5th grade · Social Studies · Unit 4 of 10
Slavery & Resistance
The slave trade and the fight for freedom
What your child practices
The transatlantic slave trade and slavery in the colonies, the enslavement of Indigenous people, the many ways enslaved people resisted, gradual abolition in the North and people who fought for freedom. Told plainly and age-appropriately.
Oregon State Standards learning standard: 5.H.CH.1; 5.E.MI.6; 5.H.CP.9; 5.H.CC.3 · the role of slavery in the colonies, the slave trade, gradual abolition and people who resisted enslavement
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
Britain promised freedom to enslaved people who…
- moved to France
- joined the British side in the Revolution
- stayed on plantations
joined the British side in the Revolution
Hint: Thousands escaped to British lines.
Question 2
While Northern states slowly ended slavery, in the South slavery…
- grew
- was never legal
- ended right away
grew
Hint: Cotton and rice plantations relied on it.
Question 3
Colonists also enslaved…
- no one else
- only Europeans
- Indigenous people
Indigenous people
Hint: Native people were enslaved and sold, too.
Question 4
The Stono Rebellion of 1739, one of the largest uprisings of enslaved people in the colonies, took place in…
- Pennsylvania
- Massachusetts
- South Carolina
South Carolina
Hint: It began near the Stono River.
Question 5
In 1776, the Declaration said all men are created equal, but…
- slavery was legal in all 13 colonies
- women could vote
- slavery had ended
slavery was legal in all 13 colonies
Hint: The words did not match the reality.
Question 6
The Constitution of 1787 let the slave trade continue until…
- 1808
- 1865
- 1776
1808
Hint: Congress banned the import of enslaved people in 1808.