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Question 1

An examination of slavery in Florida and New Mexico indicates that:
 
  A) local conditions determined its character.
  B) few Africans were brought to Spanish America.
  C) Indian slavery rarely existed.
  D) the harshest form of slavery existed in the more isolated regions of Spanish America.

Question 2

Before the 1730s, the most profitable activity of the early Carolina economy was:
 
  A) growing rice.
  B) the Indian slave trade.
  C) growing indigo and tobacco.
  D) producing timber and naval stores.

Question 3

Anthony Johnson's experience illuminates:
 
  A) the ambiguous status of Africans in Virginia.
  B) strict English laws defining slavery.
  C) the permanent slave status of Virginia Negroes.
  D) the refusal of Anglican clergy to baptize blacks.

Question 4

Which of the following is NOT a reason why slavery began to replace indentured servitude in Virginia by 1700?
 
  A) the Royal African Company made more slaves available
  B) fear of rebellion from former indentured servants
  C) a shortage of new arable land
  D) fewer English immigrants came to the Chesapeake

Question 5

Which of the following was NOT a result of the African slave trade?
 
  A) African interior kingdoms grew stronger.
  B) The population of Africa went into decline.
  C) The West African economy stagnated.
  D) Cultural demoralization developed.

Question 6

Among the worst of the horrors confronting slaves during the Middle Passage was:
 
  A) seasickness.
  B) poor food quality.
  C) beatings by sailors.
  D) inadequate sanitation.



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Answer 1

Answer: A

Answer 2

Answer: B

Answer 3

Answer A

Answer 4

Answer: D

Answer 5

Answer: A

Answer 6

Answer: D





 

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