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Which statements are accurate descriptions of the African slave trade of the 1500s?

Choose all answers that are correct.

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During the 1500s, African slave traders began to sell slaves for the Americas rather than for Muslim lands to the north and east.

During the 1500s, African slave traders began to sell slaves for the Americas rather than for Muslim lands to the north and east.

Slavery first began in Africa in the 1500s and then spread to other parts of the world in what became known as the Middle Passage.

Slavery first began in Africa in the 1500s and then spread to other parts of the world in what became known as the Middle Passage.

The Portuguese and Spanish were the first Europeans to seek Africans slaves to work in their colonies.

The Portuguese and Spanish were the first Europeans to seek Africans slaves to work in their colonies.

African slavers refused to sell other Africans into slavery outside of Africa.

1 answer

The accurate descriptions of the African slave trade of the 1500s among the responses provided are:

  1. During the 1500s, African slave traders began to sell slaves for the Americas rather than for Muslim lands to the north and east. - This statement reflects the shift in focus towards the transatlantic slave trade.

  2. The Portuguese and Spanish were the first Europeans to seek African slaves to work in their colonies. - This statement is correct, as the Portuguese were among the first to engage in the African slave trade, followed by the Spanish.

The other statements are not accurate:

  • Slavery first began in Africa in the 1500s and then spread to other parts of the world in what became known as the Middle Passage. - Slavery existed in Africa long before the 1500s, and the Middle Passage specifically refers to the transatlantic journey of enslaved Africans to the Americas.

  • African slavers refused to sell other Africans into slavery outside of Africa. - This statement is inaccurate, as African leaders and traders participated in the slave trade, selling captured individuals to European traders for transport to the Americas and elsewhere.