Question 1

Which of the following statements best describes the triangular trade system produced by the Atlantic slave trade?

Accepted Answer

A)  one part of the system entailed traders carrying African goods to Europe in exchange for slaves, ivory, precious gemstones, and art works 
B)  the middle part of the trade included traders carrying African slaves to the West Indies and exchanging slaves for sugar 
C)  Sugar was exported to Australia on the third leg of the triangle 
D)  White Americans from Britain's New England colonies were not involved in the trade. 
A)  one part of the system entailed traders carrying African goods to Europe in exchange for slaves, ivory, precious gemstones, and art works 
B)  the middle part of the trade included traders carrying African slaves to the West Indies and exchanging slaves for sugar 
C)  Sugar was exported to Australia on the third leg of the triangle 
D)  White Americans from Britain's New England colonies were not involved in the trade.

Question 2

Which of the following is true about the path a slave-once captured-took to the market in Africa?

Accepted Answer

A)  Generally, the captured slaves thought they would be treated fairly and submitted to the long stages of travel. 
B)  The trips to the coast were generally brief, as most Africans traded as slaves lived near that area. 
C)  African tribes denied the slaves access to food and water because they wanted as many as possible to die along the way. 
D)  The slaves were tied together with ropes, or had "yokes" around their necks, during the journey. 
A)  Generally, the captured slaves thought they would be treated fairly and submitted to the long stages of travel. 
B)  The trips to the coast were generally brief, as most Africans traded as slaves lived near that area. 
C)  African tribes denied the slaves access to food and water because they wanted as many as possible to die along the way. 
D)  The slaves were tied together with ropes, or had "yokes" around their necks, during the journey.

Question 3

Discuss the concept of "cruelty" as it applied to the treatment of African slaves during the Middle Passage segment of the Atlantic slave trade.Is it possible to use modern moral arguments to understand European and African participation in the Atlantic slave trade?

Accepted Answer

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Question 4

Britain abolished the Atlantic slave trade in the year __________ and tried to enforce that abolition on other nations through a naval patrol off the African coast.

Accepted Answer

The answer of Britain abolished the Atlantic slave trade in...

Question 5

Why did Europeans need labor from Africa for their colonies in the Americas?

Accepted Answer

A)  Native Americans quickly began to die in huge numbers from European diseases. 
B)  Native Americans refused to be captured or work as slaves in fields or mines. 
C)  Europeans avoided Native American people and did not seek their labor. 
D)  Native Americans relocated to Europe for survival. 
A)  Native Americans quickly began to die in huge numbers from European diseases. 
B)  Native Americans refused to be captured or work as slaves in fields or mines. 
C)  Europeans avoided Native American people and did not seek their labor. 
D)  Native Americans relocated to Europe for survival.

Question 6

French slave traders rested their slave passengers on which of the following Caribbean islands?

Accepted Answer

A)  Barbados 
B)  Martinique 
C)  Cuba 
D)  Aruba 
A)  Barbados 
B)  Martinique 
C)  Cuba 
D)  Aruba

Question 7

Which of the following was the most important reason that the British abolished the Atlantic slave trade in 1807?

Accepted Answer

A)  The British had begun to believe that racism was scientifically incorrect. 
B)  The British had begun to view the slave trade as violating their religious beliefs. 
C)  Many stories had been spread in Europe about the benefits of the slave trade. 
D)  The British economy was less dependent on agriculture by the late 1700s. 
A)  The British had begun to believe that racism was scientifically incorrect. 
B)  The British had begun to view the slave trade as violating their religious beliefs. 
C)  Many stories had been spread in Europe about the benefits of the slave trade. 
D)  The British economy was less dependent on agriculture by the late 1700s.

Question 8

What does the story of John Newton,a British slave-ship captain,indicate about the Atlantic slave trade?

Accepted Answer

A)  Christians did not participate in the Atlantic slave trade. 
B)  Christians loved African people. 
C)  Ships' captains filled their ships with slaves quickly, usually in one stop at an African trading center. 
D)  Christians could be cruel, harsh slavers. 
A)  Christians did not participate in the Atlantic slave trade. 
B)  Christians loved African people. 
C)  Ships' captains filled their ships with slaves quickly, usually in one stop at an African trading center. 
D)  Christians could be cruel, harsh slavers.

Question 9

What is the connection between piracy and the Atlantic slave trade?

Accepted Answer

A)  As the Atlantic slave trade increased, piracy increased in the Caribbean. 
B)  As the Atlantic slave trade increased, piracy slowed in the Caribbean. 
C)  As the Atlantic slave trade increased, piracy remained the same in the Caribbean. 
D)  As the Atlantic slave trade increased, piracy disappeared entirely in the Caribbean. 
A)  As the Atlantic slave trade increased, piracy increased in the Caribbean. 
B)  As the Atlantic slave trade increased, piracy slowed in the Caribbean. 
C)  As the Atlantic slave trade increased, piracy remained the same in the Caribbean. 
D)  As the Atlantic slave trade increased, piracy disappeared entirely in the Caribbean.

Question 10

What does the story by Olaudah Equiano,a former slave,reveal about the Atlantic slave trade?

Accepted Answer

A)  Some slaves were treated with kindness and empathy by their initial captors. 
B)  The middle passage was an incredibly difficult experience for Africans. 
C)  Because of their advantage in numbers, some slaves succeeded in rebelling against their captors, seizing control of the slave ships and returning to Africa. 
D)  Slaves usually failed to resist the process of slavery. 
A)  Some slaves were treated with kindness and empathy by their initial captors. 
B)  The middle passage was an incredibly difficult experience for Africans. 
C)  Because of their advantage in numbers, some slaves succeeded in rebelling against their captors, seizing control of the slave ships and returning to Africa. 
D)  Slaves usually failed to resist the process of slavery.

