How were slaves sold once they reached the Americas?
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Responses
by family groups on the auction block
by family groups on the auction block
by one or in groups on the auction block
by one or in groups on the auction block
to plantation owners who had previously placed orders
to plantation owners who had previously placed orders
by lottery to anyone who could afford a ticket
by family groups on the auction block
Are you certain?
Apologies for the confusion. Slaves were indeed sold both by family groups and individuals on the auction block once they reached the Americas.
Which played a large part in the appeal of life in America to European immigrants?
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the chance to own land
the chance to own land
the better climate of the colonies
the better climate of the colonies
the fun of a long ocean voyage
the fun of a long ocean voyage
the easier access to towns and cities
the chance to own land
What products from the islands of the Caribbean became a part of the Triangular Trade?
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Responses
sugar and molasses
sugar and molasses
rum and guns
rum and guns
slaves
sugar and molasses
According to some scholars, what is the estimated total number of enslaved Africans transported to the Americas between the 1500s and 1800s?
According to some scholars, the estimated total number of enslaved Africans transported to the Americas between the 1500s and 1800s is around 12.5 million.
In what way was the life of an indentured servant different from that of a slave?
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The indentured servant could leave their masters at any time by agreeing to work elsewhere and pay a fine to the master; a slave could buy his freedom only with the master’s permission.
The indentured servant could leave their masters at any time by agreeing to work elsewhere and pay a fine to the master; a slave could buy his freedom only with the master’s permission.
The servant worked for a set number of years and received a set of clothes, tools, and 50 acres of land afterward; a slave received nothing.
The servant worked for a set number of years and received a set of clothes, tools, and 50 acres of land afterward; a slave received nothing.
A slave could be whipped for disobeying the master, but an indentured servant’s punishment was less severe.
A slave could be whipped for disobeying the master, but an indentured servant’s punishment was less severe.
A master could work a slave almost to death; an indentured servant’s workday was limited to 10 hours.