Question 1

Approximately how many Africans were forcibly brought to the Americas during the Trans-Atlantic Slave Trade?

Accepted Answer

12.5 million

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5 million

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15 million

Answer

10 million

Question 2

What was the name of the slave trading route between Europe, Africa and the Americas?

Accepted Answer

The Triangular Trade

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The Square Trade

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The Diamond Trade

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The Circle Trade

Question 3

Which European country was the first to engage in African slave trading?

Accepted Answer

Portugal

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France

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England

Answer

Spain

Question 4

What was the Middle Passage?

Accepted Answer

The journey of enslaved Africans across the Atlantic Ocean to the Americas.

Answer

None of the above.

Answer

The journey of American colonists who traveled to Africa to purchase slaves.

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The journey of European sailors who traded with Africa.

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The journey of African traders who sold slaves to Europeans.

Question 5

How did European colonizers justify the enslavement of Africans?

Accepted Answer

By claiming Africans were inferior and in need of Christian salvation.

Answer

None of the above.

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By claiming they were following divine mandate.

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By claiming they needed labor for economic growth.

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By claiming they were liberating Africans from cannibalism and pagan practices.

Question 6

What is the legacy of the transatlantic slave trade?

Accepted Answer

Systemic racism, economic inequality, and cultural trauma that still affect descendants of enslaved Africans today

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The eradication of African cultures and languages

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A new era of global trade and prosperity

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Improved race relations and equal opportunity for all

Question 7

What were some of the reasons that enslaved Africans resisted their captivity?

Accepted Answer

To seek freedom, to maintain cultural traditions, and to rebel against the brutal conditions of slavery

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To profit from the slave trade

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To become slave traders themselves

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To assimilate into European culture

Question 8

On what type of ships were slaves transported across the Atlantic?

Accepted Answer

Slave Ships

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Cargo Ships

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Fishing Boats

Answer

Luxury Liners

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