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British involvement in Transatlantic Slave Trade

The starter and exit quiz of the lesson “British involvement in Transatlantic Slave Trade”, from the unit “Transatlantic Slavery: how were West African societies impacted?” (Year 8 History) by Oak National Academy.

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12 questions

  1. The Transatlantic Slave Trade was a three point trade between Europe, the Americas and ...
  2. By 1600, which European nation had captured and sold over 150,000 African people into slavery in their American colonies?
  3. Elmina Castle was built in 1482 and was used to hold goods to trade and then later enslaved people; where was it built?
  4. Which kingdom's rulers, known as Obas, refused to sell their people into slavery, despite continuing trade with Europeans?
  5. By the late 1600s, which group of local people in West Africa were no longer protected from being enslaved?
  6. Which of the following kingdoms is an example of a kingdom that suffered because of their alliance with European merchants?
  7. Who arrived in the Caribbean for the first time in 1492, claiming land for Spain?
  8. Match each word to the correct definition.
  9. Which of the following countries had begun colonising the Americas by the early 1500s?
  10. Which uninhabited island did 80 British colonists settle on in 1627?
  11. Which of the following is the best definition of 'indentured labour'?
  12. Which of the following is the best definition of 'slave society'?

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