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Ch 18, The Atlantic System And Africa
Test Description: Chapter 18 questions
Instructions: Answer all questions to get your test result.
1) A main impetus for the introduction of African slavery in the Americas was the
A
desire to Christianize the entire region
B
need to lower the population in African colonies
C
Amerindians' refusal to work for the Europeans
D
introduction of cash crops such as sugar cane
2) The establishment of plantation agriculture in the Americas was based on the belief that these plantations would
A
help to decrease the need for labor
B
encourage improved use of the land
C
benefit everyone who worked on one of them
D
be completely self-sufficient and develop products in an efficient manner
3) Particularly in the West Indies, the power resided with
A
the plantocracy on each island
B
the small farmers who produced the food for the islands
C
the home government in Europe
D
the merchants who purchased crops from the islands
4) One reason for the high volume of slaves transported from Africa to the New World was that
A
French colonial laws allowed for the execution of slaves for minor offenses
B
slaves had a high mortality rate during the first year in the New World
C
slaves were inexpensive, and even small farmers owned slaves
D
thousands of slaves ran away and joined forces with the Indians
5) The practice of accumulating capital from your colonies and limiting trade with other nations is
A
triangular trade
B
capitalism
C
mercantilism
D
democracy
6) One reason that many African tribes did not initially fight the Europeans over capturing slaves was that
A
the Europeans took non-Muslims as slaves
B
African rulers and merchants exported slaves to obtain foreign goods
C
African tribes were overpopulated, and slavery was a way to lower their population
D
they had no weapons that could oppose the Europeans
7) The majority of the slaves in the Islamic world were
A
not permanent slaves
B
converts to Islam
C
soldiers or house servants
D
mistresses kept in harems
8) In the seventeenth century,
A
the importion of slaves from Africa begaan to decline
B
colonial wars forced most monarchs to take direct control of their colonies
C
most European monarchs were funding colonies in Africa and Asia
D
the demand for profits drove new European investors to sink money in long-distance trade and colonial ventures
9) Unlike European slave trading, Islamic slave trading
A
was directly linked to the caravan trade
B
was focused mainly on the sale of slaves to Mughal India
C
took more women and children from Africa than men
D
was not profitable
10) In the English colonies, slavery became more common as
A
the price of slaves decreased with the increase in supply
B
the use of indentured servants became more costly
C
the Crown banned the use of indentured servants
D
mercantilist policies in Europe began to increase
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