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To escape enslavement while on board slave ships, some Africans

attacked other Africans.

jumped overboard.

traded food.

bribed sailors.

What slowed the growth of the African population by around 1850?

Many young women were placed into slavery.

Many children were placed into slavery.

Many older adults were placed into slavery.

Many young men were placed into slavery.

How did hunger strikes by enslaved Africans affect slaveholders during the Middle Passage?

Slaveholders worried that an enslaved person who did not eat would try to take control of the ship.

Slaveholders knew that an enslaved person weakened by hunger could be sold for less money.

Slaveholders worried that an enslaved person who did not eat would not cooperate.

Slaveholders knew that an enslaved person who did not eat would be too tired to perform duties on the ship.

Ships used during the Middle Passage were

overcrowded and unclean.

crowded but disease-free.

crowded but clean.

overcrowded and cold.

Which of these events during the 1600s and 1700s led to the development of slavery in the Caribbean?

Thousands of natives of the West Indies were killed by disease.

Christopher Columbus arrived in the West Indies.

French, English, and Dutch traders fought for control of the West Indies.

French, English, and Dutch traders joined Spanish traders in the West Indies.

How did slavery in the Americas affect African society?

Slave labor within Africa became less common, and violence between Africans decreased.

African culture began to incorporate European customs such as language, food, and music.

Slave labor within Africa became more common, and violence between Africans increased.

African culture returned to its roots to avoid European influences and the enslavement system.

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