Trans Atlantic Slave Trade History Quiz!
Settings
.
- 1.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?
- A.
1 million
- B.
6 million
- C.
9 million
- D.
12 million +
- 3.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.
- A.
Edinburgh
- B.
Birmingham
- C.
Manchester
- D.
Liverpool
- 5.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?
- 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.
- A.
True
- B.
False
- 8.Racist Europeans believed Africans were __________________
- A.
Fruitarians
- B.
Vegans
- C.
Cannibals
- D.
Carnivores
- 9.Christopher Columbus made overt racist comments.
- A.
True
- B.
False
- 10.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?
- 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.
- A.
True
- B.
False
- 13.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 ____________"
- 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?
- 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.
- 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.
- A.
True
- B.
False
- 18.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.
- 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?
- A.
Birmingham City
- B.
Aston Villa
- C.
Wolverhampton Wanderers
- D.
Norwich City
- 21.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?
- A.
Steel hull
- B.
Compass
- C.
Chronometer
- D.
Poop deck
- 23.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.
- A.
True
- B.
False
- 25.What is this an image of?
- A.
Kanfosa
- B.
Sankofa
- C.
Fankosa
- D.
Kansofa
Back to top