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The structure of the Transatlantic Slave Trade

The starter and exit quiz of the lesson “The structure of the 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. Which of the following countries had started building large empires across the Americas in the early 1500s?
  2. When the Portuguese began colonising the Americas, who was first used to work on the plantations?
  3. Which of the following are examples of goods Europeans would take to West Africa to trade for gold from the 1400s?
  4. Which of the following is the best definition of chattel slavery?
  5. Which of the following is an example of a smaller kingdom along the coast of West Africa in the late 1500s?
  6. Which of the following explains why the Kingdom of Benin was different to some other kingdoms in West Africa, after the arrival of Portuguese merchants?
  7. Which of the following are examples of goods grown on plantations in the Americas?
  8. Who was forcefully taken from the West African coast to be sold onto plantations in the Americas?
  9. Match the words with the correct definitions.
  10. How many rebellions on slave ships have been documented?
  11. Plantations in the Americas grew many valuable crops, like sugar and cotton. These goods were taken to be sold in which continent?
  12. At first, the trading of enslaved people was limited and took place on the terms of local African rulers. This began to change as...

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