Trans-Atlantic Slave Trade

What is the African diaspora?

• the population of many Africans across the African continent

• the different groups of Africans living in the Spanish colonies

• the removal of many Africans from their homeland to the Americas

• the journey of Africans from the middle of the continent to West Africa

By the 1500s, how many enslaved Africans worked on Spanish plantations in the Caribbean?

• 10 million

• 75,000

• 5,000

• 1,600

Why was the Middle Passage so difficult?

• Ten to fifteen percent of enslaved people died of disease or despair during the voyage.

• Kingdoms such as Dahomey and Ashanti demanded African goods.

• Europeans were inexperienced at making the journey across the Atlantic Ocean.

• Slave ships were overloaded with cargo for the long journey to the Americas.

What happened during the first part of the triangular trade route?

• Europeans exchanged goods for enslaved Africans.

• Slave ships traveled from West Africa to the Americas.

• Europeans traveled to Europe with goods from the Americas.

• Europeans transferred plants and animals to the Americas.

When was slavery abolished in the United States?

a. 1500s

b. 1807

c. 1843

d. 1865

• 1807

• 1500s

• 1865

• 1843

How did chattel slavery begin?

• The French wanted enslaved people to work on their land in New France.

• The Spanish wanted reinforcements for their fight against the Aztec.

• The English wanted an unlimited source of labor for the Americas.

• The Portuguese wanted enslaved people to work on their sugar plantations.

How did the triangular trade differ from the Columbian Exchange?

What led to the growth of chattel slavery in the Americas?