Domestic slave trade 19th century
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- Q1During the 19th century, what was the primary reason for the domestic slave trade in America?To encourage education and improve the living conditions of enslaved peopleTo abolish slavery and grant freedom to enslaved peopleTo promote equal rights and opportunities for all AmericansTo meet labor demands on southern plantations30s
- Q2Which industry greatly benefited from the domestic slave trade during the 19th century?Cotton industryIron industryTextile industryCoal industry30s
- Q3What was the significance of the cotton gin in relation to the domestic slave trade in the 19th century?It provided enslaved people with new job opportunitiesIt increased the demand for enslaved labor in cotton productionIt led to a decrease in the demand for cottonIt eliminated the need for enslaved labor in cotton production30s
- Q4What was the Middle Passage?The trade of goods between Africa and the AmericasThe brutal journey of enslaved Africans across the Atlantic Ocean to the AmericasThe establishment of African communities in the AmericasThe process of enslaving Africans in their home countries30s
- Q5What were the conditions like for enslaved people during the domestic slave trade in the 19th century?Comfortable and luxuriousHarsh and oppressiveFair and equalChallenging but fair30s
- Q6Which region of the United States was the primary destination for enslaved people during the domestic slave trade in the 19th century?Western statesEastern statesNorthern statesSouthern states30s
- Q7What was the primary reason for the decline of the domestic slave trade in the United States?Efforts to improve the living conditions of enslaved peopleThe abolition of the international slave tradeThe invention of the cotton ginIncreased demand for enslaved labor30s
- Q8What was the significance of the term 'slave coffles' during the domestic slave trade in the 19th century?The organizations that managed and regulated the domestic slave tradeThe act of purchasing and trading enslaved peopleGroups of enslaved people chained together while being transportedA clandestine network that helped enslaved people escape to freedom30s