Middle Passage

What is the Middle Passage?

• Water Route Through North America
• European slave trade with India
• European Slave trade with North America
• European slave trade with the Americas

When slaves were loaded onto boats to be taken and sold, this part of the triangular trade route was called what?

• the American Passage
• the Middle Passage
• the Lower Passage
• the African Passage

The middle passage was apart of what trading system

• Triangular Trade

• African Trade

• Square Trade

• Gold Mine Trade

One effect of the slave trade on African societies was... 

• flourishing of art & culture.
• transfer of European political ideas.
• decreased warfare.
• decreased population in some areas.

According to both the slave ship doctor (Falconbridge) and the former slave (Equiano), what happened to slaves who refused to eat?

• They were mercilessly punished (burned or beaten)
• They were thrown overboard to the sharks
• They starved to death & avoided working in America
• They were given twice as much to eat the next day

Which of these details does the slave ship doctor (Falconbridge) tell that the former slave (Equiano) leaves out?

• Slaves who refused to eat were punished
• The slave ships smelled very awful (loathsome or disgusting)
• Slaves were tied or shackled to each other in groups
• The disease that killed many slaves was called "the flux"

Which of these details does the former slave tell but that the doctor leaves out?

• Slaves who refused to eat were punished
• The slave ships smelled very awful (loathsome or disgusting)
• Slaves were tied or shackled to each other in groups
• The slave's experience was so bad that he wished for death ("the last friend")

Which of the following was a major reason for the flow of the transatlantic slave trade shown on the map?

• The economic demands of the plantation system

• The construction needs of the railroad

• Increased textile manufacturing

• Increased western migration

How were the conditions of the slave boats during the Middle Passage?

• The lodgings were clean and sanitary for the slaves

• The slaves were well fed and clothed

• The conditions were dirty and unsanitary for the slaves

• All of the above

Define mercantilism

• The belief in merchants.

• Raw materials.

• The belief that a nation's wealth is calculated by the amount of gold and silver it has.

• The belief in many gods.