The Slave Trade U4LB

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Corn

Gold

Potatoes

Smallpox

Sugar

Enslaved Persons

Horses

Organize these options into the right categories

From the Americas

From Europe and Africa

Multiple Choice

The part of the slave’s journey aboard the ship between Africa and the American colonies was known as the _________________  _________________

• Triangular Trade Route
• Middle Passage
• Northwest Passage
• Bermuda Triangle

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Millions of Africans were enslaved and transported on the Middle Passage, labeled​

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​ on the map.

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Manufactured goods were transported on the leg labeled ​

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Raw materials were transported on the leg labeled​

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Multiple Choice

Which phrase accurately describes the conditions aboard the slave ship?

• Luxurious

• Dark and Claustrophobic 

• Accommodating

• Spacious

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Why did so many people die on the Middle Passage?

• Slave traders usually purchased unhealthy individuals

• Disease and malnutrition

• Overloaded ships often sank

• Successful rebellions on board ships took many lives

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Identify the Middle Passage

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The Middle Passage was

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The journey of European immigrants

The part of the Trans-Atlantic trad

A dangerous sea route for transport

The passage used by the English to

Multiple Choice

Some slaves decided to jump overboard and drowned instead of remaining on the slave ship.

• True

• False

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[T]wo of my wearied countrymen who were chained together . . . preferring death to such a life of misery . . . jumped into the sea; . . . I believe many more would very soon have done the same, if they had not been prevented by the ship's crew. . . . However, two of the wretches were drowned, but they got the other, and afterwards flogged him unmercifully, for thus attempting to prefer death to slavery.

Which of these statements contains evidence from the passage that could be used to support the claim that conditions on slave ships were inhumane? Select all that apply

• People were chained together. 

• Many jumped into the sea rather than endure the conditions.

• Some people were flogged unmercifully

• Conditions were crowded.

• Many died from disease.

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Which of these statements would be supported by a country practicing mercantilism? Select all that apply.

• Colonies should manufacture goods to send back to the mother country.

• A country should export more goods than it imports.

  
  

• A country should try to gain as much gold and silver as possible.

• Colonists should be free to trade with any merchant who can give them the best price.

• Countries need colonies to supply raw materials for industry.

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Match the following

• an economic system in which private individuals own businesses

• A business model in which investors buy shares in a company

• a great increase in trade and wealth caused by European exploration

• To put money into something, such as a business, to make a profit

• An economic policy in which countries collect gold or silver

capitalism

Joint Stock company

Commercial Revolution

invest

Mercanitilism

• capitalism

• Joint Stock company

• Commercial Revolution

• invest

• Mercanitilism

Multiple Choice

Background information: Olaudah Equiano was enslaved in Africa but eventually gained his freedom in the United States. These passages are excerpts from his autobiography, published in 1789. 

What is the “greeting” that Equiano receives when he first steps below the decks of the ship?

• He is offered food by a crewman.

• He is immediately put to work.

• He is met with a horrible smell.

• He is surprised to find people crying.

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What happens when Equiano refuses to eat?

• He gets very ill.

• He is flogged.

• He is forced to eat against his will.

• He is persuaded by his last friend to give in.

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Look closely at the phrase, “I now wished for the last friend, death, to relieve me.” What is Equiano referring to?

• He hopes to find friends from home.

• He hopes to be rescued.

• He hopes his friends will bring food.

• He hopes to die.

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What causes the sickness among the enslaved people that Equiano describes in this passage?

• The Africans are already sick when they get on the ship.

• The overcrowded conditions and bad air lead people to become sick.

• The slave traders poison the enslaved people to make them sick.

• The noise upsets the enslaved Africans and makes them sick.

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Background information: These are journal entries from John Newton, a trader of enslaved persons. They were written in 1754.

What happens to the enslaved person who jumps overboard on June 27?

• He drowns.

  
  

• He is rescued but dies anyway.

• He catches an infection and becomes ill

• He goes overboard again after his rescue.

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Which of these claims is supported by evidence in both passages?

• Many enslaved persons died on the Middle Passage.

• Millions of Africans were enslaved and sent to the Americas. 

• The ships were overcrowded. 

• Many of those enslaved chose to jump overboard.