Question 1

Who does Equiano refer to as "human butchers"?

Accepted Answer

A) Slave owners. 
B) Slave traders. 
C) Slave overseers. 
D) Slave ship captains. 
E) Slave missionaries. 
A) Slave owners. 
B) Slave traders. 
C) Slave overseers. 
D) Slave ship captains. 
E) Slave missionaries.

Question 2

The Triangular Trade did which of the following?

Accepted Answer

A) sent Africans to the Americas. 
B) all of the answers are correct. 
C) sent sugar from the Americas to Europe. 
D) financed and stimulated investments in the Americas. 
E) exported manufactured goods from Europe to the Americas. 
A) sent Africans to the Americas. 
B) all of the answers are correct. 
C) sent sugar from the Americas to Europe. 
D) financed and stimulated investments in the Americas. 
E) exported manufactured goods from Europe to the Americas.

Question 3

Please define the following key terms.
- Slave resistance

Accepted Answer

Slave resistance refers to the various w

Question 4

The goal of taxes imposed on the British colonies in North America after the French and Indian war was to

Accepted Answer

A) reimburse Britain for the losses in sugar profits caused by American pirates. 
B) provide funds for Britain to carry on the Seven Years' War in Europe. 
C) have colonies pay for some of their own protection. 
D) use in exchange for colonials not serving in the British military. 
E) invest in American ventures in the new West. 
A) reimburse Britain for the losses in sugar profits caused by American pirates. 
B) provide funds for Britain to carry on the Seven Years' War in Europe. 
C) have colonies pay for some of their own protection. 
D) use in exchange for colonials not serving in the British military. 
E) invest in American ventures in the new West.

Question 5

Please define the following key terms.
- William Wilberforce

Accepted Answer

William Wilberforce (1759–1833) was a Br

Question 6

One of the areas that provided African-Islam contact involved Fort Jesus in Mombasa on the Swahili Coast,which witnessed competition between the Sultan of Oman and

Accepted Answer

A) Persia. 
B) China. 
C) India. 
D) Portugal. 
E) the Dutch. 
A) Persia. 
B) China. 
C) India. 
D) Portugal. 
E) the Dutch.

Question 7

Which of the following statements are true?

Accepted Answer

A) legal debates concerned slavery and property rights. 
B) Wilberforce decided that eliminating the slave trade alone had a better chance of passing Parliament. 
C) Equiano became an active political leader in abolitionism. 
D) the radicalism of the French Revolution made reform a suspicious item to the British government. 
E) All of the answers are correct. 
A) legal debates concerned slavery and property rights. 
B) Wilberforce decided that eliminating the slave trade alone had a better chance of passing Parliament. 
C) Equiano became an active political leader in abolitionism. 
D) the radicalism of the French Revolution made reform a suspicious item to the British government. 
E) All of the answers are correct.

Question 8

Please define the following key terms.
- Grand Banks

Accepted Answer

The Grand Banks are a group of underwate

Question 9

What did the British use to buy slaves from Africans?

Accepted Answer

A) Rum. 
B) Cloth. 
C) Guns. 
D) Currency. 
E) All of the answers are correct. 
A) Rum. 
B) Cloth. 
C) Guns. 
D) Currency. 
E) All of the answers are correct.

Question 10

Slave religion was the area where Africans could best resist the torment of slavery by

Accepted Answer

A) refusing to be converted into Christianity. 
B) transferring their African religion in total to the Americas. 
C) transforming African gods into Catholic saints. 
D) ignoring preachers' sermons that emphasized obedience. 
E) translating the Bible into various African languages. 
A) refusing to be converted into Christianity. 
B) transferring their African religion in total to the Americas. 
C) transforming African gods into Catholic saints. 
D) ignoring preachers' sermons that emphasized obedience. 
E) translating the Bible into various African languages.

Question 11

In the conclusion to the Seven Years' War,England proved itself to be dominant in

Accepted Answer

A) naval power. 
B) land power. 
C) political alliances. 
D) trade. 
E) colonial holdings. 
A) naval power. 
B) land power. 
C) political alliances. 
D) trade. 
E) colonial holdings.

Question 12

From 1680 to 1720,despite importing 50,000 new slaves,the population of Africans in the Caribbean

Accepted Answer

A) increased as additional slaves were imported. 
B) decreased as harsh work and infertility took its toll. 
C) increased as female slaves had children. 
D) decreased as slaves ran away. 
E) increased as Africans and Amerindians mixed,strengthening the gene pool. 
A) increased as additional slaves were imported. 
B) decreased as harsh work and infertility took its toll. 
C) increased as female slaves had children. 
D) decreased as slaves ran away. 
E) increased as Africans and Amerindians mixed,strengthening the gene pool.

Question 13

Which of the following is true?

Accepted Answer

A) Parliament abolished the trade in slaves among British subjects in 1807. 
B) Abolishing slavery entirely would happen several years after the first act of 1807. 
C) All of the answers are correct. 
D) The slave laws did not affect slaves in non-British territories. 
E) Britain would become the champion of eliminating slavery worldwide. 
A) Parliament abolished the trade in slaves among British subjects in 1807. 
B) Abolishing slavery entirely would happen several years after the first act of 1807. 
C) All of the answers are correct. 
D) The slave laws did not affect slaves in non-British territories. 
E) Britain would become the champion of eliminating slavery worldwide.

