Author Question: Nothing did more to consolidate Virginias slide toward race slavery than __________. A) the ... (Read 123 times)

sammy · **on:** Sep 21, 2019

Question 1

Roughly how many Africans were enslaved and transported to the Americas in the four centuries of the Atlantic slave trade?

A) 2 million
B) 10 million
C) 20 million
D) 50 million

Question 2

After Bacons Rebellion, the Chesapeake elite sought to __________.

A) reinforce racial solidarity
B) limit the importation of African slaves
C) strengthen the contracts of indentured servants
D) further subjugate poor whites

Question 3

Virginias Negro Act of 1705 included which of the following?

A) When a master or overseer killed a slave while inflicting punishment, they were automatically free of any felony charges.
B) Slaves had the right to bring lawsuits in court.
C) Slave owners could not torture or otherwise make an example of recaptured runaways.
D) If a slave was killed, by law the slave owner was entitled to a new slave.

Question 4

The headright system rewarded planters who purchased African slaves with __________.

A) another slave for free
B) a cash reward
C) a tax break
D) free land

Question 5

Nothing did more to consolidate Virginias slide toward race slavery than __________.

A) the Navigation Acts
B) the Stono uprising
C) the restoration of the English monarchy
D) Bacons Rebellion