The Atlantic Slave Trade Quiz

What was the voyage of enslaved Africans across the Atlantic to the Americas called?

• The Middle Passage

• The Great Migration

• The Silk Road

• The Crusades

Which effect was caused by the transatlantic slave trade?

• Alliances formed between enslaved Africans and Europeans

• Improved living conditions for enslaved Africans

• African people and culture were scattered throughout the world

• Increased economic prosperity in Africa

Which group of people experienced cruel treatment, starvation and disease, poor sanitary conditions, and overcrowding and imprisonment?

• Indentured servants

• Enslaved Africans

• European colonists

The slogan 'molasses to rum to slaves' is associated with

• The African Diaspora

• The Middle Passage

• The Trianglular Trade

• The Enlightenment

How did enslaved Africans deal with the oppression they experienced during the Middle Passage?

• Trying to form new alliances with Europeans in positions of power

• Uniting around their collective culture and forming new alliances with other Africans

• Refusing to accept the reality of enslavement

• Speaking only to Africans from their own tribe

What was the African Diaspora?

• The scattering of African people and culture throughout the world.

• The resistance of Africans against enslavement

• The spread of African culture throughout the world

• The establishment of African colonies in the Americas

What caused the African Diaspora?

• The desire for economic prosperity in Africa

• The Atlantic Slave Trade

• The spread of Christianity in Africa

• The decline of African empires

Why were elite colonists afraid of lower and middle-class whites that were unhappy'?

• They feared they'd team up with enslaved Africans to overthrow the slave owners

• They wanted to maintain social hierarchy

• They believed in the equality of all races

• They wanted to abolish slavery

How did the white leaders of the colonies prevent lower and middle-class whites from joining enslaved blacks in an uprising against white slave owners?

• By implementing strict laws and punishments

• By promoting racial unity and equality

• By encouraging interracial relationships

• By granting them more rights and privileges

What regions were involved in the Triangular Trade?

• Africa, the Americas, and Europe

• Africa, Asia, and Europe

• Australia, Africa, and the Americas

• The Americas, Asia, and Europe