Question 1

The cultivation of rice,__________,and tobacco increased British importation of African slave labor into North America.

Accepted Answer

The answer of The cultivation of rice,__________,and tobacco increased British...

Question 2

In preparation for sale,slaves were required to __________ their bodies to conceal blemishes,rashes,and bruises.

Accepted Answer

The answer of In preparation for sale,slaves were required to...

Question 3

According to Map 2-2 in your textbook,most African slaves in the Caribbean in the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries lived on which of the following islands?

Accepted Answer

A)  Cuba and Aruba 
B)  The Bahamas 
C)  Jamaica and Hispaniola 
D)  Puerto Rico and the Leeward islands 
A)  Cuba and Aruba 
B)  The Bahamas 
C)  Jamaica and Hispaniola 
D)  Puerto Rico and the Leeward islands

Question 4

As early as 1502,African slaves lived on the island of ____________

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The answer of As early as 1502,African slaves lived on...

Question 5

How did a planter decide if a slave had been "seasoned"?

Accepted Answer

A)  The slave began to long for Africa. 
B)  The slave began to speak Spanish, French or English fluently. 
C)  The slave seemed psychologically stable and not suicidal. 
D)  The slave settled down, married, and produced children. 
A)  The slave began to long for Africa. 
B)  The slave began to speak Spanish, French or English fluently. 
C)  The slave seemed psychologically stable and not suicidal. 
D)  The slave settled down, married, and produced children.

Question 6

Which of the following statements best describes the slave ship Brookes?

Accepted Answer

A)  The Brookes was an exceptionally small ship for its time. 
B)  The Brookes sailed from Paris, France, in the late 1700s. 
C)  The Brookes weighed 300 tons. 
D)  The Brookes lacked the capacity to pack slaves tightly together below decks. 
A)  The Brookes was an exceptionally small ship for its time. 
B)  The Brookes sailed from Paris, France, in the late 1700s. 
C)  The Brookes weighed 300 tons. 
D)  The Brookes lacked the capacity to pack slaves tightly together below decks.

Question 7

How did European and African policies and beliefs regarding slavery differ over time during the Atlantic slave trade? What factors contributed to these differences?

Accepted Answer

The ideal answer should:
1.Explain that

Question 8

Slave masters assigned _____________to supervise slave labor on plantations,an example of the many layers of control within the system of slavery in the Americas.

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The answer of Slave masters assigned _____________to supervise slave labor...

Question 9

Differentiate among the four factors for successful seasoning of slaves in the Americas.Why was each important?

Accepted Answer

The four factors for successful seasonin

Question 10

British slavers after crossing the Atlantic frequently rested their slaves in __________.

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The answer of British slavers after crossing the Atlantic frequently...

Question 11

How did "the scramble" operate aboard slave ships?

Accepted Answer

A)  The captain allowed the buyer to set the price of a slave. 
B)  The captain set standard prices and then allowed the buyers to grab their slaves. 
C)  The captain allowed African slaves to determine their own purchase price and bargain with the potential buyer. 
D)  The captain transferred the slaves to a third-party for official sale. 
A)  The captain allowed the buyer to set the price of a slave. 
B)  The captain set standard prices and then allowed the buyers to grab their slaves. 
C)  The captain allowed African slaves to determine their own purchase price and bargain with the potential buyer. 
D)  The captain transferred the slaves to a third-party for official sale.

Question 12

Slaves born in the Americas were known as _______________.

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The answer of Slaves born in the Americas were known...

Question 13

Explain the connection between the Atlantic slave trade and the Industrial Revolution.

Accepted Answer

The Atlantic slave trade and the Industr

Question 14

What steps did the Europeans take to reduce the risk of rebellion at the slave factories in Africa?

Accepted Answer

A)  Slaves were kept drugged. 
B)  Families and ethnic groups were separated. 
C)  Men and women were confined in the same rooms. 
D)  Europeans did not really have to take many steps, as the completely overwhelmed Africans often submitted to the process. 
A)  Slaves were kept drugged. 
B)  Families and ethnic groups were separated. 
C)  Men and women were confined in the same rooms. 
D)  Europeans did not really have to take many steps, as the completely overwhelmed Africans often submitted to the process.

