Slave Trade

Enslaved people were brought to the New World from _________.

• A. Canada

• B. New Netherland

• C. Africa

• D. New Zealand

What were the new crops grown in the colonies that demanded slave labor?

• A.corn,beans, squash

• B. sugar, cotton, wheat

• C. cotton, wheat, corn

• D  sugar cane, cotton, tobacco

How did the African kings view the Africans they sold?

• A. fellow Africans

• B. criminals, debtors, prisoners of war

• C. enemies

• D. brothers

It is estimated that ______ of the Africans loaded on the ships died en route to the New World.  

• A. about 20%
• B. about 30%
• C. about 40%

The part of the enslaved persons journey aboard the ship between Africa and the American colonies was known as the _________________  _________________

• A. Triangular Trade Route

• b. Middle Passage

• C. Northwest Passage

• D. Bermuda Triangle

What is the term that refers to the relationship between Europe, Africa, and the Americas in which slaves were traded for raw goods or money? 

• A . Mercantalism
• B. Triangular Trade
• C. Market economics
• D. Feudalism

The majority of enslaved people that were brought to the American colonies were brought to…

• A. work on plantations

• B. work on railroads

• C.  work on building houses

• D  work building ships

Which of the following was NOT a destination of the Middle Passage?

• A. West Indies
• B.  Brazil
• C.  Europe
• D.  East Coast of South America

Which of the choices below was LEAST LIKELY to happen on a mid-Atlantic slave trading ship? 

• A.  slave insurrections

• B. People would die

• C.  raging disease

• D.  running out of supplies

_{Which statement best describes the definition of Abolitionist?} 

• A.  wants to get rid of alcohol
• B.  wants equality
• C.  wants to eliminate slavery
• D.  fights for better education