The Slave Trade 02

1. Slaves who came to Britain usually worked as what?

   • Coalminers
   • Factory hands
   • Gravediggers
   • Servants to rich people

2. Runaway slaves in the West Indies had what name?

   • Cherries
   • Crimsons
   • Maroons
   • Scarlets

3. In 1729 a slave was legally said to be .......

   • able to claim freedom through the courts
   • entitled to be paid a wage
   • his master's property
   • his own boss

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

5. What type of songs were a response to the slave trade?

   • Lullabies
   • Nursery rhymes
   • Sea shanties
   • Spirituals

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

7. Which American organisation helped runaway slaves to escape?

   • The Freedom Wagon
   • The Invisible Tramcar
   • The Secret Ferry
   • The Underground Railroad

8. 130 sick slaves were thrown overboard from which ship in 1782?

   • Cong
   • Fong
   • Tong
   • Zong

9. Who was the captain of the Zong?

   • Catherwood
   • Collingwood
   • Sherwood
   • Westwood

10. Who was heavily involved in the Zong court case?

    • George Squire
    • Grant Stone
    • Granville Sharp
    • Greville Speke

Quiz written by Jan Crompton