WorksheetsTransatlantic Slave Trade/Middle Passage
Total questions: 25
Worksheet time: 3mins
Select the length of time that it took the middle passage ship to arrive in the Americas
6 months
9 months
2 months
12 months
True or False - Enslaved captives endured physical and mental abuse aboard the ship?
True
False
True or False - Sailing conditions on board the ship were satisfactory
True
False
True or False - Women and children were rarely abused or beaten during transport.
True
False
True or False - On board the ship, captives endured putrid smells and unpleasant stenches that led to some fatalities.
True
False
True or False - Captives experienced a minimal amount of cases of fever, dysentery, small pox while traveling to America
True
False
True or False - Captives had an adequate supply of food while on board the ship, and this led to a declined in the death rate.
True
False
True or False - Captives and crew members were negatively impacted by the sailing conditions on board the ship.
True
False
True or False - Resistance and revolts were rampant on the ship but often times unsuccessful.
True
False
True or False - Approximately 2 million captured Africans perished during the voyage to America during the slave trade
True
False
Which is not a disease that plagued Africans onboard the ship
Scurvy
a king is early Europe
An Emperor on a country
A peasant or skilled worker
Which was added to the ship to prevent the enslaved for jumping ?
Nets
Egyptian formal writing system
Crew members
What instrument was used on the enslaved passengers to force feed them?
Shoe Horn
Speculum Oris
Long handle Spoon
A belief that people, animals and other beings possess spiritual essence can be called...
faith
spirituality
animism
impartiality
Griots are members of a caste system who perform what task?
perform rituals
provide oral history
perserve traditions
worship multiple Gods
Mansa Musa can be defined as ...
The 8th century ruler of Egypt
9th ruler of the Mali Empire
Fierce Pharaoh who ruled Mali
True or False - Mali was an empire in West Africa known for the wealth of its ruler.
True
False
Ancient Egypt is the home of...
The Great Pyramids of Giza and the Sphinx
Sistine Chapel
Stonehenge
Parthenon
What European country began the transatlantic slave trade?
Great Britain
France
Spain
Portugal
What shape best describes the pattern of trade that connected Europe, Africa, and the Americas via the Atlantic Ocean?
Circle
Triangle
Square
Pyramid
How many African slaves are estimated to have been transported across the Atlantic?
Between 10 and 12
Between 10 and 12 hundred
Between 10 and 12 thousand
Between 10 and 12 million
The "Middle Passage" referred to
the creation of the Panama Canal in Central America.
the transportation of slaves from Africa to the New World.
Lewis and Clark's expedition into the Louisiana Territory
the best route over the Rocky Mountains to get to California.
What location served as a training ground for the plantation-style slavery of the United States?
Africa
New York City
Brazil
The Caribbean
· sea voyage of a month or more
· between Africa and the Americas
· approximately 12 million people made the journey
· a death rate of approximately 25% during the journe
Triangular Trade.
Mercantilist theory.
the Middle Passage
the Columbian Exchange.
What continents did the Atlantic Slave Trade include?
North America, South America, and Brazil
North America, Caribbean Islands, Europe, and Africa
North America, Europe, and Africa
South America, Asia, and Europe
