Question 1

Examine Map 2-3. How did the slave trade affect worldwide trading systems?

Accepted Answer

A)  A triangular trade system developed, involving British manufactured goods, slaves, sugar and rum. 
B)  The Americas became the wealthiest area of the world in the 1700s, disrupting European power. 
C)  Spain and Portugal continued to dominate the trade into the 1700s, forcing the British and French to pay exorbitant taxes for a small role in the trade. 
D)  The slave trade played a limited role in worldwide trade, as it only involved slaves moving from Africa to the Americas. 
A)  A triangular trade system developed, involving British manufactured goods, slaves, sugar and rum. 
B)  The Americas became the wealthiest area of the world in the 1700s, disrupting European power. 
C)  Spain and Portugal continued to dominate the trade into the 1700s, forcing the British and French to pay exorbitant taxes for a small role in the trade. 
D)  The slave trade played a limited role in worldwide trade, as it only involved slaves moving from Africa to the Americas. A

Question 2

Sometimes slaves were sold at auctions; at other times, however, they were sold in the ________, where buyers rushed into a pen to rope or grab the slaves they wanted.

Accepted Answer

scramble

Question 3

What do we learn from the story written by Olaudah Equiano, a former slave?

Accepted Answer

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

Question 4

What do we learn from the story of John Newton, a British slave ship captain?

Accepted Answer

A)  Some devoutly Christian people never saw a contradiction between their jobs trading in human cargo and their religious beliefs. 
B)  Christians could be cruel, harsh slavers. 
C)  Ships' captains filled their ships with slaves quickly, usually in one stop at an African trading center. 
D)  Both that Christians could be cruel, harsh slavers, and that some never saw a contradiction between trading in human cargo and their religious beliefs. 
A)  Some devoutly Christian people never saw a contradiction between their jobs trading in human cargo and their religious beliefs. 
B)  Christians could be cruel, harsh slavers. 
C)  Ships' captains filled their ships with slaves quickly, usually in one stop at an African trading center. 
D)  Both that Christians could be cruel, harsh slavers, and that some never saw a contradiction between trading in human cargo and their religious beliefs.

Question 5

Which statement about the nature of the Islamic slave trade prior to European entry is true?

Accepted Answer

A)  The Islamic slave trade did not exist in Africa prior to European entry. 
B)  The Islamic slave trade was not based primarily on race. 
C)  The Islamic slave trade mainly captured adult males for agricultural labor. 
D)  Slavery and the slave trade under Islamic society was at least as harsh as the European version in the Americas. 
A)  The Islamic slave trade did not exist in Africa prior to European entry. 
B)  The Islamic slave trade was not based primarily on race. 
C)  The Islamic slave trade mainly captured adult males for agricultural labor. 
D)  Slavery and the slave trade under Islamic society was at least as harsh as the European version in the Americas.

Question 6

Which was not a reason why the British abolished the Atlantic slave trade in 1807?

Accepted Answer

A)  England's economy had become less dependent on plantation agriculture than before. 
B)  The English had begun to see the slave trade as being against their religious beliefs. 
C)  Many stories had been spread about the horrors of the middle passage and slavery. 
D)  The British had begun to believe that racism was scientifically incorrect, and should not be a part of their belief systems. 
A)  England's economy had become less dependent on plantation agriculture than before. 
B)  The English had begun to see the slave trade as being against their religious beliefs. 
C)  Many stories had been spread about the horrors of the middle passage and slavery. 
D)  The British had begun to believe that racism was scientifically incorrect, and should not be a part of their belief systems.

Question 7

Which of the following does not characterize doctors of slave ships at the time?

Accepted Answer

A)  Many collected African remedies to help with 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)  They were often given incentives for the number of slaves they kept alive on the voyage. 
D)  They began to understand connections between health, hygiene and diet after about 1750. 
A)  Many collected African remedies to help with 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)  They were often given incentives for the number of slaves they kept alive on the voyage. 
D)  They began to understand connections between health, hygiene and diet after about 1750.

Question 8

Until the early sixteenth century, for what were the early slaves captured by the Portuguese used?

Accepted Answer

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

Question 9

Which European country took the lead in exploration and colonization in the early 1400s?

