Atlantic Slave Trade
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- Q1What percentage of African slaves were taken to the Caribbean?41%48%15%5%30s
- Q2What was the average life expectancy for a Brazilian slave on a sugar plantation in the late 18th century?23 years35 years30 years18 years30s
- Q3How did Europeans primarily obtain African slaves?By trading for themBy buying them from other EuropeansBy capturing themThrough forced labor30s
- Q4What type of slavery is characterized by viewing slaves as moveable property?Chattel slaveryGulag slaverySerfdomFeudal slavery30s
- Q5What was a common source of wealth in many places where slavery existed?SlavesEducationGoldLand30s
- Q6What were slaves subjected to during the sugar harvesting process?Limited breaksLong vacationsWorking without payWorking 48 hours straight30s
- Q7Which statement about slavery is true according to the video?Slaves had rightsSlaves were treated kindlySlaves could own propertySlaves were de-humanized30s
- Q8What were the living and working conditions like for slaves in British sugar colonies compared to Brazil?Worse in British coloniesBetter in BrazilBetter in British coloniesNo difference30s
- Q9Who was among the historical figures mentioned that was technically a slave?Darth VaderSuleiman the MagnificentNapoleonZheng He30s
- Q10What misconception about slavery does the video address?That slavery was beneficial for AfricansThat all slaves were uneducatedThat Europeans captured Africans directlyThat slavery was only in the Americas30s
- Q11From which period did the Atlantic slave trade occur?1800 to 1900 CE1600 to 1700 CE1500 to 1880 CE1000 to 1500 CE30s
- Q12What did the branding of slaves by their owners resemble?Household brandingTattooingThe branding of cattleMilitary insignia30s
- Q13How much space did each slave have on average aboard slave ships?8 square feet2 square feet4 square feet6 square feet30s