Question 1

What was the effect of the Atlantic Slave Trade on the Dahomey Kingdom and its border neighbors?

Accepted Answer

The Atlantic Slave Trade had a significa

Question 2

Please define the following key terms.
- Mercantilism

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The answer of Please define the following key terms.
- Mercantilism...

Question 3

The Interesting Narrative of the Life of Olaudah Equiano was unique for its time because it

Accepted Answer

A) was an African description of slavery. 
B) was a first-hand narrative about a slave-ship captain. 
C) documents the church's attitude about the slave issue. 
D) describes a slave rebellion. 
E) is a description of an African village after a slave raid. 
A) was an African description of slavery. 
B) was a first-hand narrative about a slave-ship captain. 
C) documents the church's attitude about the slave issue. 
D) describes a slave rebellion. 
E) is a description of an African village after a slave raid.

Question 4

Please define the following key terms.
- Act for the Abolition of the Slave Trade

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The Act for the Abolition of the Slave T

Question 5

According to Equiano's narrative,how did the Igbo society exemplify much of Africa?

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Olaudah Equiano's narrative, "The Intere

Question 6

In the reading in the textbook,"Movement of Ideas: Sugar in British Politics," describe how the temptation to raise taxes on sugar by the British was increasing in the mid-18th century.

Accepted Answer

In the mid-18th century, the temptation

Question 7

Please define the following key terms.
- Igbo

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The term "Igbo" refers to an ethnic grou

Question 8

The abolition fight impacted Equiano in which of the following ways?

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A) Interesting Narrative became very popular. 
B) all of the answers are correct. 
C) he became involved in speaking tours. 
D) the book and tours made him the wealthiest black man in England. 
E) his fame and wealth brought him an English wife. 
A) Interesting Narrative became very popular. 
B) all of the answers are correct. 
C) he became involved in speaking tours. 
D) the book and tours made him the wealthiest black man in England. 
E) his fame and wealth brought him an English wife.

Question 9

Which nation in Africa had a long history with the Eastern Orthodox branch of the Christian world,long before the coming of the Portuguese?

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A) Ethiopia. 
B) Kongo. 
C) Rwanda. 
D) Buganda. 
E) Niger. 
A) Ethiopia. 
B) Kongo. 
C) Rwanda. 
D) Buganda. 
E) Niger.

Question 10

Please define the following key terms.
- Why is Equiano's Interesting Narrative such an important historical source?

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Equiano's Interesting Narrative is an im

Question 11

Slavery had always been a part of human history,but how was it different by the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries?

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A) There was increased cruelty. 
B) Only males had been used in early slave societies. 
C) Slaves had always been able to achieve freedom. 
D) Early slavery did not involve Africans. 
E) It shifted from "societies with slaves" to "slave societies." 
A) There was increased cruelty. 
B) Only males had been used in early slave societies. 
C) Slaves had always been able to achieve freedom. 
D) Early slavery did not involve Africans. 
E) It shifted from "societies with slaves" to "slave societies."

Question 12

Please define the following key terms.
- Atlantic Plantation System

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The Atlantic Plantation System refers to

Question 13

The triangular trade involved Europe,Africa,and

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A) India. 
B) the Americas. 
C) Australia. 
D) China. 
E) Japan. 
A) India. 
B) the Americas. 
C) Australia. 
D) China. 
E) Japan.

Question 14

Please define the following key terms.
- Niger River

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The Niger River is a major river in West

Question 15

What was the situation of free Africans in the Americas?

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The situation of free Africans in the Am

Question 16

The end of the Songhai Empire in 1591 was the result of

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A) the invasion and conquest by Morocco. 
B) Portuguese interference in the Songhai trade in the Indian Ocean. 
C) defeat by the armies of the Ottoman Empire. 
D) Omani Arab takeover. 
E) internal political turbulence. 
A) the invasion and conquest by Morocco. 
B) Portuguese interference in the Songhai trade in the Indian Ocean. 
C) defeat by the armies of the Ottoman Empire. 
D) Omani Arab takeover. 
E) internal political turbulence.

Question 17

Manumission was least common in

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A) British North America. 
B) Brazil. 
C) the Dutch West Indies. 
D) Mexico. 
E) the Caribbean islands. 
A) British North America. 
B) Brazil. 
C) the Dutch West Indies. 
D) Mexico. 
E) the Caribbean islands.

Question 18

A focal point of African Islam was the Sahel whose trade and economy involved which of the following?

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A) grain. 
B) all of the answers are correct. 
C) cattle. 
D) trans-Saharan trade. 
E) rainforest products. 
A) grain. 
B) all of the answers are correct. 
C) cattle. 
D) trans-Saharan trade. 
E) rainforest products.

Question 19

In the Great Lakes Region of east-central Africa,what crop was introduced that led to agricultural surplus?

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A) Barley. 
B) Plantains. 
C) Wheat. 
D) Sugar. 
E) Millet. 
A) Barley. 
B) Plantains. 
C) Wheat. 
D) Sugar. 
E) Millet.

Question 20

Please define the following key terms.
- Maroon communities

Accepted Answer

Maroon communities, also known as Maroon

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

What was the effect of the Atlantic Slave Trade on the Dahomey Kingdom and its border neighbors?

Please define the following key terms. - Mercantilism

The Interesting Narrative of the Life of Olaudah Equiano was unique for its time because it

Please define the following key terms. - Act for the Abolition of the Slave Trade

According to Equiano's narrative,how did the Igbo society exemplify much of Africa?

In the reading in the textbook,"Movement of Ideas: Sugar in British Politics," describe how the temptation to raise taxes on sugar by the British was increasing in the mid-18th century.

Please define the following key terms. - Igbo

The abolition fight impacted Equiano in which of the following ways?

Which nation in Africa had a long history with the Eastern Orthodox branch of the Christian world,long before the coming of the Portuguese?

Please define the following key terms. - Why is Equiano's Interesting Narrative such an important historical source?

Slavery had always been a part of human history,but how was it different by the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries?

Please define the following key terms. - Atlantic Plantation System

The triangular trade involved Europe,Africa,and

Please define the following key terms. - Niger River

What was the situation of free Africans in the Americas?

The end of the Songhai Empire in 1591 was the result of

Manumission was least common in

A focal point of African Islam was the Sahel whose trade and economy involved which of the following?

In the Great Lakes Region of east-central Africa,what crop was introduced that led to agricultural surplus?

Please define the following key terms. - Maroon communities

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Maritime Expansion in Afro-Eurasia, 1500 - 1700

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