Chapter 2: Africa

In what century did the Atlantic slave trade reach similar proportions to the Muslim trans-Sahara slave trade?

1600s

The time period of "seasoning" a slave in the Americas lasted no more than how many years?

2 years

How did African womens experiences differ from African mens experiences on slave ships?

African women experienced sexual violence from the crew

Examine the 19th century engraving on page 33 of the textbook. What rules emerge hat reveal the interior stage of the Atlantic slave trade?

Africans are shown chained together marching through grasslands

Examine Figure 2-1 and compare the 16th and the 17th centuries in the number of West African slaves shipped to the Americas. Which of the following statements is true?

Approximately 37,00 African slaves were imported to the Americas in 1700.

Examine Figure 2-1 and compare the 16th and 17th centuries in the number of West African slaves shipped to the Americas. Which of the following statements is true?

Approximately 37,000 African slaves were imported to the Americas in 1700.

What is the connection between the piracy and the Atlantic slave trade?

As the Atlantic slave trade increased, piracy increases in the Caribbean

What does the story of John Newton, a British slave-ship captain, indicate about the Atlantic slave trade?

Christians could be cruel, harsh slavers

Which of the following is an example of the accomplishment of Christopher Columbus in the late 1400s?

Columbus made navigation mistakes that led to his accidental landfall in the Americas

How were the lives of Creole slaves different from other slaves?

Creoles were generally more familiar with European languages

Examine the 18th century print of Luanda that appears in Chapter 2. What aspects of the Atlantic slave trade surface in the image?

European armies fight in the distance over the slave trade

Examine the late 16th/early 17th century Benin bronze relief sculpture shown in Chapter 2.2. What aspects of the image indicate that the individuals are European?

European clothing styles are depicted in the image

What steps did the Europeans take to reduce the risk of rebellion at the slave factories in Africa?

Europeans did not really have to take many steps, as the completely overwhelmed Africans often submitted to the process

Columbus's voyages had little effect on the salve trade.

False

Prior to the early 16th century, Portuguese seafarers conducted the Atlantic slave trade on an enormous scale to satisfy a limitless market for domestic servants.

False

Which of the following was true of African health care aboard slave ships?

Generally, ship doctors used primitive form of inoculation to prevent the worst diseases

Which nation ended Spanish and Portuguese denomination of the slave trade in the early 17th century?

Holland

After arriving off the Guinea Coast, Portuguese captains traded with African leaders for which of the following items?

Ivory

Which of the following is true about the use of medical remedies by doctors aboard slave ships?

Many collected African herbs and foods along the Guinea Coast to help treat illness at sea

French slave traders rested their slave passengers on which of the following Caribbean islands?

Martinique

How was work divided among slaves during the seasoning process in the West Indies?

Masters generally divided the slaves into several gangs

Why did Europeans need labor from Africa for their colonies in the Americas?

Native Americans quickly began to die in huge numbers from European diseases

Which European country took the lead in the exploration and colonization of Africa, Asia, and the Americas in the early 1400s?

Portugal

Who was the first known Portuguese merchant to begin to formally trade for slaves with the Africans?

Ruy do Siqueira

What was a common characteristic of a typical slave ship?

Slave captains packed their ships as tightly as possible to maximize profit

What was typical of the slave-selling process in the West Indies?

Slavers allowed the slaves some time to rest and recuperate before sale

Which of the following groups conducted the Islamic slave trade?

Sudanese horsemen

Which of the following was the most important reason that the British abolished the Atlantic slave trade in 1807?

The British economy was less dependent on agriculture by the late 1700s

Which of the following statements best describes the slave ship Brookes?

The Brookes weighed 300 tons

Which statement about the nature of the Islamic slave trade prior to European entry is true?

The Islamic slave trade was not based primarily on race

How did "the scramble" operate aboard salve ships?

The captain set standard prices and then allowed the buyers to grab their slaves

Why did the African kingdoms of Guinea and western Central Africa fight fiercely to continue participation in the slave trade?

The kingdoms were economically dependent on the slave trade

According to the Voices excerpt titled " The Journal of a Dutch Slaver," what were the major challenges experienced by the Dutch Slaver?

The ships surgeon died of dysentery

How did a planter decide if a slave had been "seasoned"?

The slave seemed psychologically stable and not suicidal

Take a closer look at a the plan o f the British slave ship Brookes shown in Chapter 2. Which of the following statements best demonstrate that use of control by the ships crew as revealed in the image of the Brookes?

The slave ship appears tightly packed with Africans

How would an African most likely become a slave?

Their town or village was conquered by another African country

Why did the British want to take over the slave trade in the late 17th century?

They needed labor for tobacco and sugar cultivation in North America and the Caribbean

How did the early Europeans usually obtain their supply of African slaves?

They obtained their salves through trade with native African tribes, primarily in West Africa

What is the relationship between bathroom facilities and salve ships?

Three or four toilet tubs were provided below decks for the slaves to use during the Middle Passage

Slavery and slave trading have historically existed in all cultures for thousands of years.

True

The origins of the Atlantic slave trade stemmed from Western Europes expansion during the 15th century.

True

Why did Africans enslave other Africans and sell them to Europeans?

Warfare among African tribes led to selling defeated tribes to make money and to get rid of opponents

In what form did the Portuguese use captured slaves until the early sixteenth century?

as domestic servants

Regarding provisions on slave ships which of the following was eaten by a slave ships crew?

cheese

The account of Dr.Alexander Falconbridge in the second Voices section of the textbook discusses which of the following diseases as the primary problem for African slaves aboard slave ships?

dysentery

Which of the following was a common way for salves to rebel or resist their imprisonment while at sea?

refusing to eat

Which accomplishment did the Portuguese achieve before other European nations?

rounding the Cape of Good Hope

Which of the following diseases vied with dysentery to kill the most slaves while aboard slave ships?

smallpox

Which of the following statements best describes the triangular trade system produced by the Atlantic salve trade?

the middle part of the trade included traders carrying African slaves to the West Indies and exchanging slaves for sugar

Grog, the favorite drink of European sailors in the Atlantic slave trade, was a mixture of which of the following items?

water and rum