Question 1

Identify the following term(s).
-chartered company

Accepted Answer

A chartered company is a type of corporation that is formed by a royal charter granted by a monarch or by a special act of a government. These charters grant certain rights, privileges, and powers to the company, allowing it to pursue specific commercial activities, often in overseas territories. Chartered companies were prominent during the era of European colonialism from the 16th to the 19th centuries.

The charter typically outlines the company's objectives, the scope of its operations, and the rules under which it will operate. It may also grant the company a monopoly over trade in a particular region or commodity. Chartered companies played a significant role in the expansion of trade and the establishment of colonies, as they were often the first to explore, trade with, and settle in new territories.

Some of the most famous chartered companies in history include the British East India Company, which played a crucial role in the establishment of British rule in India, and the Dutch East India Company, which was instrumental in Dutch colonial efforts in Asia. These companies had their own armed forces, could negotiate treaties, and even establish colonies, effectively acting as state-sponsored entities with significant power and influence.

The concept of chartered companies has largely fallen out of use, as modern corporations are typically formed under general incorporation laws rather than by specific government charters. However, the legacy of these entities can still be seen in the way modern corporations operate and in the historical impact they had on global trade and colonization.

Question 2

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

Accepted Answer

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. B

Question 3

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

Accepted Answer

Students should identify three groups of free people: the wealthy whites (grands blancs), the poorer whites (petits blancs), and the free blacks. Aside from noting the more obvious distinctions between the wealthy white plantocracy and the others, students should detail the overlap in the lives of poorer free whites and blacks, with race being the most significant distinction. They should also discuss legal restrictions on free blacks, such as the controls on landownership and participation in the militia and government. The occupations of the different groups of free people, the separation by class, the possibilities for social advancement, and the various routes to freedom for blacks should also be considered.

Question 4

The majority of African slaves in the Islamic world were:

Accepted Answer

A)  artisans 
B)  worked on sugar plantations 
C)  children 
D)  women for concubines and servants 
E)  translators. 
A)  artisans 
B)  worked on sugar plantations 
C)  children 
D)  women for concubines and servants 
E)  translators.

Question 5

Refer to Map (in the textbook) 19.1 and explain how the Atlantic Circuit worked. What were the different parts of this trade network?

Accepted Answer

The Atlantic Circuit was a trade network

Question 6

In the seventeenth-century Caribbean, indentured servants cost ____ as slaves for cash-short tobacco producers.

Accepted Answer

A)  twice as much 
B)  three times as much 
C)  half as much 
D)  approximately the same 
E)  four times as much 
A)  twice as much 
B)  three times as much 
C)  half as much 
D)  approximately the same 
E)  four times as much

Question 7

Identify the following term(s).
-Royal African Company

Accepted Answer

The Royal African Company (RAC) was an E

Question 8

Refer to Map (in the textbook) 19.2 and identify the African regions that were most affected by the slave trade. How were these regions affected? How did they recover from this depletion of population?

Accepted Answer

The African regions that were most affec

Question 9

What were the long-term effects of the Navigation Acts?

Accepted Answer

The Atlantic became the most i

Question 10

On most islands, the percentage of slaves in the population was

Accepted Answer

A)  35 percent. 
B)  55 percent. 
C)  75 percent. 
D)  90 percent. 
E)  20 percent. 
A)  35 percent. 
B)  55 percent. 
C)  75 percent. 
D)  90 percent. 
E)  20 percent.

Question 11

The maroon community that first signed treaties recognizing their independent status as runaway slaves was

Accepted Answer

A)  Jamaican. 
B)  Guianese 
C)  Haitian 
D)  Dominican 
E)  Belize. 
A)  Jamaican. 
B)  Guianese 
C)  Haitian 
D)  Dominican 
E)  Belize.

Question 12

The English Navigation Acts in the 1660s were meant to

Accepted Answer

A)  confine trade within its colonies to English ships and cargoes. 
B)  restrict the English shipping industry. 
C)  put a tariff on English goods. 
D)  restrict the English slave trade. 
E)  encourage free trade. 
A)  confine trade within its colonies to English ships and cargoes. 
B)  restrict the English shipping industry. 
C)  put a tariff on English goods. 
D)  restrict the English slave trade. 
E)  encourage free trade.

