Africans in America Part One



Africans in America Part One – Segment One

1. How many settlers were alive in Jamestown by 1610?

2. According to English law, why weren’t the first 20 Africans to arrive in Jamestown enslaved for life?

3. How old were most indentured servants who came to Jamestown?

4. How many new settlers had come to Jamestown by 1622?

5. How many colonists were killed by the Powatan attack in March 1622?

6. How many acres of land did Anthony Johnson own in Virginia?

7. How many free blacks lived in North Hampton County, Virginia?

8. In 1640, when three servants were caught escaping to Maryland, how was the sentence for the African servant different than that of the other two?

9. Which colony became the first to recognize slavery as a legal institution?

10. According to Virginia law in 1661, how was the legal status of children determined?

11. What act of revolt occurred in Jamestown in 1676?

12. When the Royal African Company was chartered, how many slaves did it transport in its first 16 years?

13. What was made illegal by law in the year 1691?

14. Where did Anthony Johnson move his family?

15. Why were many free blacks sold into slavery?

16. At the end of the 17th century, how many “negroes” were listed in the Virginia colony?

17. In 1705, how did the Virginia Assembly draw a distinction between servants and slaves?

18. In 1698, what happened to dramatically increase the activity of slave trading?

19. How old was Olaudah Equiano when he was kidnapped and sold into slavery?

20. How did West African nations obtain people to sell as slaves?

21. Approximately how many people were captured and sold via this method?

22. What two things did Olaudah Equiano see for the first time when he reached the African coast?

23. What were the “factories” built along the West African coast?

24. To where did most of the 54,000 voyages and 11 million slaves travel?

25. Why were slave traders advised not to buy slaves from the same place?

Africans in America Part One – Segment One

1. How many settlers were alive in Jamestown by 1610?

2. According to English law, why weren’t the first 20 Africans to arrive in Jamestown enslaved for life?

3. How old were most indentured servants who came to Jamestown?

4. How many new settlers had come to Jamestown by 1622?

5. How many colonists were killed by the Powatan attack in March 1622?

6. How many acres of land did Anthony Johnson own in Virginia?

7. How many free blacks lived in North Hampton County, Virginia?

8. In 1640, when three servants were caught escaping to Maryland, how was the sentence for the African servant different than that of the other two?

9. Which colony became the first to recognize slavery as a legal institution?

10. According to Virginia law in 1661, how was the legal status of children determined?

11. What act of revolt occurred in Jamestown in 1676?

12. When the Royal African Company was chartered, how many slaves did it transport in its first 16 years?

13. What was made illegal by law in the year 1691?

14. Where did Anthony Johnson move his family?

15. Why were many free blacks sold into slavery?

16. At the end of the 17th century, how many “negroes” were listed in the Virginia colony?

17. In 1705, how did the Virginia Assembly draw a distinction between servants and slaves?

18. In 1698, what happened to dramatically increase the activity of slave trading?

19. How old was Olaudah Equiano when he was kidnapped and sold into slavery?

20. How did West African nations obtain people to sell as slaves?

21. Approximately how many people were captured and sold via this method?

22. What two things did Olaudah Equiano see for the first time when he reached the African coast?

23. What were the “factories” built along the West African coast?

24. To where did most of the 54,000 voyages and 11 million slaves travel?

25. Why were slave traders advised not to buy slaves from the same place?

Africans in America Part One Segment Two

1. What system was used to control slaves on slave ships?

2. What was the voyage of slave ships from West Africa to the Americas called?

3. How long did this journey usually take?

4. How did many slaves escape the desperate conditions on these ships?

5. Where did Olaudah Equiano’s “middle passage” trip end?

6. What percent of slaves died on this island?

7. What southern colony imitated the plantation system of Barbados?

8. What cash crop made the Carolinas rich?

9. Who did the slaves around Goose Creek, S.C. have that spoke for their well being?

10. How did the Anglican missionaries in S.C. describe the slave society there?

11. By 1710, what else besides the ratio of slaves to whites increased in the Carolina region?

12. How did the Spanish assist runaway slaves?

13. By the 1730’s, how many slaves were brought into Charleston each year?

14. How were slaves from Angola viewed?

15. What happened on September 9, 1739 around the Edisto River in S.C.?

16. How large did this slave army grow?

17. How did the English colonists display their anger after the Stono Rebellion?

18. What city had the second largest population density of slaves next to Charleston?

19. How were slaves less constrained here than in the south?

20. In 1741, what caused many New Yorkers to believe that slaves were organizing and rebelling?

21. How did New Yorkers respond to these violent acts?

22. What was this hysterical response compared to that had occurred in the 1690’s?

23. What was the last colony to legalize slavery in 1750?

Africans in America Part One Segment Two

1. What system was used to control slaves on slave ships?

2. What was the voyage of slave ships from West Africa to the Americas called?

3. How long did this journey usually take?

4. How did many slaves escape the desperate conditions on these ships?

5. Where did Olaudah Equiano’s “middle passage” trip end?

6. What percent of slaves died on this island?

7. What southern colony imitated the plantation system of Barbados?

8. What cash crop made the Carolinas rich?

9. Who did the slaves around Goose Creek, S.C. have that spoke for their well being?

10. How did the Anglican missionaries in S.C. describe the slave society there?

11. By 1710, what else besides the ratio of slaves to whites increased in the Carolina region?

12. How did the Spanish assist runaway slaves?

13. By the 1730’s, how many slaves were brought into Charleston each year?

14. How were slaves from Angola viewed?

15. What happened on September 9, 1739 around the Edisto River in S.C.?

16. How large did this slave army grow?

17. How did the English colonists display their anger after the Stono Rebellion?

18. What city had the second largest population density of slaves next to Charleston?

19. How were slaves less constrained here than in the south?

20. In 1741, what caused many New Yorkers to believe that slaves were organizing and rebelling?

21. How did New Yorkers respond to these violent acts?

22. What was this hysterical response compared to that had occurred in the 1690’s?

23. What was the last colony to legalize slavery in 1750?

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