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What gave rise to the slave trade?

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The lack of a skilled labor force in the Americas and the decline of the West African population caused residents to seek a living elsewhere.
B
The shipment of gold from the Americas to Europe caused plantation owners to seek inexpensive laborers.
C
The death of many Indigenous peoples to disease and the planting of labor-intensive crops.
D
The global expansion of the spice trade and the rise of Christianity in the Americas.
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Timeline from 1400 to 1800. Columbus reaches America in 1492. Enslaved persons arrive in the Americas in 1511. Spain's American empire is well established in 1540. The Dutch East India company is founded in 1602. The Seven Years' War ends in 1763.

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Age of Columbus
B
Age of Exploration
C
Age of Enslavement
D
Age of Commerce
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The impact of the Commercial Revolution could be most felt in which realm?

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There was a social impact; the merchant class grew and towns and cities became more populated.
B
There was a trade-related impact; the increase of global trade had an enormous effect on the Old and New World.
C
There was an economic impact; the birth of the banking system, growth of capitalism and companies dramatically increased the wealth of nations.
D
There was an environmental impact; the increased movement of goods and people drastically changed the environment.
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What was one reason the number of enslaved Africans in the Americas increased?

A
American demand for goods produced in African villages
B
European demand for crops grown by American plantations
C
African demand for goods manufactured in the American colonies
D
Indigenous demand for labor to produce food for a growing population
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What was the Commercial Revolution?

A
a trade war between European countries following the colonization of the New World
B
the decrease in global trade between Europe, the Americas, and Africa
C
an enormous change in the rules of commerce due to the Columbian Exchange
D
the replacement of colonialism with mercantilism
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In traditional African enslavement, what happened to enslaved people who integrated into the society of their captors?

A
They often had an opportunity to purchase their freedom.
B
They were generally not allowed to earn wages.
C
They were not allowed to marry.
D
They had few opportunities to improve their social position.
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The illustration shows a section of a slave ship along the Middle Passage.

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It shows how tightly enslaved Africans were packed, which led to a harsh and often deadly journey.
B
It shows how loosely enslaved Africans were packed, which led to a very safe and calming journey.
C
It shows how comfortably enslaved Africans were packed, which led to a secure and harmless journey.
D
It shows how carelessly enslaved Africans were packed, which led to a casual and effortless journey.
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Which is the most accurate list of mercantilism rules?

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i. Collect gold and silver.ii. Import more goods than what one exports.iii. Provide raw materials to colonies.iv. Sell manufactured goods from colonies to the mother country.
B
i. Collect gold and silver.ii. Export more goods than what one imports.iii. Have the colonies provide raw materials.iv. Sell manufactured goods from the mother country to colonies.
C
i. Sell gold and silver.ii. Import more goods than what one exports.iii. Sell raw materials to colonies.iv. Provide manufactured goods to colonies.
D
i. Sell gold and silver.ii. Export more goods than what one imports.iii. Have colonies sell raw materials.iv. Sell manufactured goods from the mother country to colonies.
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Read the following passages from John Newton’s diary.Saturday 22 JuneBeing pretty warm, got up the men and washed all the slaves with fresh water. l am much afraid of another ravage from the flux [diarrheal infection], for we have had 8 taken within these few days.Thursday 27 JuneWhen we were putting the slaves down in the evening, one that was sick jumped overboard. Got him in again but he died immediately between his weakness and the salt water he had swallowed, though I imagine he would have lived but a little while being quite worn out.Which claim is supported by this reading?

A
The men on board the ship always treated the enslaved people well, in sickness and in health.
B
One of the ship’s crew members was counted among those taken.
C
The enslaved people on board suffered waves of illness at times resulting in death.
D
Saturday, June 22nd was the first day of deaths.
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How did the Atlantic slave trade impact the Americas’ role in triangular trade?

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It increased the number of enslaved laborers forced to grow crops that were exported from the Americas to Europe.
B
It decreased the number of enslaved laborers used to grow crops that were exported from the Americas to Europe.
C
It decreased the use of enslaved laborers in factories that manufactured goods to be sold in the Americas.
D
It increased the number of enslaved laborers forced to work in European factories that sold manufactured goods to the Americas.

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