Atlantic Slave Trade
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- Q1What was the Triangular Trade?A three-stage journey undertaken by slave shipsTrading slaves between Britain and AfricaTrading slaves between England and JapanThe importing of goods from Africa to Britain60s
- Q2What did slave ships carry to trade with in Africa?FlowersGoldCloth, alcohol, ironwork and gunsSlaves60s
- Q3What kind of goods did the slave ships carry on the final stage of the Triangular Trade?Sugar, tobacco, cotton and rumMerchantsSlavesCloth, alcohol, ironwork and guns60s
- Q4How were slaves captured in Africa?White slavers landed at the coast and raided inland to capture new slavesMost slaves were sold to the Europeans by other AfricansWhite Europeans fought wars against African Kingdoms, enslaving their enemiesWhite Americans fought wars against African Kingdoms, enslaving their enemies60s
- Q5Where was the Slave Coast?The CaribbeanNorth AfricaEast AfricaWest Africa60s
- Q6What were slave factories?Factories in Holland which made goods to trade for slaves in AfricaHuge buildings where slaves worked to process sugar caneForts used to imprison slaves until they could be soldFactories in Britain which made goods to trade for slaves in Africa60s
- Q7What was the Middle Passage?The voyage from the Americas back to BritainThe voyage from Africa to the New World of the AmericasThe narrow walkway between the lines of slaves chained in a slave ship's cargo deckThe voyage from Britain to Africa60s
- Q8What happened on the Zong?It hit an iceberg and sunkThere was a slave mutiny on board during the middle passageLiving slaves were thrown overboard so the ship owners could claim for them on their insuranceIt was captured by the Dutch, who sold its cargo of slaves60s
- Q9What happened to the slaves once they'd arrived in the Caribbean?They were immediately sent to work on the plantationsThey were sent to a slave factoryThey were put up for auctionThey were asked where they wanted to go.60s
- Q10Why might a slave ship captain choose loose pack rather than tight pack?Fewer slaves might die from sicknessSometimes there weren't enough slaves in the slave factories to fill the shipIt meant that it cost less to insure the voyageIt made the trip more comfortable for the slaves.60s
- Q11What percentage of slaves were taken to South America?Over 55 per centNone5 per cent35 per cent60s
- Q12How did the slave traders deal with slaves who resisted once they'd arrived in the Caribbean?They were put back on a ship to AfricaThey were put on a ship to BritainThey were sent to seasoning campsThey were executed60s
- Q13______ was the king of the ancient African Mali EmpireMansa MusaGenghis KhanAlexander the GreatKubla Khan60s