2.5 Slavery in the British Colonies

• Slavery was equally prevalent in all British colonies.

  False
• Match the colony with its development of slavery:

  Virginia ↔️ Slavery became deeply entrenched

  New England ↔️ Slavery was less prevalent
• The high demand for labor on plantations was a key factor in the growth of slavery.slavery
• Enslaved people maintained their cultural practices while resisting their enslavement.enslavement
• What did Africa trade with the Americas in the Triangular Trade?

  Enslaved Africans
• What were some of the cultural practices maintained by enslaved people in the British colonies?

  Oral storytelling, music
• What were some resistance strategies used by enslaved people in the British colonies?

  Passive resistance, rebellions
• The Stono Rebellion in South Carolina was led by a figure named Cato
• Slavery became deeply entrenched in the Chesapeake region
• Match the leg of the Triangular Trade with the goods exchanged:

  Europe to Africa ↔️ Manufactured goods

  Africa to Americas ↔️ Enslaved Africans

  Americas to Europe ↔️ Agricultural products
• The Stono Rebellion in South Carolina aimed to escape to Florida
• Steps in the creation and enforcement of slave codes:

  1️⃣ Colonial governments enact laws

  2️⃣ Laws regulate slavery and lives of enslaved people

  3️⃣ Specific codes vary across colonies
• The slave trade provided economic incentives for European powers.


  True
• The slave trade and slave labor contributed significantly to the wealth and prosperity of the British Empire
• Match the consequence of slavery with its type:

  Disruption of family structures ↔️ Social consequence

  Debates over state representation ↔️ Political consequence
• Slavery was less prevalent in the New England colonies due to a less reliance on large-scale agriculture
• Slavery in the British colonies began in the early 17th century in the Virginia colony.
• Match the colony with its role in the development of slavery:

  Virginia ↔️ Slavery first emerged here

  New England ↔️ Slavery was less prevalent

  Carolinas ↔️ Slavery spread from Virginia
• What agricultural products were sent from the Americas to Europe in the Triangular Trade?

  Sugar, tobacco, cotton
• Enslaved people maintained their cultural practices to preserve their identity and community.


  True
• What was the name of the network used by enslaved people to escape to free states or Canada?

  Underground Railroad
• Match the rebellion with its key figures:

  Gabriel's Rebellion ↔️ Gabriel Prosser

  Stono Rebellion ↔️ Cato
• The resistance strategies of enslaved people demonstrated their determination to fight against slavery.

  True
• Enslaved people resisted enslavement through sabotage, runaway attempts, and cultural preservation
• In the Chesapeake region, slavery became deeply entrenched due to large-scale agriculture.Chesapeake
• The Triangular Trade involved a three-way exchange of goods between Europe, Africa, and the Americas.Americas
• Slavery was legally and socially accepted in colonial society.


  True
• What was the Triangular Trade a key driver of?

  Transatlantic slave trade
• What did the Americas send to Europe in the Triangular Trade?

  Agricultural products
• Enslaved people in the British colonies lived in overcrowded and unsanitary housing
• Enslaved people in the British colonies endured harsh living conditions.


  True
• Order the types of resistance used by enslaved people:

  1️⃣ Sabotage

  2️⃣ Runaway attempts

  3️⃣ Cultural preservation
• The lack of effective abolition movements contributed to the growth of slavery in the British colonies.


  True
• What was one method enslaved people used to resist enslavement besides large-scale rebellions?

  Sabotage
• Maintaining African traditions helped sustain the identity and community of enslaved people.


  True
• Match the resistance method with its purpose:

  Sabotage ↔️ Disrupt plantation operations

  Cultural preservation ↔️ Maintain identity and community
• Laws that made it difficult for enslaved people to be freed were known as restrictions on manumission
• Which crops relied heavily on slave labor in the British colonies?

  Tobacco, sugar, cotton
• What was the economic importance of slavery in the West Indies?

  Sugar plantation economy
• How did slavery influence debates during the American Revolution?

  Debates over representation