Beginnings of Slavery in the Americas: Pre-Assessment

______________ is the belief that some people are inferior because of their race.

_____________ helped the Spanish to control enslaved Africans and prevent rebellions

____________ is responsible for the deaths of as many as two million Africans as they came to the Americas

______________ is the term used to describe the forced removal of 12 million Africans from their homeland of Africa.

The enslavement (making into slaves) of the Native Americans and Africans by the Spanish was the first time slavery existed in world history.

• True

• False

• None of the above

The Spanish and Portugese chose Africans as their main source of slave labor (workers) because

• Africans were immune to most European diseases

• Africans had no friends or family in the Americas to help them resist or escape enslavement (being slaves)

• Many Africans worked on farms in their home villages in Africa, reducing the need to teach them how to farm.

• European countries had always held negative beliefs about Africans

Why did the slave trade increase between 1500 & (and) 1800?

• The demand for slaves to work in colonies and on plantations

• Acquiring (getting) slaves was easy work

• No slaves died on their voyage from Africa to the Americas

What groups participated in the slave trade?

• European slave traders

• Kings/Rulers of West African kingdoms

• African slave traders

• None of the above

How did the slave trade affect African societies?

• Coastal African kingdoms became rich, while inland (not near coast) African socieities/kingdoms became weaker

• Coastal (by the ocean) African kingdoms became weak, while inland African societies/kingdoms became stronger

• No significant (big) change

• African kingdoms developed strong favor for Europeans

How many Africans were approximately (most likely) enslaved and shipped to the Americas?

• 10 million

• 15 million

• 12 million

• 2 million