The Middle Passage

What is the Middle Passage?

• Water Route Through North America
• European slave trade with India
• European Slave trade with North America
• European slave trade with the Americas

Why were Africans captured and forced to work in the Americas?

• to share riches and wealth with them
• to provide more workers for the plantations
• to give them diseases
• to spread Christianity

When slaves were loaded onto boats to be taken and sold, this part of the triangular trade route was called what?

• the American Passage
• the Middle Passage
• the Lower Passage
• the African Passage

The middle passage was apart of what trading system

• Triangular Trade

• African Trade

• Square Trade

• Gold Mine Trade

The triangular Trade is best described as which of the following?

• Trade routes between African, Europe and the Americans during the Atlantic Slave trade.

• Trade routes over the silk route

• Trade routes between the new world and old world

• Trade routes that encompass the entire globe.

Which of the following is NOT true about the Middle Passage.

• It was from Africa to the Americas

• The Journey took 5-12 weeks

• Disgusting conditions

• The individuals were given plenty of room and food.

What does slavery mean?

• The owning of people by other people

• Money received as pay

• Brought to America by force on ships

• how money is made

What was the ship captain's MAIN goal?

• Pack ships full for more money
• Invest in quality food for slaves
• Navigating a direct route for a fast trip
• Having enough life boats in case of storms

The COMPLETE definition of the Middle Passage is

• Trip from Africa to America
• Carried Slaves on Ship
• Part of the Triangular Trade
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Slaves in North America mostly came from which continent?

• South America

• Europe

• Asia

• Africa