Question 11

Which of the following is true about the use of medical remedies by doctors aboard slave ships?

Accepted Answer

A)  Many collected African herbs and foods along the Guinea Coast to help treat illnesses at sea. 
B)  Since slavers wanted to keep as many slaves alive as possible, ships' doctors had an unusually sophisticated knowledge of medicine at the time. 
C)  Doctors lacked any medicine to keep slaves alive on the voyage. 
D)  Doctors relied upon Russian cures to keep slaves alive. 
A)  Many collected African herbs and foods along the Guinea Coast to help treat illnesses at sea. 
B)  Since slavers wanted to keep as many slaves alive as possible, ships' doctors had an unusually sophisticated knowledge of medicine at the time. 
C)  Doctors lacked any medicine to keep slaves alive on the voyage. 
D)  Doctors relied upon Russian cures to keep slaves alive.

Question 12

The origins of the Atlantic slave trade stemmed from Western Europe's expansion during the fifteenth century.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 13

Mortality rates for Africans on slave ships were high because the crowded,unsanitary conditions encouraged seaboard epidemics.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 14

By 1510 most of the slaves in the Americas were men and boys who served as agricultural laborers,rather than soldiers or domestic servants,in part because __________.

Accepted Answer

A)  Europeans believed men and boys preferred to do domestic chores 
B)  Europeans believed men and boys were stronger laborers than women and girls 
C)  men and boys refused to become the chattel of their masters 
D)  men and boys willingly gave up their customary rights as human beings 
A)  Europeans believed men and boys preferred to do domestic chores 
B)  Europeans believed men and boys were stronger laborers than women and girls 
C)  men and boys refused to become the chattel of their masters 
D)  men and boys willingly gave up their customary rights as human beings

Question 15

Examine the nineteenth-century engraving on page 33 of the textbook.What clues emerge that reveal the interior stage of the Atlantic slave trade?

Accepted Answer

A)  A coastal factory is shown on the ocean horizon. 
B)  Africans are shown chained together marching through grasslands. 
C)  Europeans are shown buying African slaves from other Africans. 
D)  Africans are shown on board a slave ship. 
A)  A coastal factory is shown on the ocean horizon. 
B)  Africans are shown chained together marching through grasslands. 
C)  Europeans are shown buying African slaves from other Africans. 
D)  Africans are shown on board a slave ship.

Question 16

The time period of "seasoning" a slave in the Americas lasted no more than how many years?

Accepted Answer

A)  8 years 
B)  6 years 
C)  4 years 
D)  2 years 
A)  8 years 
B)  6 years 
C)  4 years 
D)  2 years

Question 17

How did the early Europeans usually obtain their supply of African slaves?

Accepted Answer

A)  They raided along the west coast of Africa, forcibly capturing large families. 
B)  Arabs brought slaves up to the coastal cities in Europe and Europeans bought them. 
C)  Europeans captured large land areas through warfare, and subjugated entire groups of people into slavery. 
D)  They obtained their slaves through trade with native African tribes, primarily in West Africa. 
A)  They raided along the west coast of Africa, forcibly capturing large families. 
B)  Arabs brought slaves up to the coastal cities in Europe and Europeans bought them. 
C)  Europeans captured large land areas through warfare, and subjugated entire groups of people into slavery. 
D)  They obtained their slaves through trade with native African tribes, primarily in West Africa.

Question 18

In what form did the Portuguese use captured slaves until the early sixteenth century?

Accepted Answer

A)  as domestic servants 
B)  as labor in the sugar cane fields of North America 
C)  as soldiers in some of the Europeans' wars of the era 
D)  as teachers of African culture and language for wealthy, young Portuguese children 
A)  as domestic servants 
B)  as labor in the sugar cane fields of North America 
C)  as soldiers in some of the Europeans' wars of the era 
D)  as teachers of African culture and language for wealthy, young Portuguese children

Exam 2: Middle Passage

Which of the following statements best describes the triangular trade system produced by the Atlantic slave trade?

Which of the following is true about the path a slave-once captured-took to the market in Africa?

Discuss the concept of "cruelty" as it applied to the treatment of African slaves during the Middle Passage segment of the Atlantic slave trade.Is it possible to use modern moral arguments to understand European and African participation in the Atlantic slave trade?

Britain abolished the Atlantic slave trade in the year __________ and tried to enforce that abolition on other nations through a naval patrol off the African coast.

Why did Europeans need labor from Africa for their colonies in the Americas?

French slave traders rested their slave passengers on which of the following Caribbean islands?

Which of the following was the most important reason that the British abolished the Atlantic slave trade in 1807?

What does the story of John Newton,a British slave-ship captain,indicate about the Atlantic slave trade?

What is the connection between piracy and the Atlantic slave trade?

What does the story by Olaudah Equiano,a former slave,reveal about the Atlantic slave trade?

Which of the following is true about the use of medical remedies by doctors aboard slave ships?

The origins of the Atlantic slave trade stemmed from Western Europe's expansion during the fifteenth century.

Mortality rates for Africans on slave ships were high because the crowded,unsanitary conditions encouraged seaboard epidemics.

By 1510 most of the slaves in the Americas were men and boys who served as agricultural laborers,rather than soldiers or domestic servants,in part because __________.

Examine the nineteenth-century engraving on page 33 of the textbook.What clues emerge that reveal the interior stage of the Atlantic slave trade?

The time period of "seasoning" a slave in the Americas lasted no more than how many years?

How did the early Europeans usually obtain their supply of African slaves?

In what form did the Portuguese use captured slaves until the early sixteenth century?

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