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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?

Eastern Africa

Southern Africa

Northern Africa

West and Central Africa (correct)

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?

1807 Signup and view all the answers

What did the Transatlantic Slave Trade involve, in addition to the transport of enslaved Africans?

A broad exchange of trade goods between England, West Africa, South America, the West Indies, and the United States Signup and view all the answers

What happened to the enslaved Africans once they arrived in the United States?

They were sold at auctions across the country, from plantations to small businesses Signup and view all the answers

What was the primary destination for the largest numbers of enslaved Africans sent through the Transatlantic Slave Trade?

South America Signup and view all the answers

Where were most of the enslaved Africans kidnapped from for the Transatlantic Slave Trade?

Central Africa Signup and view all the answers

Which event marked the end of legal importation of slaves through slave trading in England and the United States?

1807 legislation Signup and view all the answers

What was one significant impact of the Transatlantic Slave Trade on enslaved Africans?

Forced separation from family and culture Signup and view all the answers

Where did illegal slave trading continue despite laws being in place to prevent it?

United States Signup and view all the answers

What was the name of the journey that resulted in an estimated two million deaths of enslaved Africans en route to the New World?

Middle Passage Signup and view all the answers