As a result of very poor travel conditions, _____ of enslaved Africans died during the Middle Passage voyages across the Atlantic.

Question

(1 point)
Responses

40 to 50 percent
40 to 50 percent

25 to 30 percent
25 to 30 percent

15 to 20 percent
15 to 20 percent

5 to 15 percent

Answer 1

40 to 50 percent

Answer 2

Where did many of the slave traders set up their trading posts?

(1 point)
Responses

along the East African coast
along the East African coast

along the Caribbean coast
along the Caribbean coast

along the Mediterranean coast
along the Mediterranean coast

along the West African coast
along the West African coast

Answer 3

along the West African coast

Answer 4

Because demand for molasses was so high, traders _____.

(1 point)
Responses

made purchases for the dark syrup in exchange for slaves
made purchases for the dark syrup in exchange for slaves

smuggled the syrup in with slaves
smuggled the syrup in with slaves

became wealthy and no longer needed to trade
became wealthy and no longer needed to trade

made purchases from other European colonies in the West Indies

Answer 5

made purchases for the dark syrup in exchange for slaves

Answer 6

Who were the first to bring enslaved Africans to the Americas?

(1 point)
Responses

Spanish and Dutch settlers
Spanish and Dutch settlers

Spanish and Portuguese settlers
Spanish and Portuguese settlers

Portuguese and British settlers
Portuguese and British settlers

French and Dutch settlers
French and Dutch settlers

Answer 7

Portuguese and Spanish settlers

Answer 8

On the final leg of the triangular trade, ships _____.

(1 point)
Responses

carried human cargo for sale
carried human cargo for sale

transported fish, lumber, and other goods
transported fish, lumber, and other goods

carried molasses and sugar
carried molasses and sugar

transported rum, guns, and other goods

Answer 9

carried molasses and sugar