Caribbean Economy and Slavery

What is the Caribbean?

Logwood was the main cash crop in the 1600's

• true

• false

The Europeans who first manufactured and cultivated sugar in the Caribbean are?

• the Dutch

• the English

• the Spanish

• the French

this is used to describe newly discovered Americas during the European Age of exploration

(a)  

The enslavement and forced transportation of 12-15 million black Africans to the Americas between the 15th and 19th century is called?

• the Atlantic passage

• the Atlantic Trade Route

• the Middle Passage

• the Transatlantic Slave Trade

List 4 reasons for the changeover from logwood to mahogany.

What is the Sugar Revolution?

The development pf the Sugar Revolution greatly benefitted the Africans

• true

• false

• somewhat

The Middle Passage crossed the _____________ Ocean to get from Africa to the Americas.

• Indian

• Mexican

• Atlantic

• Pacific

Which word or phrase accurately describes the conditions aboard the slave ship?

• Dark, claustrophobic, fun

• fun, accommodating, spacious

• spacious, luxurious

• dark, flitty, claustrophobic