TRANS ATLANTIC SLAVE TRADE
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- Q1Approximately how many Africans were forcibly brought to the Americas during the Trans-Atlantic Slave Trade?5 million15 million12.5 million10 million30s
- Q2What was the name of the slave trading route between Europe, Africa and the Americas?The Square TradeThe Diamond TradeThe Circle TradeThe Triangular Trade30s
- Q3Which European country was the first to engage in African slave trading?FrancePortugalEnglandSpain30s
- Q4What was the Middle Passage?None of the above.The journey of American colonists who traveled to Africa to purchase slaves.The journey of European sailors who traded with Africa.The journey of enslaved Africans across the Atlantic Ocean to the Americas.The journey of African traders who sold slaves to Europeans.30s
- Q5How did European colonizers justify the enslavement of Africans?By claiming Africans were inferior and in need of Christian salvation.None of the above.By claiming they were following divine mandate.By claiming they needed labor for economic growth.By claiming they were liberating Africans from cannibalism and pagan practices.30s
- Q6What is the legacy of the transatlantic slave trade?Systemic racism, economic inequality, and cultural trauma that still affect descendants of enslaved Africans todayThe eradication of African cultures and languagesA new era of global trade and prosperityImproved race relations and equal opportunity for all30s
- Q7What were some of the reasons that enslaved Africans resisted their captivity?To profit from the slave tradeTo seek freedom, to maintain cultural traditions, and to rebel against the brutal conditions of slaveryTo become slave traders themselvesTo assimilate into European culture30s
- Q8On what type of ships were slaves transported across the Atlantic?Cargo ShipsFishing BoatsLuxury LinersSlave Ships30s