Australia

Who was Phillis Wheatley?

• A famous inventor

• An important figure in history because she wrote poetry

• A ship captain

• A president

Why did rice have a negative effect in the Americas?

• It spoiled quickly

• It increased the slave trade

• It was too expensive

• It was hard to grow

What was one way enslaved people fought back against slavery?

• By writing letters

• By starting fires, learning to read, and starting the Stono Rebellion

• By moving to another country

• By voting

How might an enslaved person describe their life?

• Joyful

• Dismal (depressing)

• Exciting

• Peaceful

Why was the enslaved population less in the North than in the South?

• The North had more factories

• The southern climate required more labor for growing crops

• The North had more land

• The South had fewer people

What was the approximate difference in enslaved people from the North vs. the South by 1760?

• 10,000

• 50,000

• 150,000

• 1,000,000