Atlantic Slave Trade Quiz

What was the Atlantic slave trade?

• A system of labor where people worked voluntarily

• Buying and selling of Africans for work in the Americas

• A trade route for spices and silk

• A peaceful exchange of cultural ideas

What is indentured servitude?

• A lifelong system of slavery

• A voluntary system of labor to pay off travel costs

• A trade agreement between Europe and Africa

• A form of apprenticeship in Europe

What does the term "triangular trade" refer to?

• Trade between the Americas, Africa, and Europe involving slaves and goods

• A trade route between Asia, Africa, and Europe

• A system of trade involving only spices

• A triangular route for cultural exchange

Which European nation first began the practice of bringing Africans to the Americas?

• The British

• The Spanish

• The French

• The Dutch

What was a key difference between African slaves and indentured servants?

• Indentured servants were enslaved for life

• African slaves worked voluntarily

• Indentured servants worked for a certain period

• African slaves were paid wages

What was the initial labor source for Europeans in the Americas before Africans?

• European settlers

• Native Americans

• Asian immigrants

• African volunteers

What was the role of Muslim traders in African slavery?

• They abolished slavery

• They started taking many slaves to Southwest Asia

• They traded only in goods

• They were not involved in slavery

Why were slaves brought to the Americas?

• To work in factories

• To serve in the military

• To work on sugar plantations

• To become landowners

What impact did the Atlantic slave trade have on Africa?

• It led to economic prosperity

• It caused cultural loss and conflict

• It improved political stability

• It increased population growth

How did Africans change the Americas?

• By introducing new languages

• By bringing skills and culture

• By building new cities

• By creating new political systems