Slavery in the Americans

What did Europeans offer to trade to the people of West Africa?

• guns

• overseers

• lumber

• all of the above

On ships in the Middle Passage, people who were enslaved

• were packed tightly together in unsanitary and inhumane conditions
• were treated with kindness and respect by the crew
• had access to clean water and proper sanitation
• were given spacious and comfortable living quarters

When Africans who had been captured and enslaved in the American colonies, they were first

• Sent back to Africa
• Middle Passage
• Land of the Free
• sold at auctions

How did people resist enslavement?

• They broke tools

• They pretended not to understand English

• They claimed to be sick or hurt.

• all of the above

What type of work might a person who was enslaved be forced to do

• Professional work
• Creative work
• Educational work
• Agricultural work, domestic work, or other manual labor

Which of these were true of most West Africans in the 1500s

• Isolated from trade with other regions
• Dependent on European rulers for political and social structures
• They valued family and ancestors

• Engaged in industrial manufacturing

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

• They actively fought against the enslavement and trading of people.
• They only traded goods, not people.
• They refused to participate in the enslavement and trading of people.
• They actively participated in the enslavement and trading of people.

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

• On plantations
• In hospitals
• In schools
• In factories

What was an overseer's main job?

• Supervise and manage the work of slaves
• Negotiating with slave owners for better working conditions
• Providing medical care to slaves
• Teaching literacy to slaves

What is the name for the pattern of trade routes shown on the map?

• Triangular trade

• The Cotton Road
• The Spice trail

• The Middle Passage