Show:
The
Trans-
Atlantic
Slave
Trade
100
What was transported from Africa?
slaves
100
What is the name of what connected Europe, Africa, and the Americas?
The Triangular Trade
100
Which country first got involved in the triangular trade?
Spain
100
What was the name of the Slave Trade that started on the West Coast of Africa and ended in Europe?
The Triangular Slave Trade.
100
(QUIZ - normal points) True or False: Africans were used instead of Native Americans as slave labor because Africans were immune to the European diseases
TRUE
200
What was the name of the triangular trade part that transported slaves from Africa?
The middle Passage
200
QUIZ (double points): Which word best describes the southern economy in the United States before the Civil War?
Agricultural
200
(QUIZ - double points) What was the Middle Passage?
The journey of slaves across the Atlantic Ocean
200
(QUIZ - double credit) Choose the four correct answers below. What were some of the reasons slaves died on the Middle Passage? A.They were killed trying to escape along the Underground Railroad B.Diseases C.Starvation D.Sunburn E.They were killed trying to revolt and take over the ship F.Suicide
Disease, Starvation, Revolt, and Suicide
200
Why did so many Native Americans die after they came into contact with Europeans?
Disease
300
QUIZ (double points): What can you infer from the fact that Ancient Greece, Ancient Rome, and the Egyptians all had slaves?
Slavery has existed in one form or another since the beginning of civilization
300
What was the biggest threat to slaves’ lives aboard the ships?
Disease
300
Did you submit your text based notes?
Be sure to have them in by the end of Friday!
300
(QUIZ - double credit) Large farms, or ___________, that specialize in growing one type of crop for profit, were common in American colonies.
Plantations
300
(Quiz - normal points) True or False? Africans were used instead of Native Americans as slave labor because Africans were familiar with the types of crops being grown by the Europeans
True
400
What was transported from the Americas?
Sugar, cottons, and tobacco
400
(QUIZ - double points) Why didn’t the northern states have a well-established system of slavery?
The northern states had a more industrial economy that didn’t need slaves
400
What items did Europeans bring over to Africa?
Mainly guns and clothes
400
(QUIZ - double credit) _______ was a new kind of music that has roots in African music brought over from slaves.
Jazz
400
Why were slaves brought to the Americas?
the lack of population of natives to be slaves and to do labor
500
(QUIZ - double points) Place the following events in chronological order: A) The Atlantic slave trade is abolished in 1807 B)American Indians first meet European explorers and are enslaved; C) Arab slavers bring African slaves to the Middle East; D) Spanish slavers first bring African slaves to the Americas
CBDA
500
QUIZ (double points) Which of these statements is true about the Triangular Trade? 1. Raw materials were taken to Africa where they were turned into manufactured goods 2. Slaves were taken to Africa where they were traded for gold and ivory 3. Slaves were taken to Europe where they worked on sugar plantations 4. In the American colonies, slaves were traded for raw materials and rum
In the American colonies, slaves were traded for raw materials and rum
500
(QUIZ - double credit) What would have likely been the punishment for a master who killed a slave he owned?
The master would face no legal punishment
500
How did some African Rulers help the European Slave Trade?
They captured their enemies and traded them to the Europeans for arms and spices.
500
Name all 5 countries who established colonies in the Americas
Britain, Dutch, French, Spain, and Portuguese