What was the "middle passage"?
a. The trip from the interior of Africa to the coast
b. A trip taken in the middle part of a ship
c. The journey taken by indentured servants to the colonies
d. A gruesome ocean voyage endured by slaves from Africa to America, which often resulted in death
e. The cost of shipping slaves from Africa to Virginia
d
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a. True b. False Indicate whether the statement is true or false
Slaves took the place of indentured servants toward the end of the 1600s
a. True b. False Indicate whether the statement is true or false
Which of the following accurately describes changes in Western civilization between 1400 and 1800?
a. Capitalism replaced medieval economies in all countries. b. Centralized governments created new laws to strengthen feudalism. c. Middle-class townspeople were increasingly taking the lead in economic and cultural life. d. Revelation asserted its independence over reason. e. Religious fragmentation was finally eradicated during the Reformation.
The great river that dominates the western region of Africa, the so-called "hump of Africa," is the
A. Nile. B. Niger. C. Congo. D. Zaire. E. Zambeze.