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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 was one result of the French and Indian War

Results of the French and Indian War, also known as the Seven Years War, included:

  • Increased taxes on the American colonists to pay for the war
  • England acquired the former French territories in Canada and owned all the land from the Atlantic Coast to the Mississippi river.
  • French from Acadia were expelled and migrated to Louisiana, forming the Cajun culture
  • settlement west of the Appalachian Mountains was forbidden by the Crown
  • England acquired formerly French territory in the Caribbean and in India.
  • King George III taxed American colonists to pay for the war.
  • King George III would not let colonists settle west of the Appalachian Mountains.
Houses in Colonial America were most often made of which material

Wood was the most common material in colonial times.

Results of French and Indian War

Cause of French Indian war

Who usually captured the Africans who were sold in the Atlantic slave trade

Most were captured by rival tribes and sold to slave traders in West Africa, who transported many slaves to the Caribbean and the colonies in the American South.

What was the major economy of the middle colonies

Family farms and merchants

What did the British government do with the fort at Louisbourg

Gave it back to France, which made the colonists angry
Gave it back to France which made the colonists angry

Who controlled the property of a women whos husband had died

A. The woman herself

Which of these jobs in Colonial America was known for being dangerous

fishermen

What are some different meanings of the term 'formerly'

In general the term 'formerly' represents something that was in the past or at a previous time. It can be used to describe something that was or had been.

What was an effect of the British attack on fort duguesne

Changes in the government of Britain.

The urban middle class in colonial American most often included

The urban middle class in colonial America most often included the printers and apex.

I live in the colony with the largest number of slaves where do i live

We think of slavery as a practice of the past, an image from Roman colonies. There are 29.8 million people living as slaves right now.

Slave laws passed in Virginia in 1750 said that slaves were private property and

could be bought and sold ~apex~

What was one result of the French and the Indian war

The French and Indian War in 1756 was a major conflict between Great Britain and France. It was fought in India and in North America. One major result in North America was with France's defeat, all her claims in North America were given to the British.

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