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What is Slavery?

A- involuntary human servitude or the state of being under the control of another person.
B- voluntary human servitude or the state of being under the control of a nation.
C- human servitude or the state of being under the control

2. When did slavery in Africa begin?

A- 20th century
B- 19th century
C- 7th century

3. When did Transatlantic slavery begin in Africa?

A- 15th century
B- 20th century
C- 21st century

4. Who was one of the earliest slave traders in Africa before the Europeans?

A- Portuguese
B- Arab Muslims
C- Indian Muslims

5. How were slaves captured in Africa?

A- Through war and ambushing
B- Through sales
C- Through birth

6. What were the causes of slavery?

A- Warfare and need for wealth production
B- Lack of family members
C- Agricultural reasons

7. Which gender constituted the majority of early African slaves?

A- Men
B- Women
C- Both

8. What are the effects of African slavery on Africa?

A- A low population and long-term impoverishment of West Africa.
B- Rise of the African population
C- Lots of death

 

9. In many African societies, slavery represented one of the few methods of producing
wealth available to common people.

A- True
B- False

10. How did some African rulers participate in the slave trade?

A- Through the exchanged their prisoners of war for firearms provided by Europeans
B- Through their leadership
C- None above

11. When did the slave trade in Africa come to an end or was it almost eliminated?

A- 1945
B- 1980
C- The 1930s

12. When was the slave trade outlawed in Britain and the United States?

A- 1945
B- 1807
C- 1850

13. Britain put an end to the practice of slavery in all her territories in 1833, while France did
the same in its colonies in 1848.

A- True
B- False

14. Which U.S amendment adopted by the U.S government in 1865 led to the end of slavery in
the United States?

A- the 15th Amendment to the Constitution
B- the 14th Amendment to the Constitution
C- the 13th Amendment to the Constitution

15. Slavery was abolished Brazil in 1888.

A- True
B- False