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These crops were sold only for profit.
What is a cash crop?
Many slaves that were brought to the New World came from this region of Africa.
What is the West Coast of Africa (West Africa)?
This explorer was said to have "discovered" new lands in the Americas.
Who is Christopher Columbus?
a trade that began around the mid-fifteenth century
What is Trans-Atlantic Slave Trade
A form of bondage in which a person willingly agrees to an allotted amount of years of service.
What is indentured servitude?
Slaves were brought to this British colony in 1619.
What is the colony of Jamestown?
This former slave wrote a memoir depicting the horrors of the Middle Passage.
Who is Olaudah Equiano?
What was sent from Africa to the Americas?
A. Rum
B. Sugar, cotton, tobacco
C. Corn, beans, squash
D. Slaves
D. Slaves
Which was a direct result of the African slave trade?
A. African leaders were encouraged to fight against European traders.
B. African tribal warfare increased.
C. Powerful new African nations were formed.
D. There was a new emphasis on artistic development in Africa.
B. African tribal warfare increased.
An effect of the African slave trade was that it
A. contributed to racism in both Europe and the Western Hemisphere
B.preserved traditional extended family patterns
C.
decreased tribal warfare
D. introduced the idea of animism to Africa
A. contributed to racism in both Europe and the Western Hemisphere
Who benefitted the most from the Triangular Trade and slave trade as a whole?
A. Africa
B. Europe
C. The New World/Colonies
D. They all benefitted equally
B. Europe
The tradition of documenting stories and events by word of mouth.
What is oral tradition?
This was the journey along the Triangular Slave Trade route in which the enslaved were brought to the New World.
What is the Middle Passage?
What is the first amendment of the Bill of Rights?
A. Freedom of religion, assembly, petition, press, and speech
B. the right to bear arms (guns)
C. no quartering of soldiers
D. no unreasonable search or seizures
A. Freedom of religion, assembly, petition, press, and speech
What is the third amendment of the Bill of Rights?
A. right to bear arms
B. no quartering of soldiers
C. right to a trial by jury
D. no cruel or unusual punishment
B. no quartering of soldiers
How did the Middle Passage and slave trade as a whole affect the demographics of Africa?
A. Losses in mostly its female population
B. Significant increase in the number of Arabs living in Africa
C. Population gain in West and East Africa
D. Losses in mostly its male population
D. Losses in mostly its male population
What continents did the Atlantic Slave Trade include?
North America, South America, Europe, and Africa
What were the new crops grown in the colonies that demanded slave labor?
sugar cane, cotton, tabacco
How many Africans did not make the trip across the Atlantic?
1 in 5
What did the Africans believe would happen if they committed suicide or starved themselves?
Their souls would return home to Africa