Question 14

Runaway slaves in North America were most likely to pursue safety with Amerindian populations.Such was the case when Africans assimilated with Creek society in

Accepted Answer

A) Spanish Florida. 
B) British Jamaica. 
C) Dutch Surinam. 
D) French Louisiana. 
E) British Georgia. 
A) Spanish Florida. 
B) British Jamaica. 
C) Dutch Surinam. 
D) French Louisiana. 
E) British Georgia.

Question 15

Please define the following key terms.
- Asante Kingdom

Accepted Answer

The Asante Kingdom, also known as the As

Question 16

The Sahel,a diffusion point for Islam in West Africa,is an arid region found ____ the Sahara Desert.

Accepted Answer

A) north of 
B) east of 
C) surrounding 
D) west of 
E) south of 
A) north of 
B) east of 
C) surrounding 
D) west of 
E) south of

Question 17

Please define the following key terms.
- Seven Years' War

Accepted Answer

The Seven Years' War, also known as the

Question 18

Population growth was a general pattern throughout the world at this time.Compare this to the slave population numbers of the Americas,as well as that of Africa.

Accepted Answer

Population growth was indeed a general p

Question 19

What were the two forms of historical slavery and what were their differences?

Accepted Answer

The two forms of historical slavery were

Question 20

Which of the following statements is true?

Accepted Answer

A) All of the answers are correct. 
B) A society with slaves is one in which slavery is not at the very heart of the social order and economic life. 
C) Many societies allow for slavery but without having it as the central means of order or producing goods. 
D) Brazil was a slave society. 
E) A slave society is one in which slavery is the very heart of the social and economic life. 
A) All of the answers are correct. 
B) A society with slaves is one in which slavery is not at the very heart of the social order and economic life. 
C) Many societies allow for slavery but without having it as the central means of order or producing goods. 
D) Brazil was a slave society. 
E) A slave society is one in which slavery is the very heart of the social and economic life.

Exam 19: The Atlantic System: Africa, the Americas, and Europe, 1550 - 1807

Who does Equiano refer to as "human butchers"?

The Triangular Trade did which of the following?

Please define the following key terms. - Slave resistance

The goal of taxes imposed on the British colonies in North America after the French and Indian war was to

Please define the following key terms. - William Wilberforce

One of the areas that provided African-Islam contact involved Fort Jesus in Mombasa on the Swahili Coast,which witnessed competition between the Sultan of Oman and

Which of the following statements are true?

Please define the following key terms. - Grand Banks

What did the British use to buy slaves from Africans?

Slave religion was the area where Africans could best resist the torment of slavery by

In the conclusion to the Seven Years' War,England proved itself to be dominant in

From 1680 to 1720,despite importing 50,000 new slaves,the population of Africans in the Caribbean

Which of the following is true?

Runaway slaves in North America were most likely to pursue safety with Amerindian populations.Such was the case when Africans assimilated with Creek society in

Please define the following key terms. - Asante Kingdom

The Sahel,a diffusion point for Islam in West Africa,is an arid region found ____ the Sahara Desert.

Please define the following key terms. - Seven Years' War

Population growth was a general pattern throughout the world at this time.Compare this to the slave population numbers of the Americas,as well as that of Africa.

What were the two forms of historical slavery and what were their differences?

Which of the following statements is true?

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The First Complex Societies in the Eastern Mediterranean, ca 4000 - 550 BCE

Ancient India and the Rise of Buddhism, 2600 BCE- 100 Ce

Blueprint for Empire: China, 1200 BCE- 220 Ce

The Americas and the Islands of the Pacific, to 1200 Ce

New Empires in Iran and Greece, 2000 BCE- 651 Ce

The Roman Empire and the Rise of Christianity, 509 BCE- 476 Ce

Hindu and Buddhist States and Societies in Asia, 100 - 1000

Islamic Empires of Western Asia and Africa, 600 - 1258

The Multiple Centers of Europe, 500 - 1000

Expanding Trade Networks in Africa and India, 1000 - 1500

Chinas Commercial Revolution, ca900 - 1276

Europes Commercial Revolution, 1000 - 1400

The Mongols and Their Successors, 1200 - 1500

Maritime Expansion in the Atlantic World, 1400 - 1600

Maritime Expansion in Afro-Eurasia, 1500 - 1700

Religion, politics, and the Balance of Power in Western Eurasia, 1500 - 1750

Empires, colonies, and Peoples of the Americas, 1600 - 1750

Empires in Early Modern Asia, 1650 - 1818

European Science and the Foundations of Modern Imperialism, 1600 - 1820

Revolutions in the West, 1750 - 1830

The Industrial Revolution and European Politics, 1780 - 1880

China, japan, and India Confront the Modern World, 1800 - 1910

State Building and Social Change in the Americas, 1830 - 1895

The New Imperialism in Africa and Southeast Asia, 1830 - 1914

War, revolution, and Global Uncertainty, 1905 - 1928

Responses to Global Crisis, 1920 - 1939

The Second World War and the Origins of the Cold War, 1939 - 1949

The Cold War and Decolonization 1949 - 1975

Toward a New World Order, 1975 - 2000

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