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Question 1

What was the Transatlantic Slave Trade?

Answer 1

A massive and brutal system of human trafficking that lasted from the early 1500s to the late 1800s.

Question 2

How many Africans were forcibly transported during the Transatlantic Slave Trade?

Answer 2

Over 12 million.

Question 3

What was the Triangular Trade?

Answer 3

A trade system involving Europe, Africa, and the Americas.

Question 4

Which European nations were the first to engage in large-scale transatlantic slave trading?

Answer 4

Portugal and Spain.

Question 5

What role did Britain play in the 18th century regarding the slave trade?

Answer 5

Became the dominant slave-trading nation, especially through ports like Liverpool and Bristol.

Question 6

Which regions were major destinations for enslaved Africans transported by Britain?

Answer 6

The Caribbean colonies (such as Jamaica and Barbados) and the southern colonies of North America.

Question 7

To which colonies did France primarily transport enslaved people?

Answer 7

Haiti (Saint-Domingue), Martinique, and Guadeloupe.

Question 8

What was the Middle Passage?

Answer 8

The brutal journey of enslaved Africans across the Atlantic. going from Africa to the Americas

Question 9

What were some goods traded from Europe to Africa in the Triangular Trade?

Answer 9

• Guns
• Textiles
• Alcohol
• slaves

Question 10

What was the estimated survival rate of Africans during the Middle Passage?

Answer 10

About 10.7 million out of 12.5 million taken.

Question 11

Which country received the largest number of enslaved people?

Answer 11

Brazil, with over 4 million.

Question 12

When did Britain abolish the slave trade?

Answer 12

1807.

Question 13

What year did the United States ban the importation of slaves?

Answer 13

1808.

Question 14

When did France abolish slavery for the first time?

Answer 14

1794.

Question 15

What was the final year Brazil abolished slavery?

Answer 15

1888.

Question 16

What were some catastrophic effects of the Transatlantic Slave Trade on Africa?

Answer 16

• Depopulation
• Social disruption
• Economic underdevelopment
• Trauma

Question 17

What lasting impacts did the Transatlantic Slave Trade have in the Americas?

Answer 17

• Built vast colonial economies
• Created enduring racial hierarchies
• Systemic racism
• Generational trauma

Question 18

True or False: The legacy of the Transatlantic Slave Trade is no longer felt today.

Answer 18

False.

Question 19

Fill in the blank: The Transatlantic Slave Trade began in the early _______.

Answer 19

[16th century]