The Transatlantic Slave Trade

The Transatlantic Slave Trade is also known as:

• The Triangular Trade

• The Columbian Exchange

• The Middle Passage

• The Colonization

The sea journey undertaken by slave ships from Africa.

• Middle Passage

• The Transatlantic Slave Trading

• The Columbian Exchange

• Mercantilism

Which countries were the first to start conquering The New World?

• Great Britain

• France

• Spain

• Portugal

The business of buying and selling human beings between Africa and the Americas

• The Middle Passage

• The Transatlantic Slave Trading

• Mercantilism

• The Columbian Exchange

The process by which animals, plants and diseases crossed and had been exchanged to the New World (The Americas - South & North)

• The Middle Passage

• The Columbian Exchange

• Mercantilism

• The Transatlantic Slave Trade

When did the Atlantic Slave Trade begin?

• 1619

• 1620

• 1621

• 1622

When did the Atlantic Slave Trade end?

• 1500s

• 1600s

• 1700s

• 1800s

To meet the massive demand for labor where did the Europeans look for slaves?

• Europe

• Africa

• Asia

• Australia

The majority of slaves that were brought to the American colonies were brought to...

• Work on building houses

• Work on Plantations

• Work on the railroad

• Work on building ships

How did the Atlantic Slave Trade affect Africa's future?

• Africa's economy collapsed and empire's power declined

• Africa's villages stopped to exist

• Africa's population increased

• Africans abandoned their cities