The Middle Passage's Affects on Enslaved Women
How were women mistreated during the Middle Passage? Select all that apply.
a. Family Disruption
b. Breeding
c. "Dancing" for the crew
d. Sexual Violence
All of the above!
a. Family Disruption
b. Breeding
c. "Dancing" for the crew
d. Sexual Violence
From the beginning of the Transatlantic Slave Trade to the end, what was the percentage of men/women aboard slave ships on average?
a. 41% women, 49% men
b. 43% women, 50% men
c. 43% women, 52% men
d. 42% women, 55% men
d. 42% women, 55% men
True or False:
Women were sexually assaulted for the creation of new slaves.
True
The loss of women in Africa...
a. helped to repopulate African communities.
b. created an improved 50/50 split of men and women in Africa.
c. weakened communities.
d. helped get rid of disease.
c. weakened communities.
The Bight of Biafra
True or False:
It was a crime to sexually assault a black woman at the time of the Transatlantic Slave Trade.
False