Middle Passage/Atlantic Slave Trade

What crops were grown in the Americas that were labor-intensive and helped lead to the slave trade?

• corn, beans, squash

• potatoes, corn, pumpkins

• tobacco, sugar, cotton

• flax, indigo, corn

Tribalism in Africa led to intense competition and warfare amongst tribes. Prisoners were sold into slavery in exchange for manufactured goods, weapons, and rum.

Which one of these goods was most valuable to tribes that looked to expand their power and influence in the region?

• weapons

• rum

• farming tools

• manufactured goods

Once Africans boarded the slave ships for the journey to the Americas, what percentage did not survive the six to eight week voyage?

• 10%

• 20%

• 50%

• 90%

Most slave ship captains were paid for each slave they started the journey with, regardless of whether they survived the journey to the Americas or not. For this reason, most captains were "_____ packers," cramming as many people on board as possible If a slave died on board, or showed signs of illness, they would be tossed overboard. ______ were used as 'proof of purchase.'

• tight; hands

• tight; heads

• loosely, feet

• tight; ears

When the Atlantic Slave trade was outlawed in 1807, what started happening to tribal kingdoms that gained power and influence during the trade's existence?

• Fell apart, leaving themselves vulnerable to European conquest in the late 1800s

• Grew stronger as they found other valuable exports in Africa

• Continued to dominate their region and export goods like gold, rubber, and chocolate

• Were toppled by rival tribes decades later

The voyage for Africans who were taken captive and sent to the Americas is referred to as...

• the Middle Passage

• the Triangular Trade

• the Slave Voyage

Conditions on the ship consisted of...

• disease

• dead bodies

• no sanitation

To keep the African captives alive and healthy, they were forced to...

• pray & worship

• rest & sleep

• dance & jump around

Which European nation was not a leading exporter of slaves to the Americas?

• Spain

• Portugal

• France

The increased demand for African slaves had what effect on Africa itself?

• It further divided Africa as warfare increased in order kidnap slaves from enemy kingdoms.

• It unified Africa as the African people banded together to fight the slave traders.