Age Old Practice
In the Ashanti kingdom of West Africa, what rights did enslaved people have?
A. They could only work in fields.
B. They had no rights at all.
C. They could own property and marry.
D. They could work inside homes.
Why did the Spanish first come to the Caribbean?
A. To grow sugar
B. To find gold and silver
C. To build cities
D. To trade spices
What is Elmina?
A. A type of ship
B. A trading fort on Africa's west coast
C. A plantation in America
D. A European city
What was the Middle Passage?
A. A trade route through Africa
B. The journey across the Atlantic Ocean
C. A path through the Caribbean
D. A route through Europe
What was an overseer's job on a plantation?
A. To cook meals
B. To watch the workers
C. To plant crops
D. To build houses
What was one of the first European countries involved in the African slave trade?
A. England
B. Spain
C. Portugal
D. Netherlands
How did disease affect the indigenous people in the Americas?
A. It had no effect.
B. It killed millions of people
C. It made them stronger
D. It only affected a few people
What did ships carry from Europe to Africa in the trading Triangle?
A. Sugar and cotton
B. Gold and silver
C. Rice and tobacco
D. Guns and cloth
How were enslaved people treated during ocean voyages?
A. They had comfortable quarters
B. They were treated like cargo
C. They could move around freely
D. They had private rooms
In which region did slavery continue until the Civil War?
A. The American South
B. The American North
C. The Caribbean
D. Europe
What crop made many plantation owners wealthy?
A. Cotton
B. Sugar
C. Rice
D. Corn
Vocabulary
providing benefits without costing a great deal of money
What is "cost effective"
5X5
25
How long could the Middle Passage journey take?
A. 2 to 4 months
B. 1 week
C. 6 months
D. 1 month
6X6
36
What was one main reason sugar plantations needed many workers?
A. Build houses
B. To cook for the owners
C. To plant and harvest large fields
D. To transport sugar to Europe
Vocabulary
Cruel, unacceptable
What is "inhumane"
3X4
12
Vocabulary
Goods transported by ship, plane, or truck
What is "cargo"
7X6
42
8X6
48
9X6
54
7X7
49
3X6
18
12X12
144