
Slavery & The Triangular Trade
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- Q1Which treaty gave the British sailors the right to sell enslaved people in the Spanish Empire?The Treaty of UtrechtThe Treaty of UtrightThe Treaty of UlrechtThe Treaty of Trecht20s
- Q2Between 1532 and 1832, at least 12 million ……… people were enslaved and taken to the Americas, and at least a third of them were taken in British ships.AustralianAfricanChineseNative American30s
- Q3In 1700, an enslaved person would be traded for goods valued for how many pounds?50 pounds1 pound25 pounds3 pounds20s
- Q4The Conditions on the ships were terrible, and many of those enslaved died from diseases such as ...flu, bronchitis, lung infectionmalaria, ebola, zika virussmallpox, scurvy and measlessars, mers, corona virus20s
- Q5When did the public opinion began to turn against the slave trade?At the end of the 17th centuryAt the end of the 19th centuryAt the end of the 18th centuryAt the end of the 16th century20s
- Q6When the practice of enslavement was abolished, the slaves …were freed and were allowed to return to their Homelandwere still expected to work ten-hour working days and punishments, such as flogging, were still allowedwere still expected to work 15-hour working days and punishments, such as lyinching, were still allowedwere freed, but had to stay in America without any papers30s
- Q7What did the european traders believe?Africans were more suited for harder work in a hot climateAfricans were smarter than EuropeansAfricans were more advanced than EuropeansAfricans were more suited for harder work in a cold climate20s
- Q8Which sentence is correct?The slave trade positively affected the continent of AfricaThe slave trade has boosted the economy of AfricaThe slave trade negatively affected the continent of AfricaThe slave trade has improved the relationship between africa and europe20s
