5th grade · Social Studies · Unit 10 of 11
Slavery & Resistance
Enslaved people and their struggle for freedom
What your child practices
How slavery came to the colonies, the Middle Passage, the lives and resistance of enslaved families, and early steps toward abolition, told plainly and age-appropriately.
California Content Standards learning standard: 5.4.6 · the introduction of slavery into America, the responses of enslaved families, and the ongoing struggle against slavery
Sample questions
A taste of this unit. In the app, questions change every time and get easier or harder to match your child.
Question 1
The Constitution of 1787 let the slave trade continue until…
- 1865
- 1776
- 1808
1808
Hint: Congress banned the import of enslaved people in 1808.
Question 2
The Stono Rebellion of 1739, one of the largest uprisings of enslaved people in the colonies, took place in…
- South Carolina
- Pennsylvania
- Massachusetts
South Carolina
Hint: It began near the Stono River.
Question 3
Benjamin Banneker, a free Black man, is known for…
- writing the Constitution
- leading the Continental Army
- astronomy, maths and helping survey Washington, D.C.
astronomy, maths and helping survey Washington, D.C.
Hint: He made almanacs and a wooden clock.
Question 4
People today who work against unfairness continue the work of freedom fighters by…
- staying silent
- speaking up, voting and organizing
- ignoring the past
speaking up, voting and organizing
Hint: The struggle for justice continues.
Question 5
Phillis Wheatley, an enslaved African woman in Boston, became famous for her…
- inventions
- paintings
- poetry
poetry
Hint: Her book was published in 1773.
Question 6
Phillis Wheatley, who was enslaved, became famous as a…
- governor
- poet
- general
- ship captain
poet
Hint: Her poems were published in 1773.