Question 1
What is the name of the cruel voyage across the Atlantic Ocean that transported enslaved Africans to the Americas?
Answer: The Middle Passage
Question 2
Which of the following is true about the slave voyage across the Atlantic Ocean? Check all that apply.
Answer choices:
- Slaves were crammed in tight spaces the size of coffins
- Slaves often died from the malnutrition or the rapid spread of disease
- Slaves were chained together
(Note: The statements "Slaves were allowed to walk around on deck to stretch their legs" and "Slaves had beds to sleep in" are generally false regarding the typical conditions of the Middle Passage.)
Question 3
What were some of the ways slaves preserved their culture in the Americas?
Answer: All of the above (Songs, Dances, Religion)