Question 1

What was typical of the slave-selling process in the West Indies?

Accepted Answer

A)  Slavers allowed the slaves some time to rest and recuperate before sale. 
B)  Slavers adhered to a scrupulous code of ethics and refused to sell a sick or injured slave. 
C)  The sale process was very quick once the slaves reached the West Indies. 
D)  New owners were given detailed, written histories of their slaves, including accurate medical information. 
A)  Slavers allowed the slaves some time to rest and recuperate before sale. 
B)  Slavers adhered to a scrupulous code of ethics and refused to sell a sick or injured slave. 
C)  The sale process was very quick once the slaves reached the West Indies. 
D)  New owners were given detailed, written histories of their slaves, including accurate medical information.

Question 2

Why did the African kingdoms of Guinea and western Central Africa fight fiercely to continue participation in the slave trade?

Accepted Answer

A)  The kingdoms had developed a religious dedication to the slave trade. 
B)  Tribal women wanted the slave trade continued. 
C)  The kingdoms were economically dependent on the slave trade. 
D)  The British government forced Africans to continue the slave trade. 
A)  The kingdoms had developed a religious dedication to the slave trade. 
B)  Tribal women wanted the slave trade continued. 
C)  The kingdoms were economically dependent on the slave trade. 
D)  The British government forced Africans to continue the slave trade.

Question 3

Which of the following is an example of the accomplishments of Christopher Columbus in the late 1400s?

Accepted Answer

A)  Columbus reached India and Japan. 
B)  Columbus successfully sailed east to reach China. 
C)  Columbus proved that the earth was much smaller than its actual size. 
D)  Columbus made navigation mistakes that led to his accidental landfall in the Americas. 
A)  Columbus reached India and Japan. 
B)  Columbus successfully sailed east to reach China. 
C)  Columbus proved that the earth was much smaller than its actual size. 
D)  Columbus made navigation mistakes that led to his accidental landfall in the Americas.

Question 4

Which accomplishment did the Portuguese achieve before other European nations?

Accepted Answer

A)  rounding the Cape of Good Hope 
B)  sailing around Alaska 
C)  the discovery of the New World 
D)  reaching Antarctica 
A)  rounding the Cape of Good Hope 
B)  sailing around Alaska 
C)  the discovery of the New World 
D)  reaching Antarctica

Question 5

Around 1710,Spain joined Portugal in the Atlantic slave trade,and a new,harsher form of slavery appeared in the Americas.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 6

Regarding provisions on slave ships,which of the following was eaten by a slave ship's crew?

Accepted Answer

A)  caviar 
B)  yams 
C)  cheese 
D)  rice 
A)  caviar 
B)  yams 
C)  cheese 
D)  rice

Question 7

Slave ship captains used hot coals or a metal device called a speculum oris to force Africans to open their mouths for feeding.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 8

Columbus's voyages had little effect on the slave trade.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 9

How were the lives of Creole slaves different from other slaves?

Accepted Answer

A)  Creoles were generally more familiar with European languages. 
B)  Creoles never became accustomed to the diseases and new climate of North America. 
C)  Creoles refused to help train new arrivals. 
D)  Creoles were considered less valuable than other Africans. 
A)  Creoles were generally more familiar with European languages. 
B)  Creoles never became accustomed to the diseases and new climate of North America. 
C)  Creoles refused to help train new arrivals. 
D)  Creoles were considered less valuable than other Africans.

Question 10

How did food supplies vary between captors and slaves on the slave ships?

Accepted Answer

On slave ships during the transatlantic

Question 11

Why did slavery in the Americas develop along different lines than slavery in Africa?

Accepted Answer

Slavery in the Americas developed along

Question 12

An example of cruelty aboard slave ships was the use of __________ by ship's surgeons to plug the anuses of African slaves suffering from dysentery.

Accepted Answer

The answer of An example of cruelty aboard slave ships...

Question 13

During seasoning,masters or overseers broke slaves into plantation work by assigning them to work __________.

Accepted Answer

The answer of During seasoning,masters or overseers broke slaves into...

Question 14

How did African women's experiences differ from African men's experiences on slave ships?

