Atlantic Slave Trade Check-In

When did the Atlantic Slave Trade begin?

• 1400s
• 1500s
• 1600s
• 1700s

What group of people usually captured slaves in Africa?

• Other Africans

• The Portuguese

• Mongols

• Chinese

The trip from Africa to the Americas was called...

• The Middle Passage

• The Triangular Trade

• The Extensive Passage

• The Last Journey

Which country was NOT part of the slave trade?

• Portugal

• Spain

• France

• Italy

What was the first part of the Triangular Trade system?

• Africans were taken to North & South America.

• Weapons were brought to Africa by the Europeans.

• Crops were taken from the Americas to Europe.

• Gold was transported from Europe to the Americas.

The Europeans used slaves to....

• Build their cities.

• Find gold in Africa.

• Work on their plantations.

• Transport their crops across the ocean.

Which continent were slaves taken from?

• Africa

• Europe

• North America

• Brazil

Where were most slaves taken to?

• Brazil & the Caribbean

• Southern United States

• Europe

• South Africa

What is a plantation?

• A large gold mine.

• A large slave ship.

• A large farm.

• A large European city.

Across which ocean were Africans taken once they were captured?

• The Atlantic Ocean

• The Pacific Ocean

• The Indian Ocean

• The African Ocean