What were the PORTUGUESE initially doing in WESTERN Africa?
Transatlantic Slave Questions

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Mrs. Alfieri
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
They were there to export Africans to the New World
They were exploring the region to colonize it
They were looking for trade opportunities and routes
They were looking to increase the numbers of Africans who were moving to Brazil
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What brought MORE AFRICAN slaves to the NEW WORLD?
promises of freedom
business
a desire for more land
a treaty
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Which of the following countries is the HOMELAND of the SENEGAMBIANS?
Louisiana
North America
Sierra Leone
Senegal
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Where do historians trace the ORIGINS OF AFRICAN SLAVERY in the UNITED STATES?
a ship nthat arrived in Louisiana
imports from Brazil
a ship that came to Virginia
imports from France
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What does the author mean in this sentence? (*Read the following quote then make an inference):
"In the 1660s, Virginia decreed that a child followed the status of its mother, thus making lifetime servitude inheritable."
A child born in the colonies to a slave mother was freed after his mother was freed
If a mother was a slave all her life, then it was possible that she would inherit a child
in Virginia, a child born to a mother enslaved for life would also be a slave for life
A slave child had to do anything its mother did throughout his or her lifetime
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
At this time in history, what were many EUROPEAN COUNTRIES most hoping to get out of NORTH AND SOUTH AMERICA?
slaves
trade
court systems
power
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
How would 15-20 PERCENT of a ship's cargo of AFRICANS BE LOST ON THE JOURNEY between Africa and the colonies?
With so many people on board, it was difficult for the ships crew to keep track of everyone. Therefore, some Africans were able to escape.
The conditions on board the ship were so horrible that many of the Africans died en route
The ship would have met other ships along the way and would have sold some of the Africans to them before they even reached the colonies
The ship's crew couldn't manage the number of Africans on board, so they sent many of them back
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