Hey #Davis8! I would be able to answer the following Q's for the test on Monday, Sept. 9. Be Good!
- Explain why Africans were specifically chosen by Europeans to be slaves. How were Africans captured and enslaved? Explain all the details about the infamous Middle Passage from Africa to North/South America. What did captured Africans endure aboard the slave ships
- Explain the similarities and differences between the New England and Southern colonies. Why were they settled? How did these regions make money?
- It is said that, “slavery created the landscape of America.” Explain how this statement is true and provide as many examples as possible of what slaves did for work. How did slavery create America?
- “One of the hardest things the early colonists had to do was survive.” Explain how this statement is true in as much detail as possible, providing examples of how the colonists survived and what they needed to do to survive.
- Slave revolts were common, but most often unsuccessful. What were some factors preventing slaves to revolt? How would slaves revolt against their masters? On ships across the Atlantic? Why were they often unsuccessful?