Trans-Atlantic Slave Trade Quiz

According to the text, which of the following regions was NOT a primary region from where the majority of enslaved Africans were taken?

• Senegambia

• The Ivory Coast

• West Central Africa

• Sierra Leone & the Windward Coast

What was the name given to the second part of the triangular trade that carried enslaved Africans across the Atlantic?

• Middle Passage

• Final Passage

• Second Passage

• First Passage

What percentage of captured Africans were brought directly to what would eventually become the United States?

• 50%

• 20%

• 10%

• 5%

What was the name of the 1789 autobiography written by Olaudah Equiano?

• Life in Bondage

• The Interesting Narrative of the Life of Olaudah Equiano

• African Captivity

• Journey to the Americas

What was the period from 1700 to 1808 identified as by historian Marcus Rediker?

• The Destructive Time

• The Era of Enlightenment

• The Golden Age

• The Age of Exploration

What was the name of the chartered firm that maintained a monopoly on all English trade to Africa beginning in 1672?

• Atlantic Slave Traders

• Royal African Company

• African Trading Co.

• Imperial African Corporation

In which year did the federal government end the international slave trade in the United States?

• 1888

• 1833

• 1808

• 1700

What was the final country in the Western world to abolish slavery?

• Brazil

• Spain

• England

• United States

According to historian Jill Lepore, for every one hundred people taken from Africa's interior, how many would survive the trip to the coast itself?

• 75

• 64

• 90

• 50

What was the name of the screw-like device that was used to force someone's mouth open and allow them to be force-fed against their will?

• Jaw Breaker

• Mouth Opener

• Speculum Orum

• Torture Screw