The Middle Passage Answers

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How did the trans-Atlantic slave trade benefit European plantation owners in the West Indies?

It allowed them to grow and produce goods more cheaply.

It provided them with guns and ammunition for defending their plantations.

It provided them with goods from Europe unavailable in the Americas.

It allowed them to sell enslaved persons to landowners in the Middle East.

Ships used during the Middle Passage were

overcrowded and unclean.

crowded but clean.

overcrowded and cold.

crowded but disease-free.

Conditions on slave ships caused

many enslaved Africans to get physically stronger.

slave traders to put an end to the slave trade.

many enslaved Africans to resist.

slave traders to target men more than women.

How did slavery in the Americas affect African society?

Slave labor within Africa became more common, and violence between Africans increased.

Slave labor within Africa became less common, and violence between Africans decreased.

African culture began to incorporate European customs such as language, food, and music.

African culture returned to its roots to avoid European influences and the enslavement system.

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