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Middle Passage

Total questions: 39

Worksheet time: 23mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

1) Which European country took the lead in the exploration and colonization of Africa, Asia, and the Americas in the early 1400s?

a)

Portugal

b)

France

c)

England

d)

Switzerland

2.

3) Why did Europeans need labor from Africa for their colonies in the Americas?

a)

Native Americans refused to be captured or work as slaves in fields or mines.

b)

Native Americans quickly began to die in huge numbers from European diseases

c)

Europeans avoided Native American people and did not seek their labor.

d)

Native Americans relocated to Europe for survival. 

3.
What is the Middle Passage?
a)
Water Route Through North America
b)
European slave trade with India
c)
European Slave trade with North America
d)
European slave trade with the Americas
4.
When slaves were loaded onto boats to be taken and sold, this part of the triangular trade route was called what?
a)
the American Passage
b)
the Middle Passage
c)
the Lower Passage
d)
the African Passage
5.

The middle passage was apart of what trading system

a)

Triangular Trade

b)

African Trade

c)

Square Trade

d)

Gold Mine Trade

6.
One effect of the slave trade on African societies was... 
a)
flourishing of art & culture.
b)
transfer of European political ideas.
c)
decreased warfare.
d)
decreased population in some areas.
7.
According to both the slave ship doctor (Falconbridge) and the former slave (Equiano), what happened to slaves who refused to eat?
a)
They were mercilessly punished (burned or beaten)
b)
They were thrown overboard to the sharks
c)
They starved to death & avoided working in America
d)
They were given twice as much to eat the next day
8.
Which of these details does the slave ship doctor (Falconbridge) tell that the former slave (Equiano) leaves out?
a)
Slaves who refused to eat were punished
b)
The slave ships smelled very awful (loathsome or disgusting)
c)
Slaves were tied or shackled to each other in groups
d)
The disease that killed many slaves was called "the flux"
9.
Which of these details does the former slave tell but that the doctor leaves out?
a)
Slaves who refused to eat were punished
b)
The slave ships smelled very awful (loathsome or disgusting)
c)
Slaves were tied or shackled to each other in groups
d)
The slave's experience was so bad that he wished for death ("the last friend")
10.

Which of the following was a major reason for the flow of the transatlantic slave trade shown on the map?

a)

The economic demands of the plantation system

b)

The construction needs of the railroad

c)

Increased textile manufacturing

d)

Increased western migration

11.

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

a)

The lodgings were clean and sanitary for the slaves

b)

The slaves were well fed and clothed

c)

The conditions were dirty and unsanitary for the slaves

d)

All of the above

12.

Define mercantilism

a)

The belief in merchants.

b)

Raw materials.

c)

The belief that a nation's wealth is calculated by the amount of gold and silver it has.

d)

The belief in many gods.

13.

What is the purpose of the American colonies under mercantilism?

a)

To sell cheap raw materials to England

b)

To buy expensive manufactured goods from England

c)

To make England rich

d)

All of the above.

14.

A system of government controlled trade used by European empires between 1500 and 1800.

a)

Free trade

b)

Middle passage

c)

Mercantilism

d)

Chattel slavery

15.

Once captured the people taken were treated like property and deprived of all human dignity. This is an example of ...

a)

Dehumanization

b)

Morality

c)

Profitable

d)

Ethics

16.

Owning of human beings as property able to be bought, sold, given, and inherited, is known as.....

a)

Mercantilism

b)

Free trade

c)

Chattel slavery

17.
Why were Africans captured and forced to work in the Americas?
a)
to share riches and wealth with them
b)
to provide more workers for the plantations
c)
to give them diseases
d)
to spread Christianity
18.

What happen to the slaves when they got to the markets?

a)

Traded or sold for goods

b)

Beaten

c)

Chained and Whipped

d)

Packed on ships

19.

The triangular Trade is best described as which of the following?

a)

Trade routes between African, Europe and the Americans during the Atlantic Slave trade.

b)

Trade routes over the silk route

c)

Trade routes between the new world and old world

d)

Trade routes that encompass the entire globe.

20.
What is the Middle Passage?
a)
Water Route Through North America
b)
European slave trade with India
c)
European Slave trade with North America
d)
European slave trade with the Americas
21.
Why were Africans captured and forced to work in the Americas?
a)
to share riches and wealth with them
b)
to provide more workers for the plantations
c)
to give them diseases
d)
to spread Christianity
22.
When slaves were loaded onto boats to be taken and sold, this part of the triangular trade route was called what?
a)
the American Passage
b)
the Middle Passage
c)
the Lower Passage
d)
the African Passage
23.

The middle passage was apart of what trading system

a)

Triangular Trade

b)

African Trade

c)

Square Trade

d)

Gold Mine Trade

24.

What happen to the slaves when they got to the markets?

a)

Traded or sold for goods

b)

Beaten

c)

Chained and Whipped

d)

Packed on ships

25.

The triangular Trade is best described as which of the following?

a)

Trade routes between African, Europe and the Americans during the Atlantic Slave trade.

b)

Trade routes over the silk route

c)

Trade routes between the new world and old world

d)

Trade routes that encompass the entire globe.

26.

Ships left Europe loaded with....

a)

Slaves

b)

Raw Goods

c)

Manufactured goods

d)

Tools

27.

Which of the following is NOT true about the Middle Passage.

a)

It was from Africa to the Americas

b)

The Journey took 5-12 weeks

c)

Disgusting conditions

d)

The individuals were given plenty of room and food.

28.

Captains took fewer slaves in hope to reduce sickness and death....this is called...

a)

Loose packing

b)

Tight packing

c)

Wrap packing

29.

Captains carried as many slaves as their ship could hold-> many died on voyage.

a)

Loose packing

b)

tight packing

30.

What happened when the ships arrived in the New World?

a)

Slaves were sold and then manufactured goods were bought.

b)

Slaves were sold at an auction and then they bought raw materials.

c)

The raw materials were traded for Slaves.

d)

Cotton, sugar, spices, rum and tobacco were bought.

31.
Slaves would be traded in the West Indies for what?
a)
sugar and molasses
b)
tobacco
c)
fish
d)
lumber
32.

What does slavery mean?

a)

The owning of people by other people

b)

Money received as pay

c)

Brought to America by force on ships

d)

how money is made

33.
What was the ship captain's MAIN goal?
a)
Pack ships full for more money
b)
Invest in quality food for slaves
c)
Navigating a direct route for a fast trip
d)
Having enough life boats in case of storms
34.
The COMPLETE definition of the Middle Passage is
a)
Trip from Africa to America
b)
Carried Slaves on Ship
c)
Part of the Triangular Trade
d)
All Answers are Correct
35.

Slaves in North America mostly came from which continent?

a)

South America

b)

Europe

c)

Asia

d)

Africa

36.
Spanish soldiers who led military expeditions in the Americas.
a)
conquistador
b)
indentured servant
c)
Quaker
d)
Plantation
37.

a large farm in the Southern colonies with enslaved people from Africa that grew tobacco, rice, and/or indigo.

a)

plantation

b)

staple crop

c)

Middle Passage

d)

immigrant

38.
transfer of plants, animals, and diseases between Europe and the Americas.
a)
Columbian Exchange
b)
staple crop
c)
conquistador
d)
Northwest Passage
39.

The triangle trade was across the ______ ocean.

a)

Pacific

b)

Atlantic

c)

Indian

d)

Arctic

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