The Trans-Atlantic Slave Trade

Multiple Choice

Which answer below do you think best rephrases the term "Trans-Atlantic"

• Across the Atlantic Ocean

• Around the Atlantic Ocean

• On the Atlantic Ocean

• Because of the Atlantic Ocean

Another name used was the "Triangular Trade" ​, because the route taken was similar to a triangle.

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​Triangular Trade

Multiple Select

Which 4 continents were involved in the Trans-Atlantic Slave trade? Check all that apply. (Go back and review the previous slide if necessary.)

• North and South America

• Africa

• Europe

• Asia

Fill in the Blank

What was another name for the Trans-Atlantic slave trade?

Choose from the following answer options:

(Encomienda System / Triangular Trade / Columbian Exchange)

Multiple Choice

In what centuries did the Triangular Trade operate?

• 16th - 19th Centuries

• 14th - 16th Centuries

• 11th - 13th Centuries

• 20th - 21st Centuries

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Open Ended

Name two things traded FROM North America TO Europe

Open Ended

Name two things traded FROM Europe TO Africa

Open Ended

Who was traded from Africa to the Americas?

Multiple Choice

What was the name of the part of the journey the enslaved people were forced to take to the Americas?

• The Middle Passage

• The Long Journey

• The Dangerous Route

• The Horrible Passage

Multiple Choice

How many African lives were affected by the Triangular Trade?

• 1,250 lives

• 12,500 lives

• 12,500,000 lives

Multiple Select

Why did the Spanish stop trying to enslave the Native American people? Check all that apply

• Indigenous people died of European diseases

• Indigenous people weren't familiar with the same crops

• Indigenous people could easily escape to allies

• Indigenous people had more powerful weapons to fight back

Multiple Select

Why did the Spanish decide to begin enslaving African people? Check all that apply

• African people shared the same immunity

• African people were familiar with the same crops

• African people had no allies or family in the Americas

• Bartolome de las Casas denounced (disapproved) of enslaving Native people

Open Ended

How did the Triangular Trade affect history? What is the significance of it to American history?