African Slave Trade

Which phrase accurately describes the conditions aboard the slave ship?

• Luxurious 
• Accommodating
• Spacious 
• Dark and Claustrophobic 

The part of the slave’s journey aboard the ship between Africa and the American colonies was known as the _________________  _________________

• Triangular Trade Route
• Middle Passage
• Northwest Passage
• Bermuda Triangle

How were the conditions of the slave boats during the Middle Passage?

• The lodgings were clean and sanitary for the slaves

• The slaves were well fed and clothed

• The conditions were dirty and unsanitary for the slaves

• All of the above

What continents did the Atlantic Slave Trade include?

• North America, South America, and Brazil

• North America, South America, Europe, and Africa

• North America, Europe, and Africa

• South America, Asia, and Europe

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

• Europe
• Spain
• Africa
• Asia

The Atlantic Slave Trade contributed to the development of ____?

• racist ideology
• equality
• liberty and freedom
• economic growth for everyone

How did Europeans justify enslaving Africans?

• They claimed that Africans were biologically inferior
• They claimed that Africans were biologically superior
• They claimed that Africans were cannibals

The buying and selling of Africans for work in the Americas was called the -?

• Middle Passage
• Triangular Trade
• Atlantic Slave Trade
• The Bermuda Triangle

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

• Work on plantations
• Work on the railroad
• Work building houses
• Work building ships

How did the Columbian Exchange result in the Transatlantic Slave Trade?

• Diseases wiped out Native American populations

• Europeans needed labor to plant crops in the New World

• Native Americans would rebel or run away from slave masters

• All of the above