Accepted Answer

A)  Portugal 
B)  France 
C)  England 
D)  Switzerland 
A)  Portugal 
B)  France 
C)  England 
D)  Switzerland

Question 10

How many slaves were the British able to transport to the Americas when the demand for slaves was the highest?

Accepted Answer

A)  Due to the inadequate technology available, the British really could only transport a few thousand a year. 
B)  The British customarily moved hundreds of thousands of slaves per year, with the development of new and wider types of ships. 
C)  Generally, between 10,000 and 20,000 people per year. 
D)  In the 1790s, the British moved approximately 50,000 slaves from Africa to the Americas. 
A)  Due to the inadequate technology available, the British really could only transport a few thousand a year. 
B)  The British customarily moved hundreds of thousands of slaves per year, with the development of new and wider types of ships. 
C)  Generally, between 10,000 and 20,000 people per year. 
D)  In the 1790s, the British moved approximately 50,000 slaves from Africa to the Americas.

Question 11

Slavery in the Americas developed along different lines than had slavery in Africa. Which of the following was not one of those differences?

Accepted Answer

A)  Slavery in the Americas was based on race. 
B)  Most of the slaves in the Americas were male. 
C)  Most of the slaves in the Americas were used as agricultural laborers, rather than fighters or domestic servants. 
D)  In West Africa, female slaves were only used to make cloth, while they generally did hard agricultural work in the Americas. 
A)  Slavery in the Americas was based on race. 
B)  Most of the slaves in the Americas were male. 
C)  Most of the slaves in the Americas were used as agricultural laborers, rather than fighters or domestic servants. 
D)  In West Africa, female slaves were only used to make cloth, while they generally did hard agricultural work in the Americas.

Question 12

What do we learn of slavery from the story of Ayuba Suleiman Diallo of Bondu?

Accepted Answer

A)  Almost all Africans were illiterate members of very poor tribes. 
B)  English slavers deliberately sought out certain Africans to assist them in enslaving more tribal groups. 
C)  Some Africans were successful in organizing armed resistance to the British slave efforts. 
D)  The experiences of captured slaves varied considerably according to the available resources, class level and education of the slave. 
A)  Almost all Africans were illiterate members of very poor tribes. 
B)  English slavers deliberately sought out certain Africans to assist them in enslaving more tribal groups. 
C)  Some Africans were successful in organizing armed resistance to the British slave efforts. 
D)  The experiences of captured slaves varied considerably according to the available resources, class level and education of the slave.

Question 13

How did an African become a slave?

Accepted Answer

A)  European armies raided the interior of Africa for people. 
B)  Thinking they would have a better life in the Americas, many sold themselves voluntarily. 
C)  Their town or village was conquered by another African army. 
D)  They were members of a very poor tribe, who frequently sold children to make money. 
A)  European armies raided the interior of Africa for people. 
B)  Thinking they would have a better life in the Americas, many sold themselves voluntarily. 
C)  Their town or village was conquered by another African army. 
D)  They were members of a very poor tribe, who frequently sold children to make money.

Question 14

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

Accepted Answer

A)  The slave began to plant African foods in the New World. 
B)  The slave began to speak Spanish, French or English perfectly. 
C)  The slave seemed psychologically stable, and did not participate in armed rebellion or suicide attempts. 
D) The slave settled down, got married, and had children. 
A)  The slave began to plant African foods in the New World. 
B)  The slave began to speak Spanish, French or English perfectly. 
C)  The slave seemed psychologically stable, and did not participate in armed rebellion or suicide attempts. 
D) The slave settled down, got married, and had children.

Question 15

Who was the first known Portuguese merchant to begin to formally trade for slaves with the Africans?

Accepted Answer

A)  Antam Goncalvez 
B)  Oba Dahomey 
C)  Ruy do Siqueira 
D)  Bartolomeu Dias. 
A)  Antam Goncalvez 
B)  Oba Dahomey 
C)  Ruy do Siqueira 
D)  Bartolomeu Dias.

