The Growth of Slavery

Question 1

Which of the following best describes how southern economies exploited the enslaved?

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Plantation owners maximized profits by using the enslaved for free labor.

Question 2

The poster suggests that Mr. Young

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wants to recover his property.

Question 3

Region that contained the first state to legally recognize slavery

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blue

Question 4

Review the document at right. Based on the information you see, who placed this advertisement?

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a slaveholder

Question 5

Why were the slave codes created?

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to keep enslaved Africans powerless and frightened

Question 6

Which of the following statements is true of slavery in New England?

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Slavery was not widespread.

Question 7

Region where slavery was most common

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yellow

Question 8

1. The number of African Americans living in freedom in America was .

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small

Question 9

1. Enslaved African Americans could achieve freedom in America.

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True

Question 10

In general, enslaved people

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had no meaningful legal rights or protections.

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