Trans Atlantic Slave Trade History Quiz!
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- 1.
![Which of the following people were enslaved people? - ProProfs]( "Which of the following people were enslaved people?")
Which of the following people were enslaved people?- A.
Egyptians who built the pyramids
- B.
Roman Gladiators
- C.
Victorian circus entertainers
- D.
Soldiers of the First World War
- 2.
![Although the figure can only be an estimate of how many people were enslaved between the Fifteenth to Nineteenth Centuries? - ProProfs]( "Although the figure can only be an estimate of how many people were enslaved between the Fifteenth to Nineteenth Centuries?")
Although the figure can only be an estimate of how many people were enslaved between the Fifteenth to Nineteenth Centuries?- A.
1 million
- B.
6 million
- C.
9 million
- D.
12 million +
- 3.
![What was often referred to as 'white gold'? - ProProfs]( "What was often referred to as 'white gold'?")
What was often referred to as 'white gold'?- A.
Cotton
- B.
Sugar
- C.
Flour
- D.
Pulp
- 4.
![By the late Seventeenth Century, one out of every four ships that left _______________ harbor was a slave trading ship. - ProProfs]( "By the late Seventeenth Century, one out of every four ships that left _______________ harbor was a slave trading ship.")
By the late Seventeenth Century, one out of every four ships that left _______________ harbor was a slave trading ship.- A.
Edinburgh
- B.
Birmingham
- C.
Manchester
- D.
Liverpool
- 5.
![Which nation began the first Trans Atlantic Trade? - ProProfs]( "Which nation began the first Trans Atlantic Trade?")
Which nation began the first Trans Atlantic Trade?- A.
Britain
- B.
France
- C.
Portugal
- D.
Sweden
- 6.
![What does the principle of 'partus sequitur ventrem' mean? - ProProfs]( "What does the principle of 'partus sequitur ventrem' mean?")
What does the principle of 'partus sequitur ventrem' mean?- A.
Children born into slavery would remain slaves from birth
- B.
The sale of adult slaves
- C.
The law that it was acceptable to beat slaves
- D.
A guideline to treatment of runaway slaves
- 7.
![At first Europeans used European slaves. - ProProfs]( "At first Europeans used European slaves.")
At first Europeans used European slaves.- A.
True
- B.
False
- 8.
![Racist Europeans believed Africans were __________________ - ProProfs]( "Racist Europeans believed Africans were __________________")
Racist Europeans believed Africans were __________________- A.
Fruitarians
- B.
Vegans
- C.
Cannibals
- D.
Carnivores
- 9.
![Christopher Columbus made overt racist comments. - ProProfs]( "Christopher Columbus made overt racist comments.")
Christopher Columbus made overt racist comments.- A.
True
- B.
False
- 10.
![A family's status was not related to how many slaves they owned. - ProProfs]( "A family's status was not related to how many slaves they owned.")
A family's status was not related to how many slaves they owned.- A.
True
- B.
False
- 11.
![What percentage of all the sugar from American plantations ended up in London? - ProProfs]( "What percentage of all the sugar from American plantations ended up in London?")
What percentage of all the sugar from American plantations ended up in London?- A.
25%
- B.
50%
- C.
75%
- D.
100%
- 12.
![Some Europeans believed Africans were stronger and more suited to working in hot weather in the Americas than Europeans. - ProProfs]( "Some Europeans believed Africans were stronger and more suited to working in hot weather in the Americas than Europeans.")
Some Europeans believed Africans were stronger and more suited to working in hot weather in the Americas than Europeans.- A.
True
- B.
False
- 13.
![Which Former First Lady's grandmother was sold at the age of 8 for $475? - ProProfs]( "Which Former First Lady's grandmother was sold at the age of 8 for $475?")
Which Former First Lady's grandmother was sold at the age of 8 for $475?- A.
Nancy Reagan
- B.
Melania Trump
- C.
Michelle Obama
- D.
Eleanor Roosevelt
- 14.
![One slave who wrote his memoirs, Ignatius Sancho, wrote: "The grand object of English navigators - indeed of all Christian navigators is ____________" - ProProfs]( "One slave who wrote his memoirs, Ignatius Sancho, wrote: \"The grand object of English navigators - indeed of all Christian navigators is ____________\"")
One slave who wrote his memoirs, Ignatius Sancho, wrote: "The grand object of English navigators - indeed of all Christian navigators is ____________"- A.
