Slavery & the Trans-Atlantic Slave Trade

To meet the massive demand for slaves, where did the Europeans look for slaves?

• Europe
• Spain
• Africa
• Asia

How did the African kings view the Africans they sold?

• criminals, debtors, prisoners of war

• fellow Africans

• cannibals

• human beings

How did Europeans justify enslaving Africans?

• They claimed that Africans were biologically inferior
• They claimed that Africans were biologically superior
• They claimed that Africans were cannibals
• They claimed Africans were vegetarians

How many Africans did not make the trip across the Atlantic?

• about 20%
• about 30%
• about 40%
• about 10%

The buying and selling of Africans for work in the Americas was called the -?

• Middle Passage
• Triangular Trade
• Atlantic Slave Trade
• The Bermuda Triangle

What is the term applied to the section of trade where the "cargo" consisted of humans?

• European Passage
• Middle Passage
• Atlantic Passage
• Silk Road

Which phrase accurately describes the conditions aboard the slave ship?

• Luxurious 
• Accommodating
• Spacious 
• Dark and Claustrophobic 

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

• The Middle Passage
• The Incredible Journey
• The Long Ride
• A Trip Downtown

In the triangle trade, merchants brought __________ ________ from Europe to Africa.

• raw materials

• manufactured goods

• laborers (slaves)

In the triangle trade, merchants brought ________ ________ from Africa to the New World (Americas)

• raw materials

• manufactured goods

• laborers (slaves)