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WorksheetsEuropean Explorers and Triangular Trade
Total questions: 9
Worksheet time: 5mins
1. What is the middle passage?
A triangle
the journey captured Africans took to reach the Americas
the middle of the road
Where did the Middle Passage journey start?
Africa
Turkey
Europe
Russia
Which is NOT a way the Africans might die on the voyage?
Starvation
Becoming friends with the captain
. being thrown overboard
Disease
Slaves had a major ________________ on the economy and culture of the colonies
Frustration
Impact
Decline
Stop
Trade routes between Africa, the Americas, and Europe, in which ships carried cash crops, manufactured goods, and enslaved people were known as
Middle Passage
Columbian Exchange
Triangular Trade
Who was the first person to lead a voyage that sailed across the globe?
Christopher Columbus
Hernan Cortes
Ferdinand Magellan
Henry Hudson
He was a Spanish explorer. The first to explore the southeastern United States. He claimed Florida for Spain.
Christopher Columbus
Ponce De Leon
John Cabot
He was a Spanish explorer. He was the first explorer to circumnavigate, or sail, all the way around the world.
Christopher Columbus
Robert LaSalle
Ferdinand Magellan
He was a French explorer. He was the first to sail down the Mississippi River. He claimed territory for the French and named it Louisiana.
Robert LaSalle
Hernando DeSoto
