The Atlantic Slave Trade

Which statement about the treatment of enslaved Africans by Muslims and Europeans is accurate?

• Enslaved Africans had to work for the remainder of their lives in Muslim nations, while Europeans required them to work for a number of years before gaining their freedom.

• Enslaved Africans could marry into European families, while Muslims prohibited slave marriages.

• Enslaved Africans could rise to high ranks in European armies, while Muslims assigned them subordinate roles in the military.

• Enslaved Africans had the ability to gain their freedom in Muslim society, while Europeans treated them as property.

Why did English colonists rely on enslaved Africans as a labor force rather than enslaving Native Americans? Pick 3

• Africans were readily available

• Africans had experience farming

• Africans had strong kinship ties with their tribes.

• Africans had immunities to many European diseases.

• Africans were distinguishable by the color of their skin.

Which of the following items did European slave traders exchange for enslaved Africans?

• coal

• tobacco

• guns

• wool

Which statement describes the Middle Passage?

• the segment of the triangular trade route that brought enslaved Africans to the New World

• the attempts of French explorers to find a sea route to East Asia

• the segment of the triangular trade route that transported sugar to New England

• the discovery of the Pacific Ocean by Vasco Núñez de Balboa through the Panamanian Isthmus

How did the perception of the institution of slavery change in the American colonies?

• Throughout history people were often enslaved due to their faith, while in the colonies slaves could be freed if they converted to Christianity.

• Throughout history the color of a slave’s skin was often insignificant, while in the colonies race determined slavery.

• Throughout history slaves were forbidden to marry a member of the owner’s family, while in the colonies slaves often married white Europeans.

• Throughout history slaves remained in bondage for life, while in the colonies slaves had many opportunities to improve their status in society.