Deep Dive: The Transatlantic Slave Trade

Roughly how many people were brought from Africa to North and South America as part of the Transatlantic Slave Trade?

• About 1 million people.

• About 5 million people.
• About 10 million people.

• About 800,000 people.

Why did Europeans turn to Africa for slaves?

• To meet labor demands in North and South American colonies.

• To increase trade with Asia.
• To populate European cities.

True or false: Slavery existed before the beginning of the Transatlantic Slave Trade.

• True

• False

What percent of enslaved people would NOT survive the journey on the Transatlantic Slave Trade?

• 1%

• 50%

• 5%

• 20%

Which word best describes the experience of enslaved people during the Transatlantic Slave Trade?

• luxuriously

• fairly

• controversially

• dehumanizing

Which of the following best explains how the nature of slavery changed because of the Transatlantic Slave Trade?

• Slavery was limited to agricultural work only.
• Slavery became a voluntary system based on contracts.
• Slavery became a racially-based, rather than just based on being a prisoner of war.

• Slavery was abolished in all regions due to the Transatlantic Slave Trade.