African American Studies Final Exam

First name

Last name

Student ID#

Period

• Period 2
• Period 4

1) Before the start of the Transatlantic Slave Trade, what was Africa like? Specifically, what were some of the Kingdoms and Empires that existed before and during that era? How was Africa connected to the larger Eurasian world?

2) What was the Transatlantic Slave Trade, and what were 2-3 reasons why Africans were eventually the people Europeans enslaved?

3) How did the system of Chattel slavery develop in the United States?

1a) Explain the 13th amendment in your own words.

1b) Explain how the 13th amendment was meant to improve the lives of newly emancipated African Americans.

1c) Discuss how a contemporary issue is related to the 13th amendment and the backlash to Reconstruction and/or the Civil rights movement.