Atlantic Slave Trade Pre-Test

Why did Europeans see Africans as a better source of labor than Native Americans?

• Africans had complete immunity to all diseases, so they wouldn't die off.

• Africans had no experience in farming, so they wouldn't try to do things their way.

• Africans were strangers in the Americas, so they wouldn't have allies or places to hide.

• Africans were already Christians, so they didn't have to be converted.

Which European country was the first to import enslaved Africans to the Americas?

• the Netherlands

• France

• England

• Spain

What did ships transport on the "middle passage"?

• coins, enslaved Africans, and sugar.

• gold and enslaved Africans.

• rum, trade goods, and currency

• sugar, molasses, and enslaved Africans

What helped to increase the slave trade in Africa during the seventh century?

• the crusades and holy wars

• the spread of Islam into Africa

• an increase in trade between Europe and Asia

• the establishment of trade networks between Africa and Portugal

How did slavery in African and Muslims societies differ from slavery in the Americas?

• People in African and Muslim societies could not escape their enslavement.

• Slavery in the Americas was based on race and heredity.

• Enslaved people in African & Muslim societies could not rise socially.

• The slavery in Africa & Muslim societies was based primarily on race.

How was Africa affected by the Atlantic slave trade?

• Many cultures lost their fittest members, and families were torn apart.

• All African countries prospered and grew to be world powers.

• Kings were able to stop rebellions with the firearms they received in trade.

• African empires became safer because they traded away their criminals.