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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Responses
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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Responses
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.
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.
Are you certan?
Apologies for the confusion. I made an error in my previous response. The correct answer is: The indentured servant worked for a set number of years and received a set of clothes, tools, and sometimes land afterward; a slave received nothing and was considered the property of their master.
According to the census of 1790, about how many enslaved people of African ancestry lived in the colonies?
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around 500,000
around 500,000
around 60,000
around 60,000
around 750,000
around 750,000
around one million
According to the census of 1790, there were around 750,000 enslaved people of African ancestry living in the colonies.
Are you sure?
Apologies for the error in my previous response. According to the census of 1790, there were around 697,000 enslaved people of African ancestry living in the colonies.
About what percentage of enslaved Africans died or committed suicide during the Middle Passage?
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25 to 30%
25 to 30%
5 to 10%
5 to 10%
45 to 50%
About 12 to 15% of enslaved Africans died or committed suicide during the Middle Passage.
What ended William Penn’s outright ownership of Pennsylvania?
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Responses
William Penn became very ill with tuberculosis in 1701 and died the following year.
William Penn became very ill with tuberculosis in 1701 and died the following year.
King William and Queen Mary canceled William Penn’s land grant in Pennsylvania due to his harsh treatment of colonists.
King William and Queen Mary canceled William Penn’s land grant in Pennsylvania due to his harsh treatment of colonists.
William Penn sold his rights to the colony to the Pennsylvania General Assembly and returned to England.
William Penn sold his rights to the colony to the Pennsylvania General Assembly and returned to England.
Pennsylvania colonists forced Penn to agree that only the General Assembly could make laws.
William Penn sold his rights to the colony to the Pennsylvania General Assembly and returned to England, thus ending his outright ownership of Pennsylvania.
How did some colonists get around the Navigation Acts?
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Responses
by selling to English merchants
by selling to English merchants
by smuggling
by smuggling
by supporting merca
by smuggling
What is a fundamental principle of freedom of the press?
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The press has the right to choose when it is appropriate to inform the public of the truth.
The press has the right to choose when it is appropriate to inform the public of the truth.
The press has a responsibility to expose the actions of the government only with the government’s approval.
The press has a responsibility to expose the actions of the government only with the government’s approval.
The press has both a right and responsibility to inform the public of the truth.
The press has both a right and responsibility to inform the public of the truth.
The government has a right and responsibility to determine what the citizens should know.
The press has both a right and responsibility to inform the public of the truth.
Which of the following would have been allowed to participate in colonial elections?
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Responses
a woman who owned a candle-making business
a woman who owned a candle-making business
a free Black man who worked as a blacksmith
a free Black man who worked as a blacksmith
a young man apprenticed to a ship builder
a young man apprenticed to a ship builder
a Native American who supplied furs and hides to local merchants
a young man apprenticed to a ship builder
How did the life of lower-class colonists differ from that of the poor in Europe?
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Responses
The colonists could count on a comfortable retirement after their years of labor.
The colonists could count on a comfortable retirement after their years of labor.
The colonists had a great deal of leisure time.
The colonists had a great deal of leisure time.
The colonists often lived in conditions that Europeans considered luxurious.
The colonists often lived in conditions that Europeans considered luxurious.
The colonists could get property and move up the social scale.