Lesson Y8-U03-L08
The Legacy of Slavery Today Quiz: KS3 History, Unit 9
20 questions
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Lesson Y8-U03-L08, The Legacy of Slavery Today: 20 multiple choice questions for the KS3 History (National Curriculum), Unit 9: Year 8: Slavery, written with Revision Ninja.
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The 20 questions
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What does the historical term 'legacy' mean?
- Lasting effects
- Royal decree
- Written law
- Immediate closure
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What is a descendant?
- A relative
- A neighbour
- A monarch
- An ancestor
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What does it mean to 'commemorate' someone?
- Punish severely
- Remember and honour
- Tax heavily
- Forget completely
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What are 'reparations' intended to do?
- Increase taxes
- Start wars
- Build ships
- Make amends
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Roughly how many Africans were trafficked in the transatlantic slave trade?
- About 120 million
- About 120,000
- About 12 million
- About 1.2 million
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For how long did the transatlantic slave trade last?
- Around 50 years
- Around 150 years
- Around 100 years
- Over 300 years
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Which musical genre traces its roots to enslaved communities?
- Opera
- Synthwave
- Classical
- Blues
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What does a slavery museum primarily demonstrate?
- Legal loopholes
- Strict censorship
- Public memory
- Industrial invention
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Which British cities feature grand docks built on slave trade wealth?
- Leeds and Sheffield
- Bristol and Liverpool
- York and Durham
- London and Oxford
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Who received government compensation when slavery ended in 1833?
- Freed slaves
- Slave owners
- Abolitionists
- Foreign governments
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In what year did the UK finish repaying the loan taken out to compensate slave owners?
- 1989
- 1938
- 2003
- 2015
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Approximately how many captive Africans died during the Middle Passage?
- 100 thousand
- 12 million
- 1.3 million
- 5 million
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What happened to Edward Colston's statue in Bristol in 2020?
- Toppled in protests
- Moved to a palace
- Protected by law
- Awarded a prize
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Which evidence best proves the transatlantic slave trade left a lasting legacy?
- Destroyed ports
- Empty archives
- Global diaspora communities
- Repealed laws
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Why was keeping African cultures alive considered an act of resistance?
- Prevented identity erasure
- Secured royal pardons
- Increased tax revenue
- Helped plantation owners
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Which key factor helps historians measure an event's legacy?
- Who is affected
- Who started it
- Where it occurred
- When it happened
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What does the term 'diaspora' describe?
- Scattered populations
- Political borders
- Royal families
- Trading companies
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What type of buildings were partly funded by slave trade profits?
- Modern skyscrapers
- Medieval castles
- Roman villas
- Country houses
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What does a historical legacy mean?
- Forgotten event
- Legal pardon
- Immediate finish
- Lasting impact
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Ongoing debates about statues and museums show the slave trade is what?
- Still relevant
- Totally forgotten
- Purely economic
- Resolved entirely
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