USA HISTORY

SETTLING NORTH AMERICA 1497 1732

THE SOUTHERN COLONIES SETTLEMENT AND GROWTH

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
The transportation of slaves on ships from Africa to America was referred to as:
A
The Grand Passage
B
The Middle Passage
C
The Ship of Tears
D
The Front Journey
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Middle Passage, the forced voyage of enslaved Africans across the Atlantic Ocean to the New World.

Detailed explanation-2: -The captives were about to embark on the infamous Middle Passage, so called because it was the middle leg of a three-part voyage–a voyage that began and ended in Europe. The first leg of the voyage carried a cargo that often included iron, cloth, brandy, firearms, and gunpowder.

Detailed explanation-3: -The conditions for enslaved Africans crossing the Atlantic Ocean in the Middle Passage were brutal and deadly. “Slaver” ships were specifically designed for maximizing the numbers of African men, women, and children that slave-trading captains and their crews could bring to the Americas.

Detailed explanation-4: -The Middle Passage was the second leg of the triangular trade of enslaved people that went from Europe to Africa, Africa to the Americas, and then back to Europe. Millions of Africans were packed tightly onto ships bound for the Americas. Roughly 15% of enslaved people didn’t survive the Middle Passage.

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