Question

FAN & MEDAL!!!
Which of the following does NOT describe the slave trade as it existed in Africa by 1700?

A. More than one-third of slaves died before reaching the coast because of thirst, disease, or exhaustion.

B. British merchants transported slaves to Caribbean sugar plantations and to Britain's colonies in North America.

C. The Spanish, Portuguese, French, and Dutch also participated in the transatlantic slave trade.

D. Slaves were treated humanely on the sea journey to the Americas to make sure the maximum number survived.

Answer 1

Slaves were treated horribly on the journey from Africa to the Americas, the Atlantic Slave Trade. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Middle_Passage

Answer 2

Very true, however, I am looking for which one does NOT describe the slave trade as it existed in Africa by 1700.

Answer 3

So slaves were NOT treated humanly. Read D again and see what you think.

Answer 4

D

Answer 5

That's what I thought.

Answer 6

I've got more questions.

Answer 7

Which of the following does not describe the results of the slave trade in the Americas?


A. Slaves sent to the Caribbean and South America did not live long because of the harsh climate, diseases, and terrible living conditions.

B. Slavery soon became less important in the Americas and most slaves were freed.

C. In North America, life expectancy for slaves was longer than elsewhere in the Americas.

D. The slave population in North America grew because many of the slaves were women who had children who also became slaves.

Answer 8

Slavery lasted in the Americas for a very long time. It took a civil war in the U.S. to stamp it out completely. With that in mind, which answer do you think is correct?

Answer 9

B?