Question 1
The Middle Passage followed the __________.
A) arrival of slaves in the Caribbean
B) capture of slaves in African villages
C) sale of slaves to European buyers in the Americas
D) sale of slaves to European sea captains
Question 2
The entire journey, from normal village life to enslavement beyond the ocean, could last __________.
A) six to eight weeks
B) four to six months
C) a year or two
D) three to four years
Question 3
The Atlantic slave trade reached its peak in the __________.
A) 1680s
B) 1710s
C) 1750s
D) 1780s
Question 4
From the 1730s on, the __________ dominated the Atlantic slave trade.
A) British
B) French
C) Spanish
D) Dutch
Question 5
Which of the following was true of the Atlantic slave trade?
A) Several million Africans died on their journey to the Americas.
B) More than 40 million Africans were enslaved and taken to the Americas.
C) The Atlantic slave trade went into decline after 1740.
D) The Spanish dominated the Atlantic slave trade in eighteenth century.
Question 6
Who chartered the Royal African Company?
A) Charles II
B) Charles I
C) James II
D) James I
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