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Slave Trade

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 10mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

The Transatlantic Slave Trade is also known as:

a)

The Triangular Trade

b)

The Columbian Exchange

c)

The Middle Passage

d)

The Colonization

2.

The sea journey undertaken by slave ships from Africa.

a)

Middle Passage

b)

The Transatlantic Slave Trading

c)

The Columbian Exchange

d)

Mercantilism

3.

Which countries were the first to start conquering The New World?

a)

Great Britain

b)

France

c)

Spain

d)

Portugal

4.

The business of buying and selling human beings between Africa and the Americas

a)

The Middle Passage

b)

The Transatlantic Slave Trading

c)

Mercantilism

d)

The Columbian Exchange

5.

The process by which animals, plants and diseases crossed and had been exchanged to the New World (The Americas - South & North)

a)

The Middle Passage

b)

The Columbian Exchange

c)

Mercantilism

d)

The Transatlantic Slave Trade

6.

When did the Atlantic Slave Trade begin?

a)

1619

b)

1620

c)

1621

d)

1622

7.

When did the Atlantic Slave Trade end?

a)

1500s

b)

1600s

c)

1700s

d)

1800s

8.

To meet the massive demand for labor where did the Europeans look for slaves?

a)

Europe

b)

Africa

c)

Asia

d)

Australia

9.

The majority of slaves that were brought to the American colonies were brought to...

a)

Work on building houses

b)

Work on Plantations

c)

Work on the railroad

d)

Work on building ships

10.

How did the Atlantic Slave Trade affect Africa's future?

a)

Africa's economy collapsed and empire's power declined

b)

Africa's villages stopped to exist

c)

Africa's population increased

d)

Africans abandoned their cities

11.

The part of the slave’s journey aboard the ship between Africa and the American colonies was known as the ________

a)


Triangular Trade Route

b)

Middle Passage

c)

Northwest Passage

d)

Bermuda Triangle

12.

What is the term that refers to the relationship between Europe, Africa, and the Americas in which slaves were traded for raw goods or money? 

a)

Mercantilism

b)

Triangular Trade or Transatlantic Slave Trade

c)

Market economics

d)

Feudalism

13.

What was the economy of the South based on?

a)

Agriculture

b)

Mining

c)

Shipbuilding

d)

Whaling

14.

Why were slaves branded or got a permanent burn scar?

a)

They are considered as Designs.

b)

They are considered as Property.

c)

They are considered as Allies.

d)

They are considered as citizens.

15.

Mercantilism is…

a)
  1. An economic policy that promotes strengthening a nation by conquering other territories and gaining new land. 

b)

An economic policy that promotes strengthening a nation by conquering other territories and stealing gold and silver.

c)
  1. An economic policy that promotes strengthening a nation by expanding its trade and measuring its wealth by the amount of gold and silver it has.

d)
  1. An economic policy that promotes strengthening a nation by expanding its trade and measuring its wealth by the amount of land it has.

16.

gold and silver in bulk before coining or valued by weight 

a)

Slavery

b)

Colonization

c)

Bullion

d)

Mercantilism

17.

What caused European countries to develop mercantilism?

a)
  1. Because they wanted to be famous

b)
  1. Because they didn’t care about wealth

c)
  1. Because they wanted to gain wealth

d)
  1. Because they wanted colonies to have power

18.

How were enslaved individuals affected by the Transatlantic Slave Trade?

a)

Individuals suffered from brutal treatment in the Americas

b)

Individuals endured terrible conditions aboard ships in the Middle Passage

c)

Individuals attempted to preserve their African culture in the Americas

d)

All of the above

19.

Why did tribal warfare increase in Africa as a result of the Transatlantic Slave Trade?

a)

The Slave Trade was lucrative; tribes competed with one another to sell enslaved people to Europeans.

b)

They disliked other tribes and kingdoms.

c)

They were fighting for salt and gold.

d)

They were competing to make their tribe larger.

20.

Tax imposed on specific imports and exports

a)

Tariff Tax

b)

Sales Tax

c)

Income Tax

d)

Property Tax