Which of the following statements concerning the shape of the commerce in African slaves is most accurate?

Which of the following statements concerning the shape of the commerce in African slaves is most accurate?

a. The African states of the interior actively resisted the slave trade.
b. The Atlantic slave trade drew slaves from across the African continent and its concentration shifted from Senegambia to central and western Africa over time.
c. Fewer slaves crossed the Atlantic than the Sahara due to the military needs of the Arabic kingdoms.
d. The Atlantic trade drew its slaves almost exclusively from southern Africa until the 19th century.
e. The emergence of the Atlantic slave trade caused the immediate end of the older trans-Saharan slave trade in the hands of the Muslims.

Answer: B

Which of the following statements concerning resistance to slavery is most accurate?

Which of the following statements concerning resistance to slavery is most accurate?

a. Resistance to slavery was experienced on the mainland, but the plantation economies of the Caribbean suffered no rebellions.
b. Although there were one or two slave rebellions in isolated areas, in general there was no organized resistance to slavery.
c. Recalcitrance, running away, and direct rebellion were present wherever slaves were employed.
d. The only consistent location for slave resistance and rebellion was the British colonies of the southern Atlantic coast.
e. Few slaves ever rebelled against their captivity or their owners.

Answer: C

Which of the following statements concerning the ending of the slave trade is most accurate?

Which of the following statements concerning the ending of the slave trade is most accurate?

a. Leadership in the drive to abolish the slave trade was assumed by France.
b. The end of the Atlantic slave trade in the 19th century led to the end of slavery in Africa itself.
c. In general the Enlightenment with its advocacy of free trade accepted the practice even if it did not approve of the slave trade.
d. Rousseau and Smith favored the continuation of slavery but only under certain conditions.
e. While it is true that legitimate products began to replace slaves in the European commerce with Africa, it is difficult to demonstrate a link between economic self-interest and the abolition of the slave trade.

Answer: E

Which of the following statements concerning the volume of the slave trade to the American colonies is most accurate?

Which of the following statements concerning the volume of the slave trade to the American colonies is most accurate?

a. The volume of the slave trade dwindled rapidly after the 17th century because the plantation economies of the Americas collapsed.
b. The volume of the slave trade decreased as mortality rates increased and the American economy shifted to manufacturing.
c. The high volume of the slave trade was a necessity because slave mortality was high and fertility was low leading to a loss of slave population.
d. Demand for slaves continued to remain high due to the competing demand for slaves in Europe.
e. The shift from plantation economies to mining economies in which slaves were not utilized rapidly diminished the American demand for slaves.

Answer: C

What area of Africa was least affected by the slave trade?

What area of Africa was least affected by the slave trade?

a. Central and west Africa
b. West Africa
c. Southern Africa
d. East Africa
e. The savanna and the Sudan

Answer: C

What region in the Americas received more slaves than any other between 1550 and 1850?

What region in the Americas received more slaves than any other between 1550 and 1850?

a. The Caribbean
b. The southern British colonies of North America
c. Bermuda
d. Mexico
e. Brazil

Answer: E