Atlantic Slave Trade Quiz

How many African slaves were forcibly moved from Africa to the Americas from 1500 to 1880CE?

• 15-17 million

• 10-12 million

• 5-7 million

• 20-22 million

What percentage of slaves were imported to the U.S from Africa?

• 2%

• 5%

• 8%

• 10%

What was the primary crop cultivated by slaves in the Caribbean and Brazil?

• Sugar

• Rice

• Wheat

• Corn

What was the average life expectancy for a Brazilian slave on a sugar plantation in the late 18th century?

• 50 years

• 40 years

• 30 years

• 23 years

What term is used to indicate that the slaves were move-able property?

• Serfdom

• Feudalism

• Indentured servitude

• Chattel slavery

Who believed that some people are just naturally slaves?

• Socrates

• Homer

• Plato

• Aristotle

Which group of people were the first to import large numbers of Bantu speaking Africans to their territory as slaves?

• Romans

• Greeks

• Judeo-Christians

• Muslim Arabs

What did the Bible use to justify the enslavement of Africans?

• The Ten Commandments

• The Book of Genesis

• The Book of Exodus

• The Book of Leviticus

Who were the first colonizers of the Americas and the dominant importers of slaves?

• French and Dutch

• Spanish and French

• British and Dutch

• Portuguese and Spanish

What percentage of the total Roman population were slaves?

• 30%

• 10%

• 40%

• 20%