Question

source 6.1 the journey to slavery
olaudah equiano | the interesting narrative of
the life of olaudah equiano | 1789
as we live in a country where nature is prodigal of her favours, our wants
are few and easily supplied; of course we have few manufactures. they
consist for the most part of calicoes, earthen ware, ornaments, and
instruments of war and husbandry.... we have also markets, at which i
have been frequently with my mother. these are sometimes visited by
stout mahogany - coloured men from the south west of us:.... they
generally bring us fire - arms, gunpowder, hats, beads, and dried fish....
they always carry slaves through our land;... sometimes indeed we sold
slaves to them, but they were only prisoners of war, or such among us as
had been convicted of kidnapping or adultery, and some other crimes,
which we esteemed heinous....
my father, besides many slaves, had a numerous family, of which seven
lived to grow up, including myself and a sister, who was the only
daughter i was trained up from my earliest years in the art of war; my
daily exercise was shooting and throwing javelins, and my mother adorned
me with emblems, after the manner of our greatest warriors. in this way i
grew up till i was turned the age of eleven, when an end was put to my
1 multiple choice 1 point
who was olaudah equiano and what was his goal in writing his interesting narrative?
a former slave who wrote his account to convince europeans to oppose slavery
an african slave trader who wished to defend african traditions of slaveholding to
an american audience
a european abolitionist who wrote his book under a pseudonym in order to
convince plantation owners in the americas to free their slaves
a former slave whose work was intended to persuade other africans not to
participate in the slave trade
2 multiple answer 1 point
source 6.1 provides evidence on which of the following? choose all that apply
the human suffering generated by the slave trade
the perspective of european slave buyers
the life of slaves in the americas
the roles played by african facilitators of the slave trade
3 multiple choice 1 point

Explanation:

Question 1 (Multiple Choice)

Olaudah Equiano was a former slave who wrote his narrative to advocate against slavery, aiming to convince Europeans to oppose it. The other options are incorrect: he wasn't a slave trader, a European abolitionist (he was African - born), nor was his goal to persuade Africans not to participate in the slave trade.

• "The human suffering generated by the slave trade": The text implies suffering through the slave trade context.
• "The roles played by African facilitators of the slave trade": The text mentions selling prisoners of war or those convicted of crimes as slaves, showing African involvement in the slave trade.
• "The perspective of European slave buyers" is incorrect as the text focuses on Equiano's African perspective, not European buyers.
• "The life of slaves in the Americas" is incorrect as the text focuses on his life in Africa before slavery and African slave - related practices, not slave life in the Americas.

Answer:

A. A former slave who wrote his account to convince Europeans to oppose slavery

Question 2 (Multiple Answer)