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What was the primary purpose of the Transatlantic Slave Trade?
What was the primary purpose of the Transatlantic Slave Trade?
- To establish new settlements in the West Indies and South America
- To provide labor for plantations and businesses in the Americas (correct)
- To facilitate cultural exchange between Africa and the New World
- To promote trade relations between England and West Africa
Which region of Africa did most of the enslaved Africans originate from?
Which region of Africa did most of the enslaved Africans originate from?
- Eastern Africa
- Southern Africa
- Northern Africa
- West and Central Africa (correct)
What was the Middle Passage?
What was the Middle Passage?
- The journey of enslaved Africans from their homes to the slave trading ports
- The journey of plantation owners from the New World to England
- The journey of slave traders from England to West Africa
- The journey of enslaved Africans from West Africa to the New World (correct)
When did England and the United States outlaw the importation of slaves through slave trading?
When did England and the United States outlaw the importation of slaves through slave trading?
What did the Transatlantic Slave Trade involve, in addition to the transport of enslaved Africans?
What did the Transatlantic Slave Trade involve, in addition to the transport of enslaved Africans?
What happened to the enslaved Africans once they arrived in the United States?
What happened to the enslaved Africans once they arrived in the United States?
What was the primary destination for the largest numbers of enslaved Africans sent through the Transatlantic Slave Trade?
What was the primary destination for the largest numbers of enslaved Africans sent through the Transatlantic Slave Trade?
Where were most of the enslaved Africans kidnapped from for the Transatlantic Slave Trade?
Where were most of the enslaved Africans kidnapped from for the Transatlantic Slave Trade?
Which event marked the end of legal importation of slaves through slave trading in England and the United States?
Which event marked the end of legal importation of slaves through slave trading in England and the United States?
What was one significant impact of the Transatlantic Slave Trade on enslaved Africans?
What was one significant impact of the Transatlantic Slave Trade on enslaved Africans?
Where did illegal slave trading continue despite laws being in place to prevent it?
Where did illegal slave trading continue despite laws being in place to prevent it?
What was the name of the journey that resulted in an estimated two million deaths of enslaved Africans en route to the New World?
What was the name of the journey that resulted in an estimated two million deaths of enslaved Africans en route to the New World?
