SETTLING NORTH AMERICA 1497 1732
THE PURITANS
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Question
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What was the Middle Passage?
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the route that transported slaves from Africa to the colonies.
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the road that indentured servants used for escape.
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the route that colonists traveled from Europe.
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None of the above
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Explanation:
Detailed explanation-1: -Middle Passage, the forced voyage of enslaved Africans across the Atlantic Ocean to the New World.
Detailed explanation-2: -The Middle Passage was the stage of the Atlantic slave trade in which millions of enslaved Africans were transported to the Americas as part of the triangular slave trade.
Detailed explanation-3: -Upon landing on Africa’s “slave coast, ” the cargo was exchanged for Africans. Fully loaded with its human cargo, the ship set sail for the Americas, where the slaves were exchanged for sugar, tobacco, or some other product. The final leg brought the ship back to Europe.
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