Chapter 8 Assessment (taken from Social Studies Alive)
Exploring the History of the Transatlantic Slave Trade
This quiz delves into the experiences and challenges faced by West Africans during the slave trade era. Test your knowledge of this crucial part of history and understand the profound impact it had on culture and society.
Key topics covered include:
- The dilemmas faced by West Africans
- Life and labor of slaves in the Americas
- The Middle Passage
- Resistance and coping mechanisms of enslaved people
Which is the BEST example of a dilemma West Africans faced?
How to visit nearby villages
Where to find camel caravans
Whether to trade people for guns
When to sing songs and tell stories
Which of these was true of MOST West Africans in the 1500s?
They spoke the same language
They were long-distance traders partner
They were captured and enslaved
They valued family and ancestors
Where were MOST slaves in the West Indies and Bristish North America put to work?
Gold and silver mines
Household kitchens
Grain and textile mills
Sugar and tobacco plantations
Slaves on a slave ship in the Middle Passage had a lot of
Living space
Daily exercise
Serious illness
Successful revolts
When Africans captured in the slave trade arrived in the American colonies, they were first
Reunited with family members
Sold at scrambles and auctions
Taught English so they could follow orders
Told by ship's captain where they would work
What was an overseer's main job?
To evaluate the price of slaves
To supervise the work of slaves
To teach slaves to use new tools
To help slaves escape North
Why did some slaves pretend not to understand what they were told to do?
It was a form of resistance
It spared their friends' feelings
It helped them learn English
It allowed them to buy freedom
In general, which slaves had the hardest life?
Field workers
House servants
Skilled carpenters
Kitchen gardeners
Which of these was a way that slaves coped with their ordeal?
Going to school to kearn to read and write
Singing spirituals as they worked
Cooking and baking rich foods for their meals
Taking long breaks thtoughout the day
Describe Great Britain's trade with Africa, the West Indies, and North America. Explain the movement of people and goods in one to two sentences.
Write a story or song that an African Slave in North America might have passed on to children or grandchildren. Show the experience of the slave telling the story or song. Follow these guidelines: 1.) Explain a series of events that led to you being a slave. 2.)Include a description of your life as a slave. 3.) End with a message to be passed down through your family. I could be a message of hope, or a piece of advice.
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