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- 1. Multiple Choice
What is the Middle Passage?Water Route Through North AmericaEuropean slave trade with IndiaEuropean Slave trade with North AmericaEuropean slave trade with the Americas - 2. Multiple ChoiceWhen slaves were loaded onto boats to be taken and sold, this part of the triangular trade route was called what?the American Passagethe Middle Passagethe Lower Passagethe African Passage
- 3. Multiple Choice
The middle passage was apart of what trading system
Triangular Trade
African Trade
Square Trade
Gold Mine Trade
- 4. Multiple ChoiceOne effect of the slave trade on African societies was...flourishing of art & culture.transfer of European political ideas.decreased warfare.decreased population in some areas.
- 5. Multiple ChoiceAccording to both the slave ship doctor (Falconbridge) and the former slave (Equiano), what happened to slaves who refused to eat?They were mercilessly punished (burned or beaten)They were thrown overboard to the sharksThey starved to death & avoided working in AmericaThey were given twice as much to eat the next day
- 6. Multiple ChoiceWhich of these details does the slave ship doctor (Falconbridge) tell that the former slave (Equiano) leaves out?Slaves who refused to eat were punishedThe slave ships smelled very awful (loathsome or disgusting)Slaves were tied or shackled to each other in groupsThe disease that killed many slaves was called "the flux"
- 7. Multiple ChoiceWhich of these details does the former slave tell but that the doctor leaves out?Slaves who refused to eat were punishedThe slave ships smelled very awful (loathsome or disgusting)Slaves were tied or shackled to each other in groupsThe slave's experience was so bad that he wished for death ("the last friend")
- 8. Multiple Choice
Which of the following was a major reason for the flow of the transatlantic slave trade shown on the map?
The economic demands of the plantation system
The construction needs of the railroad
Increased textile manufacturing
Increased western migration
- 9. Multiple Choice
How were the conditions of the slave boats during the Middle Passage?
The lodgings were clean and sanitary for the slaves
The slaves were well fed and clothed
The conditions were dirty and unsanitary for the slaves
All of the above
- 10. Multiple Choice
Define mercantilism
The belief in merchants.
Raw materials.
The belief that a nation's wealth is calculated by the amount of gold and silver it has.
The belief in many gods.
- 11. Multiple Choice
What is the purpose of the American colonies under mercantilism?
To sell cheap raw materials to England
To buy expensive manufactured goods from England
To make England rich
All of the above.
- 12. Multiple Choice
A system of government controlled trade used by European empires between 1500 and 1800.
Free trade
Middle passage
Mercantilism
Chattel slavery
- 13. Multiple Choice
Once captured the people taken were treated like property and deprived of all human dignity. This is an example of ...
Dehumanization
Morality
Profitable
Ethics
- 14. Multiple Choice
Owning of human beings as property able to be bought, sold, given, and inherited, is known as.....
Mercantilism
Free trade
Chattel slavery
- 15. Multiple Choice
Which statement accurately describes Olaudah Equiano's life?
Olaudah Equiano was a wealthy plantation owner in the Caribbean.
Olaudah Equiano was a prominent African writer and abolitionist who was born in Nigeria and sold into slavery at a young age.
Olaudah Equiano was a European explorer who discovered new trade routes in Africa.
Olaudah Equiano was a politician who fought for the rights of indigenous people in North America.
- 16. Multiple Choice
What was the purpose of the Middle Passage?
To transport enslaved Africans from Africa to the Americas
To promote cultural exchange between Africa and the Americas.
To establish trade routes between Africa and the Americas.
To transport goods from Africa to the Americas.
- 17. Multiple Choice
What is the Middle Passage?
The Middle Passage is the stage of the triangular trade where enslaved Africans were transported across the Atlantic Ocean to the Americas.
The Middle Passage is a term used to describe the journey of European explorers to the Americas.
The Middle Passage refers to the trade route between Europe and Asia during the Age of Exploration.
The Middle Passage is the name given to the voyage of European settlers to the New World.
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