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2.05 Early American Culture
Directions: Using the material from the reading, complete the questions below.
Origins of Slavery
1. Prior to the English use of slavery in the Southern colonies, the and had begun using slaves much earlier for agricultural purposes.
2. The Portuguese began trading for slaves in in West Africa.
3. List twofeatures of African slavery.
a.
b.
4. What did the African slave traders get in exchange for the slaves they sold to the Portuguese?
5. Approximately how many Africans were taken from Africa to become slaves?
6. The reading mentions that the Spanish and Portuguese attempted to enslave the Native Americans first. Why didn’t this work out?
7. Who were indentured servants?
8. How was indentured servitude different than slavery?
9. The travel on a slave ship from Africa to the Americas was known as the Middle Passage. Describe the conditions on board a slave ship during this journey.
10. The farmers in Virginia eventually became successful at growing . As a result, they needed laborers to help them with the farming. At first, they turned to servants to help them.
11. Why did Nathaniel Bacon lead a rebellion against the government in Virginia?
12. When did the first African slaves begin arriving in Jamestown?
13. List 2 examples of laws that were part of the slave codes.
a.
b.
14. For what reasons did the English not allow the slaves to participate in white society?
15. In the colony of slaves were actually the majority of the population.
Diversity
16. As different and varied as the English colonies were, they did share some similarities. List two of these similarities below.
a.
b.
*Note for this unit the Chesapeake and Southern colonies are grouped together and referred to collectively as the Southern colonies
17. Within the 3 colonial regions (New England, Middle, and Southern) there were distinct similarities. List the basic similarities for each region on the chart below.
New Englandcolonies
Middle
colonies
Southern
colonies
Family and Social Life
19. Fill in the missing components on the chart below using the information from the reading.
SouthernColonies / New England
Colonies
Role of Men / -assume leadership roles / -assume leadership
roles
Role of Women / -perform domestic duties; raise children
Marriage / -marry for power and property; not love
Houses / -wood or brick
-slaves slept in separate quarters
Food / -nutritious but bland; baked and boiled goods
Education / -most children were not educated; only the wealthy
Recreation / -church, individual games, hunting, dancing, gambling / -team games, sporting events