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Analyzing Media Through an Ethnic Studies Lens — Unit test

Question 1 • CA-Ethnic Studies

In African history, what was the Middle Passage?

Answer
A
the journey of African explorers to the Americas
B
the trade route between Africa and Europe
C
the forced transport of enslaved Africans from West Africa to the Americas
D
the migration of millions of Black Americans from the South to the North and West in the US

Explanation

The Middle Passage was the forced ocean voyage that carried enslaved Africans from West Africa to the Americas as part of the transatlantic slave trade. It was not a journey by explorers or simply a trade route between Africa and Europe. The correct choice is “the forced transport of enslaved Africans from West Africa to the Americas.”

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