BJC Social Studies Quiz 11

The first African slaves in the New World were brought to _______ in the early 16^th century and were provided by _________.

Majority of the slaves arrived in the Bahamas along with Eleutheran Adventurers.

Sort the regions depicted by letters A, B and C in the Slave Triangle Diagram:

The slaves were brought across the Atlantic on the slave ships which used to have separate cabins for each slave.

To overcome their fear of being outnumbered by slaves and free coloured, the masters

Visitors noted that the slaves in the Bahamas were treated better than other places.

Write 5 points on why Slavery in Bahamas was different from one in the West Indies.

In the Bahamas, a form of selling slaves was scramble where:

While the Europeans were exploring the new world, the African societies were struggling as they had no trade or economy at all.

The Trans-Sahara trade was the name given to trade between:

Slaves worked for their masters and in return, they used to get

In South of Africa, the kingdoms of Ghana, Maki and Songhai were the poorest in the region.

Why slavery in Africa was different than the world?

Fill in the blank:

The famous Elmina castle built as a trading post is located in