Transatlantic Slave Trade Knowledge Check

During the first 300 years of the transatlantic slave trade, aabout how many Africans were forcibly brought to the Americas?

• 1 million

• 5 million

• 10 million

• 12 million

Which crops were considered the most labor-intensive in the Americas?

• Rice, Sugarcane, Indigo, Tobacco, Cotton

• Oats, wheat, rye

• Corn, maize, veggies

Slavery existed in Africa becuase ...

• Slavery served as a punishment for crime

• Slavery punished those who were in debt

• Enemy kingdoms enslaved prisoners of war

• Europeans made Africans practice slavery

• Europeans invaded Africa

20% of slaves packed into the slave ships died because of ...

• Jumping overboard

• Self-Starvation

• Disease

• Slave traders tried to kill as many slaves possible

Europeans eventually controlled African nations because ...

• African nations weakened each other with wars

• Europeans wanted more gold, ivory, rubber found in Africa

• Slave trade was outlawed in 1807

• Europeans were trying to do Africa a favor

Nigeria supplied __% of the slaves that entered the Middle Passage slave trade.

• 45%

• 55%

• 25%

• 35%

Nigerian ​ (a)   captured, traded, and sold captives from around ​ (b)   to Europeans in exchange for mechanical ​ (c)   in order to gain social status among ​ (d)   merchants.

• middlemen
• Africa
• weapons
• Nigerian

What conclusions can you make about the map as time moves?

• Slavery grew in the south

• Slavery stopped growing in America

• Southern coastlines had largest slave populations

• Slave populations were largest in the interior of the country

• Slavery spread west as new states were added

According to the "Sugar Prices and Sugar Consumption in England, 1600-1800" graphs, sugar prices ​ (a)   as consumption ​ (b)   .

Therefore, slavery made sugar ​ (c)   to buy and ​ (d)   to produce.

• decreased
• increased
• cheaper
• faster

Identify Triangle Trade Locations and Routes:

c

d

e

f

b

a

Europe

North American Colonies

Slaves

Manufactured Goods

Raw Materials

West Africa