The Transatlantic Slave Trade

The sea journey undertaken by slave ships from Africa.

• Middle Passage

• The Transatlantic Slave Trading

• The Columbian Exchange

• Mercantilism

Mercantilism is…

• 1. An economic policy that promotes strengthening a nation by conquering other territories and gaining new land. 

• An economic policy that promotes strengthening a nation by conquering other territories and stealing gold and silver.

• 1. An economic policy that promotes strengthening a nation by expanding its trade and measuring its wealth by the amount of gold and silver it has.

• 1. An economic policy that promotes strengthening a nation by expanding its trade and measuring its wealth by the amount of land it has.

What caused European countries to develop mercantilism?

• 1. Because they wanted to be famous

• 1. Because they didn’t care about wealth

• 1. Because they wanted to gain wealth

• 1. Because they wanted colonies to have power

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

The business of buying and selling human beings between Africa and the Americas

• The Middle Passage

• The Transatlantic Slave Trading

• Mercantilism

• The Columbian Exchange

How did the Atlantic Slave Trade affect Africa's future?

• Africa's economy collapsed and empire's power declined

• Africa's villages stopped to exist

• Africa's population increased

• Africans abandoned their cities

Tax imposed on specific imports and exports

• Tariff Tax

• Sales Tax

• Income Tax

• Property Tax

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

• Europe

• Africa

• Asia

• Australia

How were enslaved individuals affected by the Transatlantic Slave Trade?

• Individuals suffered from brutal treatment in the Americas

• Individuals endured terrible conditions aboard ships in the Middle Passage

• Individuals attempted to preserve their African culture in the Americas

• All of the above

What was the economy of the South based on?

• Agriculture

• Mining

• Shipbuilding

• Whaling