Lesson 2

2 Slavery in North America Quiz: Pearson Edexcel History, Unit 10

20 questions

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The 20 questions

  1. What was the name of the trade network linking Europe, Africa and the Americas?

    • Mercantilist triangle
    • Colonial triangle
    • Middle Passage
    • Atlantic trade triangle

  2. What did rice plantations in the Carolinas depend on?

    • Free wage workers
    • Indentured Irish servants
    • Royal soldiers
    • Enslaved labour

  3. Which major slave rebellion occurred in South Carolina in 1739?

    • Nat Turner's Rebellion
    • The Stono Rebellion
    • The Cato Rebellion
    • Bacon's Rebellion

  4. Spain protected runaways in which territory?

    • Texas
    • Florida
    • Louisiana
    • Georgia

  5. What was the term for enslaved people who escaped?

    • Indentured servants
    • Loyalists
    • Freedmen
    • Fugitives

  6. Which colonial regions relied heavily on tobacco and rice plantations?

    • Northern colonies
    • New England colonies
    • Chesapeake and Carolina
    • Middle colonies

  7. Which 1713 treaty agreement allowed Britain to supply enslaved Africans to Spanish America?

    • Treaty of Tordesillas
    • The Asiento
    • Navigation Act
    • Treaty of Paris

  8. Which colonial laws restricted the rights of enslaved people?

    • Slave codes
    • Navigation Acts
    • Stamp Acts
    • Acts of Union

  9. What did South Carolina planters mainly buy to expand rice production?

    • Enslaved Africans
    • Wage labourers
    • European farmers
    • Indentured servants

  10. What could an enslaved person escaping to a Spanish fort in Florida gain?

    • Immediate deportation
    • Sanctuary
    • Financial reward
    • Forced labour

  11. What did European traders mainly offer in Africa for enslaved people?

    • Crops and timber
    • Livestock and grain
    • Gold and spices
    • Textiles and metal goods

  12. Why did colonial laws require enslaved people to carry passes?

    • To record employment
    • To encourage trade
    • To control movement
    • To tax travel

  13. How did growing rice and tobacco exports affect enslaved populations?

    • Reduced working hours
    • Improved living conditions
    • Increased labour demand
    • Decreased labour demand

  14. Why did colonies legally ban enslaved people from carrying weapons?

    • Reducing crime
    • Preventing rebellion
    • Enforcing curfews
    • Stopping hunting

  15. Why did colonial laws forbid enslaved people from learning to read?

    • Promote cultural assimilation
    • Prevent organised resistance
    • Encourage religious devotion
    • Improve daily productivity

  16. How did Spain protecting runaways in Florida affect British slaveholders?

    • Caused anxiety
    • Boosted crop prices
    • Increased land value
    • Improved trade relations

  17. What monopoly did the Asiento give a British company?

    • Trading tobacco
    • Supplying enslaved people
    • Exporting rice
    • Importing textiles

  18. How did slavery shape colonial social hierarchy?

    • Entrenched racial hierarchy
    • Created social equality
    • Promoted universal rights
    • Eliminated class divides

  19. What threat did Spanish policy in Florida pose to British plantations?

    • Launching naval invasions
    • Imposing high tariffs
    • Arming local tribes
    • Encouraging slave escapes

  20. How did colonial slave codes legally classify enslaved individuals?

    • As property
    • As foreign nationals
    • As indentured servants
    • As free labourers

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