Quiz for Source 14.6: Voices from the Slave Trade

1. Question 14.26

   Which of the following inferences can be made from these data sets?
   

   Which of the following inferences can be made from these data sets?

   A.

   More days at sea during the Middle Passage may have increased the mortality rate.

   B.

   The percentage of child slaves transported to the Americas declined after 1700.

   C.

   The demand for slaves in both the Spanish American Mainland and Brazil grew each century between the 1500s and 1800s.

   D.

   North America was the chief market for slaves from Africa.

2. Question 14.27

   What conclusion about onboard slave rebellions can be drawn from these data?
   

   What conclusion about onboard slave rebellions can be drawn from these data?

   A.

   Slave rebellions were common on voyages from West Africa to Brazil, but not on other routes.

   B.

   Slave rebellions were common on all routes, but rarely succeeded.

   C.

   Slave rebellions occurred, but were rare.

   D.

   These data offer no evidence of onboard slave rebellions.

3. Question 14.28

   Which of the following can be concluded from the data in Source 14.6 but not from the other sources in this collection?
   

   Which of the following can be concluded from the data in Source 14.6 but not from the other sources in this collection?

   A.

   Slaves were usually sold in the Americas through auctions.

   B.

   Most slaves imported into the Americas arrived in the Caribbean or Brazil.

   C.

   The percentage of slaves that perished during the Middle Passage remained steady between 10 percent and 12 percent between 1500 and 1866.

   D.

   Most slaves imported into the Americas originated in modern Benin or Senegal.

4. Question 14.29

   How did the slave trade change over time?
   

   How did the slave trade change over time?

   A.

   Children made up a smaller percentage of the imported slaves in each successive century between 1500 and 1800.

   B.

   The percentage of slaves that arrived in Spanish Mainland America declined with each successive century between 1500 and 1800.

   C.

   Males made up a smaller percentage of the imported slaves in each century between 1500 and 1800.

   D.

   The percentage of slaves that arrived in the Caribbean declined with each successive century between 1500 and 1800.

5. Question 14.30

   These data support which of the following conclusions about Source 14.5C: Advertisement for a Slave Auction in Charleston, SC?
   

   These data support which of the following conclusions about Source 14.5C: Advertisement for a Slave Auction in Charleston, SC?

   A.

   Charleston was the most important slave-trading port in the Americas.

   B.

   The slave cargo of the Dembia auctioned in Charleston included a far higher percentage of male slaves than did the cargo of the average slave ship that arrived in the Americas in the 1700s.

   C.

   The number of slaves carried on the brigantine Dembia was unusually large.

   D.

   The cargo of the Dembia auctioned in Charleston included a far higher percentage of children than did the cargo of the average slave ship that arrived in the Americas in the 1700s.