Enslaved People

In this lesson, we will learn about the enslaved people who worked on the sugar plantations in British America.

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Q1.What is a sugar baron?

a wealthy and powerful person who owned sugar plantationsa person who stole sugar from plantation ownersan enslaved person who worked on a sugar plantationa noble person who lived in England and liked to eat sugar

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Q2.At first who did the sugar barons get to work on their plantations?

Enslaved peopleFamily membersIndentured servantsThey did all the work themselves

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Q3.What did Christopher Codrington do with much of his money when he died?

Gave it to enslaved peopleUsed it to set enslaved people on his plantations freeGave it to family and to All Souls College to build a libraryHe had no money left when he died

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Q4.Who did Robert Cooper Ashby have most of his children with?

His wife, MaryHe didn't have any childrenEnslaved women on his plantationA mixed race woman whose name we don't know

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Q5.What did sugar barons receive from the British government as part of the abolition of slavery?

Prison sentencesCompensation (money)NothingRespect

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Intro quiz - Recap from previous lesson

Before we start this lesson, let’s see what you can remember from this topic. Here’s a quick quiz!

Q1.What is a sugar baron?

1/5

Q2.At first who did the sugar barons get to work on their plantations?

Enslaved peopleFamily membersIndentured servantsThey did all the work themselves

2/5

Q3.What did Christopher Codrington do with much of his money when he died?

Gave it to enslaved peopleUsed it to set enslaved people on his plantations freeGave it to family and to All Souls College to build a libraryHe had no money left when he died

3/5

Q4.Who did Robert Cooper Ashby have most of his children with?

His wife, MaryHe didn't have any childrenEnslaved women on his plantationA mixed race woman whose name we don't know

4/5

Q5.What did sugar barons receive from the British government as part of the abolition of slavery?

Prison sentencesCompensation (money)NothingRespect

5/5

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Q1.Which part of British America gained its independence in 1783?

13 coloniesJamaicaBarbadosCanada

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Q2.Where did most enslaved people who were born in Barbados come from?

West AfricaEuropeSouthern AfricaNorth America

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Q3.Which of the below was NOT a job that enslaved people on Barbados did?

CarpenterField workerDomestic servantOwner of a plantation

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Q4.Slavery was officially abolished in the British Empire in 1834, but John Stephen's baptism record from 1835 says 'Adult- owned by Robert Cooper Ashby'. What does this suggest?

Enslaved people were freed as soon as abolition happenedJohn Stephen wasn't religiousAbolition meant enslaved people could now be baptisedAbolition didn't change things for enslaved people straight away

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Q5.What was the outcome of Bussa's Rebellion?

All enslaved people were freedIt led to enslaved people running BarbadosAll enslaved people were executedAlthough it failed, it shook people's belief in slavery

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Q1.Which part of British America gained its independence in 1783?

13 coloniesJamaicaBarbadosCanada

1/5

Q2.Where did most enslaved people who were born in Barbados come from?

West AfricaEuropeSouthern AfricaNorth America

2/5

Q3.Which of the below was NOT a job that enslaved people on Barbados did?

CarpenterField workerDomestic servantOwner of a plantation

3/5

Q4.Slavery was officially abolished in the British Empire in 1834, but John Stephen's baptism record from 1835 says 'Adult- owned by Robert Cooper Ashby'. What does this suggest?

4/5

Q5.What was the outcome of Bussa's Rebellion?

All enslaved people were freedIt led to enslaved people running BarbadosAll enslaved people were executedAlthough it failed, it shook people's belief in slavery

5/5

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