Transatlantic Slave & Colonialism Trade Pretest

Name and Class Period

What was the primary use for slaves in most societies?

• To work as government officials

• To settle and conquer territories

• To serve as warriors and guardians

• To preform manual labor

How did most people become slaves in ancient times?

• They were prisoners of war
• They were enslaved because of their race
• They had refused military service
• They failed to pay their taxes

What is the Middle Passage

• A road across the Sahara
• The largest ship ever built
• A route along the African Coast to the Indian Ocean
• The route by which slaves were transported from Africa to the Americas

What effects did the Transatlantic Slave Trade have on Africa?

• Wars
• Massive Population Loss
• Decimation of kingdoms
• All of the above

Africans were captured, mostly, by whom?

• Slave Ship Captains
• English Colonists
• Plantation Owners
• Other Africans

Approximately how many African slaves were involved in the Atlantic Slave Trade?

• 15 million
• 4 million
• 12 million
• 50 million

Captives were subjected to many horrors below the deck of a slave ship. Which option below was not a challenge faced by the captives?

• Overcrowding

• Disease

• Over exposure to direct sunlight

• Stravation

The journey from Central Africa to the Slave prisons on the West Coast of Africa was three weeks. How long did it take to then sail from the West Coast to The Americas?

• 2 weeks by train

• 3 months by boat

• 1 year by foot

• 3 weeks by plane

The impact of the Atlantic Slave Trade did not just affect the slaves but also...

• the amount of sugar sold
• the amount of slaves killed
• The economies and history of the world
• the amount of silver traded