Question 13

The second leg of the Atlantic Circuit, transporting slaves across the Atlantic to plantation colonies, was known as:

Accepted Answer

A)  the Middle Passage 
B)  the Deadly Voyage 
C)  Impressment 
D)  Involuntary Servitude 
E)  Chains of Sorrow 
A)  the Middle Passage 
B)  the Deadly Voyage 
C)  Impressment 
D)  Involuntary Servitude 
E)  Chains of Sorrow

Question 14

Identify the following term(s).
-capitalism

Accepted Answer

Capitalism is an economic system charact

Question 15

Refer to Map (in the textbook) 19.2 and identify the regions that slaves were sold to. Why did the West Indies and Brazil require most of the slave trade?

Accepted Answer

In Map 19.2, slaves were sold to regions

Question 16

Where would slave children most likely be found working?

Accepted Answer

A)  In the cane processing factories. 
B)  tending to livestock. 
C)  in "grass gangs" doing simple, lighter work. 
D)  With their parents. 
E)  Children were exempt from labor. 
A)  In the cane processing factories. 
B)  tending to livestock. 
C)  in "grass gangs" doing simple, lighter work. 
D)  With their parents. 
E)  Children were exempt from labor.

Question 17

Generally, the Atlantic African slave trade was based on a partnership between

Accepted Answer

A)  European opportunists and Arab merchants. 
B)  Asian and European elites. 
C)  European and African elites. 
D)  Islamic and African elites. 
E)  Arab merchants and African elites. 
A)  European opportunists and Arab merchants. 
B)  Asian and European elites. 
C)  European and African elites. 
D)  Islamic and African elites. 
E)  Arab merchants and African elites.

Question 18

Identify the following term(s).
-Atlantic system

Accepted Answer

The term "Atlantic system" refers to the

Question 19

Chartered companies were

Accepted Answer

A)  private investors with trade monopolies who paid annual fees to France and England in colonies. 
B)  maritime manufacturers of maps and charts. 
C)  companies of missionaries and religious societies. 
D)  groups of Amerindian investors who pooled money and resources. 
E)  illegal in most European countries. 
A)  private investors with trade monopolies who paid annual fees to France and England in colonies. 
B)  maritime manufacturers of maps and charts. 
C)  companies of missionaries and religious societies. 
D)  groups of Amerindian investors who pooled money and resources. 
E)  illegal in most European countries.

Question 20

Which of the following resulted in the high mortality rate aboard Atlantic slave ships?

Accepted Answer

A)  Abuse 
B)  Execution 
C)  Disease 
D)  Suicide 
E)  all of the above 
A)  Abuse 
B)  Execution 
C)  Disease 
D)  Suicide 
E)  all of the above

Exam 19: The Atlantic System and Africa

Identify the following term(s). -chartered company

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

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

The majority of African slaves in the Islamic world were:

Refer to Map (in the textbook) 19.1 and explain how the Atlantic Circuit worked. What were the different parts of this trade network?

In the seventeenth-century Caribbean, indentured servants cost ____ as slaves for cash-short tobacco producers.

Identify the following term(s). -Royal African Company

Refer to Map (in the textbook) 19.2 and identify the African regions that were most affected by the slave trade. How were these regions affected? How did they recover from this depletion of population?

What were the long-term effects of the Navigation Acts?

On most islands, the percentage of slaves in the population was

The maroon community that first signed treaties recognizing their independent status as runaway slaves was

The English Navigation Acts in the 1660s were meant to

The second leg of the Atlantic Circuit, transporting slaves across the Atlantic to plantation colonies, was known as:

Identify the following term(s). -capitalism

Refer to Map (in the textbook) 19.2 and identify the regions that slaves were sold to. Why did the West Indies and Brazil require most of the slave trade?

Where would slave children most likely be found working?

Generally, the Atlantic African slave trade was based on a partnership between

Identify the following term(s). -Atlantic system

Chartered companies were

Which of the following resulted in the high mortality rate aboard Atlantic slave ships?

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