The Middle Passage: A Journey of Suffering
Learning Objective
I can analyze the social and economic impacts of the Middle Passage.
Key Concepts
The Atlantic slave trade, which occurred from the late 15th to the mid 19th century, forcibly brought more than 10 million Africans to the Americas.
The crops grown in the new colonies that increased the demand for slaves were sugar cane, tobacco, and cotton.
When the slave trade was outlawed, the African kingdoms whose economies it had come to dominate collapsed, leaving them open to conquest and colonization.
Practice Questions
This lesson includes 12 practice questions to reinforce learning.
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1. Define the Atlantic slave trade in your own words. (Basic)
2. Identify three goods that Europeans traded to African kingdoms in exchange for slaves. (Basic)
3. What was one reason, according to the video, that African kingdoms participated in the slave trade? (Basic)
...and 9 more questions
Educational Video
The Atlantic slave trade: What too few textbooks told you - Anthony Hazard
TED-Ed