Expansion
- B.
Money, money, money.
- C.
Christianity
- D.
Fair trade
- 15.
![What word is used to describe cages in which recently captured Africans would be kept until they could be boarded onto slave ships? - ProProfs]( "What word is used to describe cages in which recently captured Africans would be kept until they could be boarded onto slave ships?")
What word is used to describe cages in which recently captured Africans would be kept until they could be boarded onto slave ships?- A.
Basquitches
- B.
Blashingers
- C.
Bluebores
- D.
Barracoons
- 16.
![There already existed a well-developed system of trade in the West African economy because of the Saharan trade routes. - ProProfs]( "There already existed a well-developed system of trade in the West African economy because of the Saharan trade routes.")
There already existed a well-developed system of trade in the West African economy because of the Saharan trade routes.- A.
True
- B.
False
- 17.
![It was much easier to sail westwards after first going south of 30 N latitude and reaching the so-called "trade winds." Returning from North America it is easiest to follow the Gulf Stream in a north easterly direction using the westerlies. - ProProfs]( "It was much easier to sail westwards after first going south of 30 N latitude and reaching the so-called \"trade winds.\" Returning from North America it is easiest to follow the Gulf Stream in a north easterly direction using the westerlies.")
It was much easier to sail westwards after first going south of 30 N latitude and reaching the so-called "trade winds." Returning from North America it is easiest to follow the Gulf Stream in a north easterly direction using the westerlies.- A.
True
- B.
False
- 18.
![Along with guns, which form of currency did African leaders often want in return for slaves?
- ProProfs]( "Along with guns, which form of currency did African leaders often want in return for slaves?")
Along with guns, which form of currency did African leaders often want in return for slaves?- A.
Aggry shoes
- B.
Aggry headbands
- C.
Aggry beads
- D.
Aggry caps
- 19.
![Many slaverys thought that they were doing Africans a favour by bringing _______________ to them. - ProProfs]( "Many slaverys thought that they were doing Africans a favour by bringing _______________ to them.")
Many slaverys thought that they were doing Africans a favour by bringing _______________ to them.- A.
Islam
- B.
Christianity
- C.
Scientology
- D.
Atheism
- 20.
![There were some very rich and powerful people who had an interest in slavery. These included the Molineux family. Through which English football club are these slavetraders remembered? - ProProfs]( "There were some very rich and powerful people who had an interest in slavery. These included the Molineux family. Through which English football club are these slavetraders remembered?")
There were some very rich and powerful people who had an interest in slavery. These included the Molineux family. Through which English football club are these slavetraders remembered?- A.
Birmingham City
- B.
Aston Villa
- C.
Wolverhampton Wanderers
- D.
Norwich City
- 21.
![Where were many of the guns traded in slavery made? - ProProfs]( "Where were many of the guns traded in slavery made?")
Where were many of the guns traded in slavery made?- A.
Birmingham
- B.
Shanghai
- C.
Cairo
- D.
Singapore
- 22.
![What John Harrison invent which meant ship directions were much more accurate? - ProProfs]( "What John Harrison invent which meant ship directions were much more accurate?")
What John Harrison invent which meant ship directions were much more accurate?- A.
Steel hull
- B.
Compass
- C.
Chronometer
- D.
Poop deck
- 23.
![Who invented the cotton gin in 1793? - ProProfs]( "Who invented the cotton gin in 1793?")
Who invented the cotton gin in 1793?- A.
Thomas Edison
- B.
Eli Whitney
- C.
Richard Branson
- D.
Andreas Kaliwe
- 24.
![1,000 slaves are buried under Manhattan, New York. - ProProfs]( "1,000 slaves are buried under Manhattan, New York.")
1,000 slaves are buried under Manhattan, New York.- A.
True
- B.
False
- 25.
![What is this an image of? - ProProfs]( "What is this an image of?")
What is this an image of?- A.
Kanfosa
- B.
Sankofa
- C.
Fankosa
- D.
Kansofa
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