WorksheetsMiddle Passage Colonization of Africa
Total questions: 1
Worksheet time: 7mins
1-10.
Answer the questions below after watching the video
How long did the Trans-Atlantic slave trade last?
Nearly 200 years
Nearly 400 years
Over 500 years
Less than 100 years
What was the Middle Passage?
The return journey from the Americas to Europe
The journey from Africa to Europe
The journey from Europe to the Americas
The second leg of the triangular trade from Africa to the Americas
What was the estimated death toll during the Middle Passage?
Nearly 3 million
About 500,000
Around 1 million
Approximately 2 million
What percentage of captured Africans were brought directly to the U.S.?
Around 15%
About 5%
Over 50%
Nearly 25%
Which region received the largest proportion of enslaved Africans?
The United States
Brazil
The Caribbean
South America
How did some enslaved Africans resist their captors on ships?
By attempting to navigate the ship back to Africa
By refusing to eat or jumping overboard
By forming alliances with other captives
By learning the captors' language
What was the role of the Royal African Company?
It was a charity organization
It abolished the slave trade
It maintained a monopoly on English trade to Africa
It was an African resistance movement
How many enslaved people were brought to South Carolina between 1803 and 1808?
Over 10,000
Over 35,000
Over 50,000
Over 20,000
When did the federal government of the United States end the international slave trade?
In 1808
In 1787
In 1833
In 1807
Which country was the last in the Western world to abolish slavery?
Spain
Brazil
Britain
The United States
