Question

The Transatlantic Slave Trade played an enormous role on the development of the Americas. Choose the TWO answers that correctly describe some of these ways.
Responses

A Slavery was not as common in South America as it was in North America.Slavery was not as common in South America as it was in North America.

B Enslaved people worked in diamond and gold mines in parts of South America.Enslaved people worked in diamond and gold mines in parts of South America.

C The mortality rate amongst enslaved people on the Middle Passage was often 25% or higher.The mortality rate amongst enslaved people on the Middle Passage was often 25% or higher.

D By the late 1700s, the vast majority of enslaved people in the Americas were indigenous peoples.By the late 1700s, the vast majority of enslaved people in the Americas were indigenous peoples.

E Upon arriving in North America, enslaved people were often initially put to work in factories in the northeast

Answer 1

The two answers that correctly describe the impact of the Transatlantic Slave Trade on the development of the Americas are:

**B** Enslaved people worked in diamond and gold mines in parts of South America.

**C** The mortality rate amongst enslaved people on the Middle Passage was often 25% or higher.