The Middle Passage

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Why were Africans captured and forced to work in the Americas? Options: to share riches and wealth with them, to provide more workers for the plantations, to give them diseases, to spread Christianity

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to provide more workers for the plantations

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What is the Middle Passage?

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the journey enslaved Africans took across the Atlantic Ocean to the Americas

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What happen to the slaves when they got to the markets in the Americas?

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They were traded or sold

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Which of the following is NOT true about the Middle Passage:
It was from Africa to the Americas,
The Journey took 2-4 months,
Disgusting, dehumanizing conditions,
The individuals were given plenty of room and food.

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The individuals were given plenty of room and food.

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What happened to the slaves during the journey?

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Many died along the way from starvation and illness

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a large farm or estate used for cultivating commercial crops such as rubber, tea, cotton, or coffee

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plantation

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people from Europe who captured Africans for the slave trade

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European slaver

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compartment/area where cargo/materials are stored

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hold