Africa Slave Trade and Middle Passage

How long did the Trans-Atlantic slave trade last?

• Nearly 200 years

• Nearly 400 years

• Over 500 years

• Less than 100 years

What was the Middle Passage?

• The return journey from the Americas to Europe

• The journey from Africa to Europe

• The journey from Europe to the Americas

• The second leg of the triangular trade from Africa to the Americas

What was the estimated death toll during the Middle Passage?

• Nearly 3 million

• About 500,000

• Around 1 million

• Approximately 2 million

What percentage of captured Africans were brought directly to the U.S.?

• Around 15%

• About 5%

• Over 50%

• Nearly 25%

Which region received the largest proportion of enslaved Africans?

• The United States

• Brazil

• The Caribbean

• South America

How did some enslaved Africans resist their captors on ships?

• By attempting to navigate the ship back to Africa

• By refusing to eat or jumping overboard

• By forming alliances with other captives

• By learning the captors' language

What was the role of the Royal African Company?

• It was a charity organization

• It abolished the slave trade

• It maintained a monopoly on English trade to Africa

• It was an African resistance movement

How many enslaved people were brought to South Carolina between 1803 and 1808?

• Over 10,000

• Over 35,000

• Over 50,000

• Over 20,000

When did the federal government of the United States end the international slave trade?

• In 1808

• In 1787

• In 1833

• In 1807

Which country was the last in the Western world to abolish slavery?

• Spain

• Brazil

• Britain

• The United States