Transatlantic Slave Trade and Colonial Empires
9 Questions
0 Views

Choose a study mode

Play Quiz
Study Flashcards
Spaced Repetition
Chat to lesson

Podcast

Play an AI-generated podcast conversation about this lesson

Questions and Answers

What countries were the main organizers of the slave trade at the beginning?

  • North Africa and Southern Spain
  • Netherlands and Russia
  • Britain and France
  • Portugal and Spain (correct)
  • Which country was the foremost slave-trading power during the 18th century?

  • France
  • Netherlands
  • Spain
  • Britain (correct)
  • Where did the slave labor for the plantation system in southern Spain and Portugal come from?

  • North Africa and Slavs of southern Russia (correct)
  • Caribbean and American natives
  • Southern Europe and Middle East
  • West Africans and Indians
  • What was the main reason for the involvement of north-west European countries in the slave trade during the seventeenth century?

    <p>To expand sugar cane plantations in Brazil</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What was the source of slave labor for the sugar cane plantations in Mediterranean islands, southern Spain and Portugal during the 14th and early 15th centuries?

    <p>North Africa and southern Russia</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which European country was opening up the transatlantic route to the Americans and the Caribbean while Portuguese projects traded with West Africans and sought an eastern route to India?

    <p>Spain</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What was the fate of captured individuals in Africa during the slave trade?

    <p>They were chained and marched to the coast for sale</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What happened to slaves once they arrived at the coast?

    <p>They were locked up in wooden cages</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What was the purpose of examining slaves once they arrived at the coast?

    <p>To see if they were fit, strong and healthy</p> Signup and view all the answers

    More Like This

    Use Quizgecko on...
    Browser
    Browser