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Transatlantic Slave Trade/Middle Passage

Total questions: 25

Worksheet time: 3mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Select the length of time that it took the middle passage ship to arrive in the Americas

a)

6 months

b)

9 months

c)

2 months

d)

12 months

2.

True or False - Enslaved captives endured physical and mental abuse aboard the ship?

a)

True

b)

False

3.

True or False - Sailing conditions on board the ship were satisfactory

a)

True

b)

False

4.

True or False - Women and children were rarely abused or beaten during transport.

a)

True

b)

False

5.

True or False - On board the ship, captives endured putrid smells and unpleasant stenches that led to some fatalities.

a)

True

b)

False

6.

True or False - Captives experienced a minimal amount of cases of fever, dysentery, small pox while traveling to America

a)

True

b)

False

7.

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.

a)

True

b)

False

8.

True or False - Captives and crew members were negatively impacted by the sailing conditions on board the ship.

a)

True

b)

False

9.

True or False - Resistance and revolts were rampant on the ship but often times unsuccessful.

a)

True

b)

False

10.

True or False - Approximately 2 million captured Africans perished during the voyage to America during the slave trade

a)

True

b)

False

11.

Which is not a disease that plagued Africans onboard the ship

a)

Scurvy

b)

a king is early Europe

c)

An Emperor on a country

d)

A peasant or skilled worker

12.

Which was added to the ship to prevent the enslaved for jumping ?

a)

Nets

b)

Egyptian formal writing system

c)

Crew members

13.

What instrument was used on the enslaved passengers to force feed them?

a)

Shoe Horn

b)

Speculum Oris

c)

Long handle Spoon

14.

A belief that people, animals and other beings possess spiritual essence can be called...

a)

faith

b)

spirituality

c)

animism

d)

impartiality

15.

Griots are members of a caste system who perform what task?

a)

perform rituals

b)

provide oral history

c)

perserve traditions

d)

worship multiple Gods

16.

Mansa Musa can be defined as ...

a)

The 8th century ruler of Egypt

b)

9th ruler of the Mali Empire

c)

Fierce Pharaoh who ruled Mali

17.

True or False - Mali was an empire in West Africa known for the wealth of its ruler.

a)

True

b)

False

18.

Ancient Egypt is the home of...

a)

The Great Pyramids of Giza and the Sphinx

b)

Sistine Chapel

c)

Stonehenge

d)

Parthenon

19.

What European country began the transatlantic slave trade?

a)

Great Britain

b)

France

c)

Spain

d)

Portugal

20.

What shape best describes the pattern of trade that connected Europe, Africa, and the Americas via the Atlantic Ocean?

a)

Circle

b)

Triangle

c)

Square

d)

Pyramid

21.

How many African slaves are estimated to have been transported across the Atlantic?

a)

Between 10 and 12

b)

Between 10 and 12 hundred

c)

Between 10 and 12 thousand

d)

Between 10 and 12 million

22.

The "Middle Passage" referred to

a)

the creation of the Panama Canal in Central America.

b)

the transportation of slaves from Africa to the New World.

c)

Lewis and Clark's expedition into the Louisiana Territory

d)

the best route over the Rocky Mountains to get to California.

23.

What location served as a training ground for the plantation-style slavery of the United States?

a)

Africa

b)

New York City

c)

Brazil

d)

The Caribbean

24.

· 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

a)

Triangular Trade.

b)

Mercantilist theory.

c)

the Middle Passage

d)

the Columbian Exchange.

25.

What continents did the Atlantic Slave Trade include?

a)

North America, South America, and Brazil

b)

North America, Caribbean Islands, Europe, and Africa

c)

North America, Europe, and Africa

d)

South America, Asia, and Europe