Ten of the following questions based on the reading assignments above will appear on a quiz in class, Tuesday, September 7.

1. The first full cargo of African slaves was shipped across the Atlantic in:
A) 1492. B) 1510. C) 1518. D) 1607. E) 1629.

2. In the 1600s, the largest numbers of slave imported from Africa labored in:
A) Peru. B) Brazil. C) Mexico. D) Virginia. E) Maryland.

3. Between the 15th and 19th centuries, up to ______________ Africans were sold as slaves and shipped to the Americas.
A) 1million. B) 5 million. C) 12 million. D) 20 million. E) 100 million.

4. In Africa, as a result of the slave trade, the male/female population ratio:
A) Tipped in favor of men. B) Tipped in favor of women. C) Tended to equalize.

5. Who originally captured Africans for sale as slaves in the Atlantic slave trade?
A) Other Africans. B) Europeans. C) South Americans. D) North Americans.

6. On Dutch slave ships, the percentage of deaths was greatest among:
A) African slaves. B) Dutch sailors.

7. The main crop of the Virginia Company for sale to England was:
A) Tobacco. B) Sugar. C) Rice. D) Cotton.

8. The original settlers of Jamestown were mainly:
A) Middle-aged married couples. B) Young singles, both male and female. C) Young, single males. D) Extended families (grandparents/ parents/ children).

9. The death rate in Virginia between 1607-1625 was:
A) High. B) Moderate. C) Low. D) Almost non-existent since few settlers died in this period.

10. Lord Baltimore’s original intent was to make Maryland a haven for:
A) Catholics. B) Anglicans. C) Puritans. D. Quakers. E. All religions.

11. The Massachusetts Bay Colony was organized in 1629 as a haven for:
A) Catholics. B) Anglicans. C) Puritans. D. Quakers. E. All religions.

12. In Massachusetts, English soldiers in 1637 massacred up to 400:
A) Mohawks. B) Iroquois. C) Algonquins. D) Pequots.

13. Until the 1800s, six of seven people arriving in the Americas from overseas were:
A) Spanish. B) English. C) Dutch. D) French. E) Africans.

14. From 1500 to the late 1700s, the area with the fewest African slaves in the Americas was:
A) Brazil. B) The West Indies. C) British colonies in North America.

15. The rate of intermarriage between Europeans and Indians was highest in:
A) Spanish colonies in Latin America. B) British colonies in North America.

16.  Slave children on the Stratford plantation generally began working the tobacco fields at age:
A)      Three.  B) Five.  C) Seven.  D) Twelve.  E) Fourteen.

17. According to the Stratford handout on slavery, most women slaves in colonial America were:
A)      House Servants.  B) Blacksmiths.  C) Maids.  D) Field Hands 

18. According to the Stratford handout on slavery, slaves often hid personal possessions in:
A)      Cuddy Holes.  B) Cupboards.  C. Pantries.  D. Outhouses. 

19. According to the Stratford handout on indentured servants, servants under contract could not without permission:
A) Marry.  B) Have Children.  C) Keep money for personal use.  D) All the above.  E) None of the above.