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What was the Middle Passage

The term Middle Passage refers to the transportation of the African people from Africa to the new world as part of the Atlantic slave trade, as it was the middle portion of the triangular trade voyage, also carrying molasses, timber and raw materials to Europe, and manufactured goods back to Africa. The Middle Passage refers to the part of the trade where Africans, densely packed onto ships, were transported across the Atlantic to the West Indies.

What deadly effect did the Columbian Exchange have

Diseases

What was the main reason European countries set up colonies

To increase their wealth and power
Gaining income and raw materials

What was the goal of the first settlers in New England

Religious freedom

What is the most likely reason Columbus described the Arawak as weak and frightened

The most likely reason he described them that way was to make it appear that they would be easy to defeat.

What was the main goal of colonists who moved to North America

opportunities to make money (apex)

Which group depended on the trade network for raw materials

European businesses.

How did Europeans get slaves before Portugal established trading posts along the West African coast

Through slave traders who brought slaves through the Sahara desert to the Mediterranean Sea.

What nation gained help in trade through marriage of its traders to Native Americans

France gained help in trade through marriage of its traders to Native Americans.
french

Which term is used to describe the type of slavery where a slave is treated as a peice of property

chattel

What happened as a result of Columbus coming to American continents

what happened as a result of columbus coming to american continents

Religious freedom was a goal in the colonial settlement of both

Pilgrims and Germans

What was an effect of the headright system in Jamestown

the population increased.

Sir Edwin Sandys' plan for getting more labor to Jamestown included attracting women to the colony promoting indentured servitude and

Answer this q Sir Edwin Sandys' plan for getting more labor to Jamestown included attracting women to the colony, promoting indentured servitude, and:

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