Accepted Answer

A)  Crews isolated African women in separate slave ships. 
B)  African women experienced sexual violence from the crew. 
C)  African women controlled African men during the Middle Passage. 
D)  African women were spared psychological and physical punishment. 
A)  Crews isolated African women in separate slave ships. 
B)  African women experienced sexual violence from the crew. 
C)  African women controlled African men during the Middle Passage. 
D)  African women were spared psychological and physical punishment.

Question 15

Which of the following groups conducted the Islamic slave trade?

Accepted Answer

A)  Chinese sailors 
B)  English farmers 
C)  Sudanese horsemen 
D)  Russian soldiers 
A)  Chinese sailors 
B)  English farmers 
C)  Sudanese horsemen 
D)  Russian soldiers

Question 16

After arriving off the Guinea Coast,Portuguese captains traded with African leaders for which of the following items?

Accepted Answer

A)  jade 
B)  hemp 
C)  ivory 
D)  salt 
A)  jade 
B)  hemp 
C)  ivory 
D)  salt

Question 17

The English by 1674 had driven the ____________out of the Atlantic slave trade.

Accepted Answer

The answer of The English by 1674 had driven the...

Question 18

Which nation ended Spanish and Portuguese domination of the slave trade in the early-seventeenth century?

Accepted Answer

A)  Holland 
B)  England 
C)  France 
D)  Germany 
A)  Holland 
B)  England 
C)  France 
D)  Germany

Question 19

According to the Voices excerpt titled "The Journal of a Dutch Slaver," what were the major challenges experienced by the Dutch slaver?

Accepted Answer

A)  Native Americans attacked the vessel. 
B)  Too much food was given to the African slaves aboard the ship, leading to illness. 
C)  Pirates raided the West African slaves at the end of the journey 
D)  The ship's surgeon died of dysentery. 
A)  Native Americans attacked the vessel. 
B)  Too much food was given to the African slaves aboard the ship, leading to illness. 
C)  Pirates raided the West African slaves at the end of the journey 
D)  The ship's surgeon died of dysentery.

Question 20

Why did the British want to take over the slave trade in the late-seventeenth century?

Accepted Answer

A)  Their ongoing war with France demanded a supply of soldiers. 
B)  They needed labor for tobacco and sugar cultivation in North America and the Caribbean. 
C)  The availability of Native American labor was dwindling. 
D)  They had begun to establish cotton plantations in Brazil and needed labor. 
A)  Their ongoing war with France demanded a supply of soldiers. 
B)  They needed labor for tobacco and sugar cultivation in North America and the Caribbean. 
C)  The availability of Native American labor was dwindling. 
D)  They had begun to establish cotton plantations in Brazil and needed labor.

Exam 2: Middle Passage

What was typical of the slave-selling process in the West Indies?

Why did the African kingdoms of Guinea and western Central Africa fight fiercely to continue participation in the slave trade?

Which of the following is an example of the accomplishments of Christopher Columbus in the late 1400s?

Which accomplishment did the Portuguese achieve before other European nations?

Around 1710,Spain joined Portugal in the Atlantic slave trade,and a new,harsher form of slavery appeared in the Americas.

Regarding provisions on slave ships,which of the following was eaten by a slave ship's crew?

Slave ship captains used hot coals or a metal device called a speculum oris to force Africans to open their mouths for feeding.

Columbus's voyages had little effect on the slave trade.

How were the lives of Creole slaves different from other slaves?

How did food supplies vary between captors and slaves on the slave ships?

Why did slavery in the Americas develop along different lines than slavery in Africa?

An example of cruelty aboard slave ships was the use of __________ by ship's surgeons to plug the anuses of African slaves suffering from dysentery.

During seasoning,masters or overseers broke slaves into plantation work by assigning them to work __________.

How did African women's experiences differ from African men's experiences on slave ships?

Which of the following groups conducted the Islamic slave trade?

After arriving off the Guinea Coast,Portuguese captains traded with African leaders for which of the following items?

The English by 1674 had driven the ____________out of the Atlantic slave trade.

Which nation ended Spanish and Portuguese domination of the slave trade in the early-seventeenth century?

According to the Voices excerpt titled "The Journal of a Dutch Slaver," what were the major challenges experienced by the Dutch slaver?

Why did the British want to take over the slave trade in the late-seventeenth century?

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