US History 4.8

Normally, just a few Africans died on the slave ships before they reached America.

True
False

false

Most slaves were field-workers.

True
False

true

The major purpose of slave codes was to regulate the owners’ treatment of the slave.

True
False

false

Most blacks deported from the United States settled in Sierra Leone.

True
False

false

Less than 10,000 slaves escaped by the Underground Railroad between 1830 and 1860.

True
False

false

The abolitionist movement that ended with the emancipation of the slaves started in:

the Pacific coast states
the Northeast
the West
the South

the Northeast

Louisiana slave owners were able to legally work a slave:

forever
for 24 hours a day
for 21 hours a day
for only 16 hours a day

for 21 hours a day

The first cotton-spinning mill in the United States was built by:

Eli Whitney
James Tallmadge
Henry Clay
Samuel Slater

Samuel Slater

In addition to being field-workers and domestic workers, plantation slaves also served as

craftsmen

Besides revolts, three forms of resistance used by slaves were:

refusing to work
self-mutilation
acting sick
sleeping late
running away

self-mutilation acting sick running away

The abolition movement that ended with the emancipation of the slaves started in:

the Pacific coast states
the Northeast region
Canada
the South

the Northeast region