TCI-Slavery Review

A public sale where enslaved people were sold to the highest bidder is called a(n)

• Middle Passage

• overseer

• enslaver

• auction

The exchange of goods, enslaved people, and resources between Europe, the Americas, and West Africa is known as ______.

• Atlantic slave trade

• triangular trade

• colonial trade

• mercantilism

A(n) ______ was a person who was in charge of the work of enslaved people and who could punish them for disobeying him.

• Middle Passage

• overseer

• enslaver

• auction

The ______ is the voyage of ships carrying people who had been enslaved across the Atlantic Ocean.

• Middle Passage

• overseer

• enslaver

• auction

Which of these was true of most West Africans in the 1500s?

• A. They spoke the same language.

• B. They were long-distance traders.

• C. They were captured and enslaved.

• D. They valued family and ancestors.

Which items were commonly traded from Europeans to West Africans during the Atlantic slave trade?

• A. gold and ivory

• B. textiles and spices

• C. guns

• D. livestock and crops

What choice did West Africans make about enslaving and trading people?

• A. West Africans refused to take part in this trade.

• B. West Africans tried to find enslaved people outside their nations.

• C. West Africans traded people who were already enslaved.

• D. all of the above

Where were most people enslaved in the West Indies and British North America forced to work?

• A. gold and silver mines

• B. household kitchens

• C. grain and textile mills

• D. sugar and tobacco plantations

What was the condition of enslaved people during the Middle Passage on ships?

• A. They had ample space to live.

• B. They were allowed to move around freely.

• C. They suffered from numerous severe diseases.

• D. They often succeeded in revolts.

What was the initial process for enslaved Africans upon their arrival in the American colonies?

• A. Being taught the local language.

• B. Undergoing a thorough medical check-up.

• C. Being sold at auctions or scrambles.

• D. Reconnecting with their family members.