Question 15

Examine the late-sixteenth/early-seventeenth century Benin bronze relief sculpture shown in Chapter 2.2.What aspects of the image indicate that the individuals are European?

Accepted Answer

A)  European livestock is shown in the image. 
B)  European cities are shown in the image. 
C)  European clothing styles are depicted in the image. 
D)  European languages are shown in the image. 
A)  European livestock is shown in the image. 
B)  European cities are shown in the image. 
C)  European clothing styles are depicted in the image. 
D)  European languages are shown in the image.

Question 16

Which of the following was true of African health care aboard slave ships?

Accepted Answer

A)  Some physicians aboard slave ships were frauds. 
B)  Generally, ship doctors used a primitive form of inoculation to prevent the worst diseases. 
C)  Slave ships had adequate and highly sanitary ways of disposing of human waste. 
D)  Slavers allowed their captives to avoid eating food. 
A)  Some physicians aboard slave ships were frauds. 
B)  Generally, ship doctors used a primitive form of inoculation to prevent the worst diseases. 
C)  Slave ships had adequate and highly sanitary ways of disposing of human waste. 
D)  Slavers allowed their captives to avoid eating food.

Question 17

In what century did the Atlantic slave trade reach similar proportions to the Muslim trans-Sahara slave trade?

Accepted Answer

A)  1600s 
B)  1700s 
C)  1800s 
D)  1900s 
A)  1600s 
B)  1700s 
C)  1800s 
D)  1900s

Question 18

As early as the 1580s,English pirates attacked Spanish ships to steal their human cargo.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 19

Most African slave rebellions at sea took place while a ship prepared to set sail,the African coast was in sight,and the slaves could still hope to return home.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 20

Trace the life of a West African slave through the major turning points of the Atlantic slave trade starting with capture in Africa.What stages would a typical slave experience as he or she awaited shipment to the colonies of the Americas?

Accepted Answer

The ideal answer should:
1.Explain that

Exam 2: Middle Passage

The cultivation of rice,__________,and tobacco increased British importation of African slave labor into North America.

In preparation for sale,slaves were required to __________ their bodies to conceal blemishes,rashes,and bruises.

According to Map 2-2 in your textbook,most African slaves in the Caribbean in the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries lived on which of the following islands?

As early as 1502,African slaves lived on the island of ____________

How did a planter decide if a slave had been "seasoned"?

Which of the following statements best describes the slave ship Brookes?

How did European and African policies and beliefs regarding slavery differ over time during the Atlantic slave trade? What factors contributed to these differences?

Slave masters assigned _____________to supervise slave labor on plantations,an example of the many layers of control within the system of slavery in the Americas.

Differentiate among the four factors for successful seasoning of slaves in the Americas.Why was each important?

British slavers after crossing the Atlantic frequently rested their slaves in __________.

How did "the scramble" operate aboard slave ships?

Slaves born in the Americas were known as _______________.

Explain the connection between the Atlantic slave trade and the Industrial Revolution.

What steps did the Europeans take to reduce the risk of rebellion at the slave factories in Africa?

Examine the late-sixteenth/early-seventeenth century Benin bronze relief sculpture shown in Chapter 2.2.What aspects of the image indicate that the individuals are European?

Which of the following was true of African health care aboard slave ships?

In what century did the Atlantic slave trade reach similar proportions to the Muslim trans-Sahara slave trade?

As early as the 1580s,English pirates attacked Spanish ships to steal their human cargo.

Most African slave rebellions at sea took place while a ship prepared to set sail,the African coast was in sight,and the slaves could still hope to return home.

Trace the life of a West African slave through the major turning points of the Atlantic slave trade starting with capture in Africa.What stages would a typical slave experience as he or she awaited shipment to the colonies of the Americas?

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