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The Slave Trade 02
The Underground Railroad helped runaway slaves to escape. The photo shows 'A Ride for Liberty - The Fugitive Slaves' by Eastman Johnson.

The Slave Trade 02

Test your knowledge of the slave trade in this KS3 History quiz. Did you know that in the Roman Empire about one fifth of the empire's population and a third of the population of Italy was enslaved? Slaves carried out many domestic, manual and administrative jobs. Britain increased its involvement in the slave trade during the eighteenth century. The Treaty of Utrecht gave British sailors the right to sell slaves within the Spanish Empire.

Some slaves were captured by the British sailors. They would land raiding parties who would then ambush passing locals or raid villages. They chained the people together and marched them to the coast where they were then loaded onto their ship. The majority of slave ships obtained their slaves from slave factors. These were British people who lived full-time in Africa. They bought their slaves from local tribes who had raided nearby villages and captured their enemies to sell into slavery.

Slave ships usually carried many more slaves than they had room for, so conditions on board were very poor. Slaves often died on the voyage from disease or were thrown overboard during the voyage, so that the captain could make an insurance claim. The most famous of these was the Zong. The captain threw 133 slaves overboard. By the end of the 1700s, there was an increasing opposition to the slave trade.

1.
Slaves who came to Britain usually worked as what?
Coalminers
Factory hands
Gravediggers
Servants to rich people
They were cheaper than employing European servants
2.
Runaway slaves in the West Indies had what name?
Cherries
Crimsons
Maroons
Scarlets
They formed their own communities
3.
In 1729 a slave was legally said to be .......
able to claim freedom through the courts
entitled to be paid a wage
his or her master's property
his or her own boss
Very few people at the time considered that it was unjust to consider a person to be 'property'
4.
Which statement about slave ships is false?
Ships often carried more slaves than there was room for
Slaves had individual cabins
Slaves were chained below decks
Slaves were punished for disobedience
The slave ship owners made huge profits as they packed as many slaves into as small a space as possible
5.
What type of songs were a response to the slave trade?
Lullabies
Nursery rhymes
Sea shanties
Spirituals
Sometimes called 'sorrow songs'
6.
What often happened to whole families sold as slaves?
All the family worked for the same owner
The children went to school while the parents worked
The children were sent back to Africa
They were split up at auction
Only in rare cases was the family ever reunited
7.
Which American organisation helped runaway slaves to escape?
The Freedom Wagon
The Invisible Tramcar
The Secret Ferry
The Underground Railroad
It took them to the northern states or Canada where there was little or no slavery
8.
130 slaves were thrown overboard from which ship in 1782?
Cong
Fong
Tong
Zong
They made a navigational error and were running out of water. The insurance allowed a ship owner to make a claim if part of the cargo was thrown overboard to save the rest. The cargo was slaves
9.
Who was the captain of the Zong?
Catherwood
Collingwood
Sherwood
Westwood
He was inexperienced as a captain
10.
Who was heavily involved in the Zong court case?
George Squire
Grant Stone
Granville Sharp
Greville Speke
Despite his best efforts, no member of the Zong's crew were ever tried for murder
You can find more about this topic by visiting BBC Bitesize - The transatlantic slave trade

Author:  Jan Crompton

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