Transatlantic Slave Trade

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Africans were captured, mostly, by whom?

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Other Africans.

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Captives were subjected to many horrors below the deck of a slave ship. Which option below was not a challenged faced by the captives? Starvation, Disease, Overcrowding.

Back

Over exposure to direct sunlight.

Front

The _____________ _________________ was the most dangerous leg of the _______________ ______________ route. It took 2-3 months to reach the Americas.

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Middle Passage, Triangle Trade

Front

To deter rebellious behavior among the captives, what did we learn in the primary source stations that ship captains would do to the "the most willful slaves?"

Back

Cut off their arms and legs.

Front

The Middle Passage crossed the _______________ Ocean to get from Africa to the Americas.

Back

Atlantic

Front

True or False: Our Culture today is profoundly influenced by the existence of slavery in our country's past?

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True

Front

How many continents did the Transatlantic Slave Trade span?

Back

3

Front

The journey from central Africa to the slave prisons on the West Coast of Africa was three weeks. How long did it take to then sail from the West Coast to The Americas?

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3 months by boat.

Front

How were the conditions of the slave boats during the Middle Passage?

Back

The conditions were dirty and unsanitary for the slaves.

Front

The Transatlantic Slave Trade officially began with which country?

Back

Portugal