Question 16

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

Accepted Answer

A)  Crews treated African women to better food, hoping to gain their trust and keep them from rebelling. 
B)  African women experienced sexual violence by the ships' crews. This high level of violence, and its psychological effects, may have led to their lessened sex drives once the women arrived in the Caribbean and Latin America. 
C)  African women generally were treated with more respect, since they could reproduce and therefore gain a higher price on the market. 
D)  African women were beaten frequently, as European men found their lack of "manners" disgusting. 
A)  Crews treated African women to better food, hoping to gain their trust and keep them from rebelling. 
B)  African women experienced sexual violence by the ships' crews. This high level of violence, and its psychological effects, may have led to their lessened sex drives once the women arrived in the Caribbean and Latin America. 
C)  African women generally were treated with more respect, since they could reproduce and therefore gain a higher price on the market. 
D)  African women were beaten frequently, as European men found their lack of "manners" disgusting.

Question 17

Which accomplishment was not a first for (or sponsored by) the Portuguese?

Accepted Answer

A)  rounding the Cape of Good Hope 
B)  sailing around Africa to reach India and the East 
C)  the discovery of the New World 
D)  reaching Africa's west coast 
A)  rounding the Cape of Good Hope 
B)  sailing around Africa to reach India and the East 
C)  the discovery of the New World 
D)  reaching Africa's west coast

Question 18

Enslaved people in the Americas became ____________, or personal property. When they became slaves they often lost many of their legal and customary rights.

Accepted Answer

The answer of Enslaved people in the Americas became ____________,...

Question 19

Which of the following best describes "seasoning" for the newly arrived slaves?

Accepted Answer

A)  the process of becoming accustomed to and learning new skills for their lives in the Americas 
B)  the punishment process for rebellion by new slaves; new owners learned to be very harsh to teach new slaves a lesson quickly 
C)  being fattened up and prepared for sale 
D)  an identification process, involving the branding of newly arrived slaves, like cattle 
A)  the process of becoming accustomed to and learning new skills for their lives in the Americas 
B)  the punishment process for rebellion by new slaves; new owners learned to be very harsh to teach new slaves a lesson quickly 
C)  being fattened up and prepared for sale 
D)  an identification process, involving the branding of newly arrived slaves, like cattle

Question 20

Which of the following is not a reason why Africans enslaved other Africans, and sold them to Europeans?

Accepted Answer

A)  Africans at the time did not have a sense of themselves as "Africans," and had not really developed a concept of racial solidarity. 
B)  Warfare and interethnic rivalries among African tribes contributed; selling members of defeated tribes proved a way to get rid of opponents. 
C)  African tribes were forced under threat of annihilation or war to sell others to the Europeans. 
D)  African tribes actually did not enslave other African tribes. 
A)  Africans at the time did not have a sense of themselves as "Africans," and had not really developed a concept of racial solidarity. 
B)  Warfare and interethnic rivalries among African tribes contributed; selling members of defeated tribes proved a way to get rid of opponents. 
C)  African tribes were forced under threat of annihilation or war to sell others to the Europeans. 
D)  African tribes actually did not enslave other African tribes.

Exam 2: Middle Passage

Examine Map 2-3. How did the slave trade affect worldwide trading systems?

Sometimes slaves were sold at auctions; at other times, however, they were sold in the ________, where buyers rushed into a pen to rope or grab the slaves they wanted.

What do we learn from the story written by Olaudah Equiano, a former slave?

What do we learn from the story of John Newton, a British slave ship captain?

Which statement about the nature of the Islamic slave trade prior to European entry is true?

Which was not a reason why the British abolished the Atlantic slave trade in 1807?

Which of the following does not characterize doctors of slave ships at the time?

Until the early sixteenth century, for what were the early slaves captured by the Portuguese used?

Which European country took the lead in exploration and colonization in the early 1400s?

How many slaves were the British able to transport to the Americas when the demand for slaves was the highest?

Slavery in the Americas developed along different lines than had slavery in Africa. Which of the following was not one of those differences?

What do we learn of slavery from the story of Ayuba Suleiman Diallo of Bondu?

How did an African become a slave?

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

Who was the first known Portuguese merchant to begin to formally trade for slaves with the Africans?

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

Which accomplishment was not a first for (or sponsored by) the Portuguese?

Enslaved people in the Americas became ____________, or personal property. When they became slaves they often lost many of their legal and customary rights.

Which of the following best describes "seasoning" for the newly arrived slaves?

Which of the following is not a reason why Africans enslaved other Africans, and sold them to Europeans?

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