Classroom Note Taking Sheet

1. Name: __________________
Colonial Slavery
Guided Notes
Bell Ringer:
Essential Questions:____________________________
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2. 1. Reasons African slavery originated:
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B.
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2. What is triangular trade?____________________________________
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3.The first Africans came to Jamestown as ____________ __________.
4. _______________ becamethe first colony to legalize slavery.
5. How many colonies permitted slavery during colonial times?_________
6. The greatest oppositionto slavery was in which colony?____________
7. What was the Middle Passage?______________________________
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8. Why would slaves refuse to eat during the Middle Passage and why
were they forced to do so?__________________________________
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9. _____________ and ______________ caused many deaths during the
Middle Passage. Bodies were ______________ ______________.
10. Examples of passive resistance to slavery:
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B.
C.

3. 11. Examples of overt resistance to slavery:
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B.
12. In your own words, define “maroon colony”:____________________
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13. What was often the result of a slave uprising?___________________
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14. What are slave codes and why were they instituted?______________
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