Chapter 20 Study Guide

A.P. World History

Chapters 20 Study Guide

Africa/Atlantic Slave Trade

Intro/ The Atlantic Slave Trade

1.  The first Europeans to establish trade relations with Africa were the ______________.

2.  Where was the most important Portuguese trading port located?

3.  Most European trading forts in Africa were established with the consent of ________________________.

4.  Portuguese missionaries successfully converted the Kingdom of Kongo to Christianity with the help of the leader,__________________.  

5.  How did the Africans view the Portuguese? 

6.  How did the Portuguese view the Africans? 

7.  Identify: Angola-

8.  Why did the slave trade in Europe decline during the middle Ages?

9.  The Portuguese and other European powers found that it was easier to ____________ for slaves rather than _____________________ along the coast of Africa.

10.  The slave trade grew significantly due to the establishment of plantations in _______________________.

11.  What was the approximate number of slaves shipped across the Atlantic between 1450-1850? 

12.  What was the average mortality rate for slaves shipped to the Americas?

13.  The 18^th century was the great age of the Atlantic slave trade with an estimated ______________________ slaves sent to the Americas.

14.  In most of the Caribbean, slave mortality was _________ and fertility was ______.

15.  Besides the Atlantic slave route to the Americas, slaves were also traded heavily in _____________________.

16.  The Trans-Saharan slave trade consisted of mostly ______________ who were to be used as concubines and domestic servants, while the Trans-Atlantic trade focused on ____________ who were used for plantation labor.

           

17.  The English started the ___________________________ to ship slaves to supply labor for their colonies in the Americas.

18.  Identify: Indies Piece-

19.  Although African and European states tried to establish monopolies over trade, _____________________ often circumvented restrictions.

20.  Identify the products that were received by each continent under the Triangular trade.

A.  America-

B.  Europe-

C.  Africa-

21.  The slave trade made Africa dependant on European countries, which produced this negative effect?

African Societies, Slavery and the Slave Trade

22.  Define: Nonegalitarian

23.  Most African societies did not enslave their own people; rather, they enslaved __________________.

24. What empire on the Gold Coast rose to prominence during the time of the Atlantic Slave Trade?

25.  Identify: Osei TuTu-

26.  Identify: Asantehene-

27.  The Kingdom of Dahomey rose to power mainly with the help of European __________________, seizing coastal ports and eliminating royal families and customs from conquered areas.

28.  On the East coast of Africa, the Swahili trading cities continued commerce with both the __________________ and the _____________________.

29.  How was slave trading on the Indian Ocean different than trading on the Atlantic?

30.  Identify: Bunyoro-

31.  Identify: Hausa-

32.  Identify: Usuman Dan Fodio-

33.  Identify: Sokoto-

34.  The Northern Savanna region of Africa was dominated by what religion? 

White Settlers and Africans in South Africa/ African Diaspora

35.  Which part of Africa was affected very little by the slave trade?

36.  The ______________ Speaking peoples occupied much of the eastern regions of South Africa.

37.  Where did the Dutch East India Company establish a provisioning post for ships sailing to Asia?

38.  Identify: voortrekkers-

39. Identify: Great Trek-

40.  Identify: Shaka-

41.  Identify: mfecane-

42.  The _________________________, or slave voyage to the Americas, was traumatic and saw many of the slaves die on the voyage before they reached the New World.

43.  Although the Middle Passage robbed many Africans of their freedom and dignity, one thing that stayed intact even after their arrival in the Americas was ______________.

44.  Although most slaves from Africa were directly involved with agriculture, what other areas of American economy/ society were they involved with

            A.

            B. 

            C.

45.  Identify: Saltwater Slave-

46.  Identify: Creole Slave- 

47.  Because ______________________ were so high, plantations located in the Caribbean were more reliant on the African slave trade.

48.  By 1850, less than ______% of the slaves located in North America were African born.

49.  Identify: obeah-

50.  Identify: candomble-

51.  Identify: vodun-

52. Identify: Palmares-

53.  Identify: Suriname-

54.  There is historical disagreement about the end of the slave trade; what are the two dominant theories?

55.  Identify: William Wilberforce-