Question 1

The French plantation economy of Saint Domingue considered "more diverse" because they also produced

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A) coffee and cacao. 
B) bananas and plantains. 
C) molasses and rum. 
D) wine and cheese. 
E) jute and twine. 
A) coffee and cacao. 
B) bananas and plantains. 
C) molasses and rum. 
D) wine and cheese. 
E) jute and twine.

Question 2

Sending slaves from West Africa to European colonies was called the

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A) middle passage. 
B) deadly voyage. 
C) impressment. 
D) involuntary servitude. 
E) chains of sorrow. 
A) middle passage. 
B) deadly voyage. 
C) impressment. 
D) involuntary servitude. 
E) chains of sorrow.

Question 3

Manumission permitted slaves to

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A) sell their surplus produce or goods from their own work. 
B) have time off during certain religious holidays. 
C) purchase or receive their freedom from slavery. 
D) marry and not have families separated. 
E) switch job practices on the plantation. 
A) sell their surplus produce or goods from their own work. 
B) have time off during certain religious holidays. 
C) purchase or receive their freedom from slavery. 
D) marry and not have families separated. 
E) switch job practices on the plantation.

Question 4

Give a detailed description of the Atlantic Circuit.

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The flow of goods and people between Eur

Question 5

Though many Muslim rulers did not strictly enforce it, Islamic law prohibited the enslavement of

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A) pagans. 
B) Christians. 
C) women. 
D) Muslims. 
E) anyone. 
A) pagans. 
B) Christians. 
C) women. 
D) Muslims. 
E) anyone.

Question 6

Describe the lives of free people in West Indian society in the eighteenth century.

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Students should identify three groups of

Question 7

Instructions: Answer the following question(s). 
 What were the various aspects of the new Atlantic economy? Explain how each aspect was necessary for the economy's success.

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As the chapter opener states, slave ship

Question 8

The "clockwise" network of trade in the Atlantic was known as the

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A) Continental Trade Route. 
B) Reverse Option Market. 
C) Robinson Route. 
D) European Circuit. 
E) Atlantic Circuit. 
A) Continental Trade Route. 
B) Reverse Option Market. 
C) Robinson Route. 
D) European Circuit. 
E) Atlantic Circuit.

Question 9

Which of the following is true regarding the Atlantic slave trade?

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A) Africans gained far more wealth than Europeans. 
B) Europeans gained far more wealth than Africans. 
C) Europeans gained only slightly more wealth than Africans. 
D) Europeans and Africans gained nearly the same amount of wealth. 
E) Africans benefited from their inclusion in the world trade system but were harmed by European diseases. 
A) Africans gained far more wealth than Europeans. 
B) Europeans gained far more wealth than Africans. 
C) Europeans gained only slightly more wealth than Africans. 
D) Europeans and Africans gained nearly the same amount of wealth. 
E) Africans benefited from their inclusion in the world trade system but were harmed by European diseases.

Question 10

"Drivers" were typically

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A) white indentured servants. 
B) white overseers. 
C) free black overseers. 
D) privileged male slaves. 
E) ship captains. 
A) white indentured servants. 
B) white overseers. 
C) free black overseers. 
D) privileged male slaves. 
E) ship captains.

Question 11

Which area best illustrates the dramatic transformation that sugar brought to the seventeenth-century Caribbean?

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A) Martinique 
B) The Bahamas 
C) Cuba 
D) Jamaica 
E) Barbados 
A) Martinique 
B) The Bahamas 
C) Cuba 
D) Jamaica 
E) Barbados

Question 12

Sugar plantations in the Caribbean caused environmental damage through soil exhaustion and deforestation as well as

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A) the disposal of used canes. 
B) introduction of non-native plants and animals. 
C) supplying power for the mills. 
D) overfertilizing the fields. 
E) silting up of bays and estuaries. 
A) the disposal of used canes. 
B) introduction of non-native plants and animals. 
C) supplying power for the mills. 
D) overfertilizing the fields. 
E) silting up of bays and estuaries.

Question 13

The expansion of sugar plantations in the West Indies required

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A) a sharp increase in the African slave trade. 
B) an increase in arable land. 
C) new fertilizers and seeds. 
D) the creation of new markets among the Amerindians. 
E) government consultants to oversee farming. 
A) a sharp increase in the African slave trade. 
B) an increase in arable land. 
C) new fertilizers and seeds. 
D) the creation of new markets among the Amerindians. 
E) government consultants to oversee farming.

Question 14

Most slaves in the Islamic world were

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A) agricultural workers. 
B) part of the Atlantic Circuit. 
C) soldiers and servants. 
D) translators. 
E) galley slaves. 
A) agricultural workers. 
B) part of the Atlantic Circuit. 
C) soldiers and servants. 
D) translators. 
E) galley slaves.

Question 15

During the first 150 years after the European discovery of the Americas, how many Africans were transported in the Atlantic slave trade?

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A) 200,000 
B) 800,000 
C) 1.6 million 
D) 5.2 million 
E) 6.9 million 
A) 200,000 
B) 800,000 
C) 1.6 million 
D) 5.2 million 
E) 6.9 million

Exam 19: The Atlantic System and Africa

The French plantation economy of Saint Domingue considered "more diverse" because they also produced

Sending slaves from West Africa to European colonies was called the

Manumission permitted slaves to

Give a detailed description of the Atlantic Circuit.

Though many Muslim rulers did not strictly enforce it, Islamic law prohibited the enslavement of

Describe the lives of free people in West Indian society in the eighteenth century.

Instructions: Answer the following question(s). What were the various aspects of the new Atlantic economy? Explain how each aspect was necessary for the economy's success.

The "clockwise" network of trade in the Atlantic was known as the

Which of the following is true regarding the Atlantic slave trade?

"Drivers" were typically

Which area best illustrates the dramatic transformation that sugar brought to the seventeenth-century Caribbean?

Sugar plantations in the Caribbean caused environmental damage through soil exhaustion and deforestation as well as

The expansion of sugar plantations in the West Indies required

Most slaves in the Islamic world were

During the first 150 years after the European discovery of the Americas, how many Africans were transported in the Atlantic slave trade?

Nature, Humanity, and History

The First River-Valley Civilizations

The Mediterranean and Middle East

New Civilizations Outside the West Asian Core Area

Greece and Iran

An Age of Empires: Rome and Han China

India and Southeast Asia

Peoples and Civilizations of the Americas

Networks of Communication and Exchange

The Sasanid Empire and the Rise of Islam

Christian Societies Emerge in Europe

Inner and East Asia

Mongol Eurasia and Its Aftermath

Latin Europe

Southern Empires, Southern Seas

The Maritime Revolution

Transformations in Europe

The Diversity of American Colonial Societies

Between Europe and China

East Asia in Global Perspective

The Early Industrial Revolution

Revolutionary Changes in the Atlantic World

Land Empires in the Age of Imperialism

Nation Building and Economic Transformation in the Americas

Varieties of Imperialism in Africa, India, Southeast Asia, and Latin America

The New Power Balance

The Crisis of the Imperial Order

The Collapse of the Old Order

Revolutions in Living

The Cold War and Decolonization

The End of the Cold War and the Challenge of Economic Development and Immigration

New Challenges in a New Millennium

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