Random Facts
True or False.
Circular Trade is the trade between 3 continents.
False. Triangular Trade is the trade between 3 continents.
True or False.
Slavery lasted 400 years.
True.
True or False.
Middle Passage is the voyage from America to Africa
False. It is the voyage from Africa to America.
True or False
The slave trade ended after countries legally banned it.
False. The slave trade continued to flourish, even after countries legally banned it.
True or False.
The Atlantic slave trade was the largest oceanic forced migration in history
True
_________ is the business of capturing, transporting, and selling people as slaves.
Slave trade
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By the end of the 19th century, over ____ million African slaves had been brought to the Americas
10
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The 3 main cash crops were:
Tobacco, Sugar, and ________.
Cotton.
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Gold, Glory and ________ was the slave trade motive for Europeans.
God.
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Triangular Trade was connected between America, Africa, and ___________.
Europe.
The Slave Trade brought what to Africa?
a. European Slaves
b. Guns and Alcohol.
c. Corps of dead slaves
d. All of the above.
b. Guns and Alcohol
Slaves brought
a. food
b. art
c. religion
d. all of the above
d. Slaves brought food, art, and religion to America.
How many slaves died during the middle passage?
a. 50 thousand
b. 1 million
c. 2 million
d. None
c. 2 million
What did slaves use to cope with the brutality they were facing.
a. music
b. competing against each other
c. listening to stories of their ancestors
d. both a and c
d. music and listening to stories of their ancestors.
Which was the first nation to reach the African coasts?
a. England
b. America
c. Portugal
d. China
c. Portugal
Why did the Americans not enslave the Natives?
Almost all of the Native Americans were killed from diseases brought by the European Colonists.
How did slaves resist working?
By breaking tools and working slowly
Why was America in need of cheap labor?
America was developing greatly in a short period of time, requiring much labor.
What was Portugal interested in?
Trade and money
How many days did it take to transport the slaves across the Atlantic Ocean?
60-90 days
Cotton Gin
Machine used to pull cotton fibers from the seed
Slaver
A ship used for transporting slaves
Slave Codes
Laws related to slavery and enslaved people
Deculturate
To cause the loss or abandonment of culture or cultural characteristics
The Scramble of Africa
when Europeans came down to Africa claiming territory and resources. Started 1884 with Berlin Conference.