Atlantic Slave Trade

What crops were grown in the Americas that were labor-intensive and helped lead to the slave trade?

• Corn, tobacco, and flax

• Corn, beans, and squash

• Sugar cane, tobacco, and cotton

• carrots, beans, and peas

Tribalism in Africa led to intense competition and war between tribes. Prisoners were sold into slavery in exchanged for manufactured goods, weapons, and rum. Which one of these goods was most valuable to tribes that looked to expand their power and influence in the region?

• Manufactured goods

• Weapons

• None of it was helpful

• Rum

Once Africans boarded the slave ships for the journey to the Americas, what percentage did not survive the six to eight week voyage?

• 10%

• 20%

• 50%

• 80%

When the Atlantic Slave trade was outlawed in 1807, what started happening to tribal kingdoms that gained power and influence during the trade's existence?

• Were toppled by rival tribes decades later

• Fell apart, leaving themselves vulnerable to European conquest in the late 1800s

• Grew stronger as they found other valuable exports in Africa

• Continued to dominate their region and export goods like gold, rubber, and chocolate

How did the Atlantic slave trade contribute to a racist ideology that continues to this day?

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