Chapter 4: Slavery and Empire, 1441-1770

Self-Study Quiz: Chapter Review

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The nation most responsible for spreading the early slave trade before 1650 was:

Portugal. England. Spain.the Netherlands.

	Some medieval Europeans owned household slaves.
	Some medieval Europeans owned household slaves.
	True False

	Most slaves destined for tropical colonies came from West Africa.

	True False

What impact did enslavement have on Africans caught in the slave trade?

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All of the following Western European nations dominated the slave trade at some time except:

England.Netherlands.Portugal.France.

	The 18th century was the formative period in the development of the African-American community.

	True False

	The period 1650 to 1725 was the peak of colonial demand for slave labor.

	True False

	Enslaved Africans often resisted their captors.
	Enslaved Africans often resisted their captors.
	True False

What relationship existed between slavery and plantations?

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	18th century masters were reluctant to allow their slaves to become Christians.

	True False

African Americans in the Chesapeake region became the first enslaved American population to achieve growth through reproduction because:

tobacco was the most profitable crop in the Americas.sugar became a key export crop.food supplies were plentiful and various.work routines allowed little time for unhealthy idleness.

	Over the course of the 18th century, European demand for tobacco doubled.

	True False

	Slaves codes did not provide for legal slave marriages because it would have contradicted the master’s rights of property.

	True False

"Fictive kinship" was a valuable way for African Americans to build a sense of family and community because:

slave codes did not provide for legal marriages.slave couples married when the woman became pregnant.stable families rarely formed on plantations.Creoles and newly imported Africans could not get along.

	The family was the most important institution for the development of African-American community and culture.

	True False

How did Africans resist slavery?

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Capital acquired through slavery contributed to all of the following except:

the founding of the first modern banks.the improvement of living conditions of the urban poor.the industrial revolution.the growth of port cities.

Trace the spread of sugar and slave plantations to the Americas.

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Why were West African efficient agricultural workers?

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Mercantilism viewed the economy as:

working best without regulation.being separate from politics.having finite resources.being based on consumer consumption.

	Between 1714 and 1773, the slave colonies accounted for 25 percent of exports from the Americas to Britain.

	True False

How did slavery contribute to the British economy?

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	Free African Americans were considered citizens.
	Free African Americans were considered citizens.
	True False

	Thomas Jefferson believed that blacks had inferior powers of reasoning.

	True False

What factors influenced the development of southern society?

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Self-Study Quiz: Chapter Review

The nation most responsible for spreading the early slave trade before 1650 was:

Some medieval Europeans owned household slaves.

Most slaves destined for tropical colonies came from West Africa.

What impact did enslavement have on Africans caught in the slave trade?

All of the following Western European nations dominated the slave trade at some time except:

The 18th century was the formative period in the development of the African-American community.

The period 1650 to 1725 was the peak of colonial demand for slave labor.

Enslaved Africans often resisted their captors.

What relationship existed between slavery and plantations?

18th century masters were reluctant to allow their slaves to become Christians.

African Americans in the Chesapeake region became the first enslaved American population to achieve growth through reproduction because:

Over the course of the 18th century, European demand for tobacco doubled.

Slaves codes did not provide for legal slave marriages because it would have contradicted the master’s rights of property.

"Fictive kinship" was a valuable way for African Americans to build a sense of family and community because:

The family was the most important institution for the development of African-American community and culture.

How did Africans resist slavery?

Capital acquired through slavery contributed to all of the following except:

Trace the spread of sugar and slave plantations to the Americas.

Why were West African efficient agricultural workers?

Mercantilism viewed the economy as:

Between 1714 and 1773, the slave colonies accounted for 25 percent of exports from the Americas to Britain.

How did slavery contribute to the British economy?

Free African Americans were considered citizens.

Thomas Jefferson believed that blacks had inferior powers of reasoning.

What factors influenced the development of southern society?