Atlantic Slave Trade Webquest

What is the definition of Black Atlantic?

• Spread of slavery across the Atlantic

• Spread of the Black Plague

• Spread of African culture around Atlantic basin

• Spread of trade goods around the Atlantic

What impact did the slave trade have on America?

• Exchange of goods across the Atlantic

• More Native Americans died of disease

• Birth of mercantilism

• Cash Crops led to economic growth

What impact did the Atlantic Slave Trade have on Europe?

• Foundation of modern industry and capitalism

• Millions of slaves were sent to Europe

• Slavery was outlawed in Europe

• Millions of Europeans were enslaved

What impact did slavery have on Africa?

• Growth of cash crops in Africa

• Loss of able bodied men, political and social weakening

• Creation of better governments

• European trade with Africa

Why did Portuguese Sailors initially establish trade posts in West Africa?

• Access to the Silk Road Trade network

• Stop on way to Indian Ocean spice trade, direct route to gold

• Creation of a new empire

• Trade for porcelain and gunpowder

The Portuguese were the first to use African slaves on islands off the coast of Africa for which of the following purposes...

• Domestic Servants

• Small farmers

• Sugar Plantation workers

• Soldiers and Sailors

What happened in the 2nd phase of the Atlantic Slave Trade 1650-1807?

• The slave trade slowed down

• Slaves were used more on small farms

• Slaves revolted against their masters in large number

• Slave trade increased to support plantations, cash crops

What started the third phase of the Atlantic Slave trade?

• Britain and the U.S. outlawed the Atlantic slae trade

• African countries stopped trading slaves

• Smugglers brought slaves to the U.S.

• Rescued slaves were resettled in Sierra Leone

What was sent from Europe to Africa - Africa to America - and America to Europe in the Triangular trade?

• Slaves - Sugar - Sugar Cane

• Manufactured Goods - Slaves - Raw Materials

• Finished Goods - Cotton - Slaves

• Raw Materials - Finished Goods - Slaves

What part of the Triangular Trade was known for its horrible brutality and high mortality rates due to disease and poor hygiene?

• Sea Trade

• Atlantic Trade

• Atlantic Basin

• Middle Passage