Chapter 2

Quiz for Document 2-5: Edmund White, Letter to Joseph Morton (1687)

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Question 1

In his 1687 letter to Joseph Morton, Edmund White’s primary purpose is toA. convince Morton that slavery was not incompatible with English political ideas.
B. reassure Morton that not all planters treated slaves as harshly as Barbadians.
C. explain that the slave trade was meant to profit shippers, not aid planters.
D. persuade Morton to use slave labor and inform him about how best to obtain slaves.

Question 2

According to White, what are the two sources Morton could use to obtain “negroes?”A. Angola and “Ginny”
B. “Barbadoes” and “Ginny”
C. “Barbadoes” and Jamaica
D. Senegal and Gambia

Question 3

What, according to White, was the greatest advantage of using African slaves rather than European laborers?A. Africans’ intelligence and loyalty
B. Avoiding the moral issue using of European labor
C. Poor Europeans’ laziness and stupidity
D. Lower costs associated with African labor

Question 4

According to White, the greatest long-term advantage for Africans taken into slavery in the Americas would beA. better living conditions than Africa.
B. improved economic opportunity.
C. learning about Western political institutions.
D. the possibility of conversion to Christianity.