Chapter 15 Part 1

Which of the following groups of people were NOT involved in African slave trading?

• Native Americans

• Europeans

• Africans

• Americans

Which of the following was NOT something that African slaves faced?

• Branding

• Cramped Conditions

• Ears cut off

• Easy passage

Which of the following is a reason that American colonists used to justify their decision to engage in slave trade?

• they wanted to teach them religion

• they needed the money

• Africans were used to working in the sun

• none of these

How did the Transatlantic Slave Trade impact African societies?

• It led to technological advancements in African societies

• It caused a decrease in population in many African communities

• It improved the economies of African societies

• It had no significant impact on African societies

Who were abolitionists?

• People who supported the continuation of the slave trade

• People who fought to end slavery and the slave trade

• Slave traders with a monopoly on the trade

• Politicians who ignored the issues of slavery

What was a common form of slave resistance?

• Accepting their fate without complaint

• Forming alliances with slave traders

• Revolting and running away

• Writing petitions to European governments

What were the economic motivations behind the Transatlantic Slave Trade?

• The need for labor in the growing economies of the Americas

• The desire to explore new lands

• The need to increase Europe's population

• The wish to improve relations between Europe and Africa

Which of the following was NOT a reason for the abolition of the slave trade?

• Economic inefficiency of slave labor

• The moral and ethical arguments against slavery

• The decrease in demand for slave labor

• The increase in slave revolts and resistance

What role did African leaders play in the Transatlantic Slave Trade?

• They were primarily responsible for abolishing it

• They had no role in the slave trade

• Some participated by selling prisoners of war or criminals

• They were all against it and fought to stop it

operation that captured and sold people from their homeland to work on colonial plantations

• slave trade

• exploration

• colonization

• individual rights