AFRICAN AMERICAN HISTORY SEMESTER 1 EXAM

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Which of the following is a social reason for setting up the slave trade in Africa?

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Europeans thought they were superior, which allowed them to justify enslaving Africans.

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Which of the following best describe the roles of the Trans-Atlantic Slave Trade?

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Europeans traded goods for enslaved Africans, Colonists sold their crop for profit, Africans were enslaved

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Based on the map, which of the following regions are West Africa? Green, Yellow, Pink/red, Blue

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Yellow

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What was significant about the location of West Africa?

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It was easy for Europeans to access from the Atlantic Ocean, and had valuable resources.

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North American colonies produced the following crops: sugar cane, tobacco, cotton, fish, corn, squash, grapes, apples, squash, tobacco, sheep, apples.

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sugar cane, tobacco, cotton

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What was the primary purpose of the Middle Passage in the trans-Atlantic slave trade?

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To carry enslaved Africans from Africa to the Americas

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Which of the following best describes the conditions aboard slave ships during the Middle Passage? Spacious and comfortable, with adequate food and ventilation, Crowded, unsanitary, with little food and fresh air, Equipped with beds and medical facilities for enslaved Africans, Organized to allow freedom of movement for the enslaved people

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Crowded, unsanitary, with little food and fresh air

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Which of the following is an economic reason that allowed Americans to justify slavery? Slave labor allowed plantation owners to make a lot of profit, which caused the U.S. to flourish, The Dredd Scott case stated that enslaved people were considered property., Americans/Europeans believed that Africans were naturally inferior, thus justifying their enslavement.

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Slave labor allowed plantation owners to make a lot of profit, which caused the U.S. to flourish

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Which of the following is a SOCIAL reason that allowed Americans to justify slavery? Americans/Europeans believed that Africans were naturally inferior, thus justifying their enslavement., Slave labor allowed plantation owners to make a lot of profit, which caused the U.S. to flourish, The Dredd Scott case stated that enslaved people were considered property.

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Americans/Europeans believed that Africans were naturally inferior, thus justifying their enslavement.

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Which of the following is not a way that African Americans resisted against slavery?
- Ran away or escaped with the help of the Underground Railroad
- Advocated for better conditions with their masters
- Faked sickness to work slower
- Poisoned their masters and mistresses.

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Advocated for better conditions with their masters