Quiz for Source 14.5: Voices from the Slave Trade

1. Question 14.21

   Given the subject matter and purpose for which each of these images was produced, which image or images were most likely created to advance the abolitionist cause of ending the slave trade?
   

   Given the subject matter and purpose for which each of these images was produced, which image or images were most likely created to advance the abolitionist cause of ending the slave trade?

   A.

   Source 14.5A: Sale of Slaves in West Africa

   B.

   Source 14.5B: The Slave Ship Wildfire

   C.

   Source 14.5C: Advertisement for a Slave Auction in Charleston, SC

   D.

   All three images

2. Question 14.22

   Source 14.5A: Sale of Slaves in West Africa and Source 14.2: The Business of the Slave Trade both support which of the following conclusions?
   

   Source 14.5A: Sale of Slaves in West Africa and Source 14.2: The Business of the Slave Trade both support which of the following conclusions?

   A.

   Tobacco was a major commodity traded for slaves.

   B.

   European traders controlled the slave trade, with African rulers and merchants playing subservient roles.

   C.

   Cowrie shells were much sought after in West Africa and were often exchanged for slaves.

   D.

   European and African slave traders negotiated over the sale of slaves.

3. Question 14.23

   Which of the following conclusions is supported both by Source 14.2: The Business of the Slave Trade and Source 14.5C: Advertisement for a Slave Auction in Charleston, SC?
   

   Which of the following conclusions is supported both by Source 14.2: The Business of the Slave Trade and Source 14.5C: Advertisement for a Slave Auction in Charleston, SC?

   A.

   Charleston was the primary harbor where slaves from Africa were traded.

   B.

   More than two male slaves were imported from Africa to the Americas for every female slave.

   C.

   Slave traders turned handsome profits from the auctioning of slaves.

   D.

   Auctioning slaves to the highest bidder was a common means of selling slaves in the Americas.

4. Question 14.24

   Which of the following are supported by both Equiano’s description (Source 14.1) of the voyage across the Atlantic on a slave ship and Source 14.5B?
   

   Which of the following are supported by both Equiano’s description (Source 14.1) of the voyage across the Atlantic on a slave ship and Source 14.5B?

   A.

   The crowded conditions on board

   B.

   The separation of male and female slaves

   C.

   The terrible conditions below deck

   D.

   The sacrifices made by the ship’s crew to make sure that the slaves were well fed and had enough water

5. Question 14.25

   What aspect of the slave trade is missing in these images?
   

   What aspect of the slave trade is missing in these images?

   A.

   The role of religion in the slave trade

   B.

   The participation of African elites in the trade

   C.

   The human suffering associated with the slave trade

   D.

   The commercial dimension of the slave trade