Starter quiz
- Which word describes a member of any of the societies who originally inhabited North and South America and the Caribbean Islands?
- 'Native American' ✓
- Complete the sentence: ______ people are the original inhabitants of a specific area.
- 'indigenous' ✓
- Why were English sailors able to explore the ‘New World’?
- Local people showed them how to navigate the water.
- Accurate maps of the surrounding area ✓
- They travelled on joint expeditions with the Spanish.
- Advances in naval technology ✓
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- Put the following events in chronological order.
- 1⇔Christopher Columbus 'discovered' the Americas (for Europeans).
- 2⇔King Henry VII of England sent the explorer John Cabot westward.
- 3⇔Martin Frobisher tried to find a Northwest Passage around Canada.
- 4⇔Sir Walter Raleigh attempted two colonies on Roanoke Island.
- 5⇔Jamestown became the first successful English settlement in North America.
- Complete the sentence: Many people migrated to the Americas for economic reasons in order to take advantage of __________ and ...
- religious freedom
- fertile farmland ✓
- abundant fishing grounds ✓
- the opportunity to explore new lands
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- Which of the following are consequences of British settlement in North America?
- American identity forged ✓
- The 'Thirteen Colonies' were established. ✓
- Industrialisation of Britain
- Outbreak of World War One
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Exit quiz
- Which word describes the trade from the 16th to 19th centuries that transported enslaved African peoples to the Americas?
- 'Transatlantic Slave Trade' ✓
- Which word describes areas of land on which certain crops were grown using forced labour?
- 'plantation' ✓
- Complete the sentence: The arrival of the Europeans de-stabilised West African society and led to the trade in ...
- 'enslaved people' ✓
- Which of the following describe West Africa prior to the 16th century?
- diverse region of large empires and smaller tight-knit communities ✓
- settled by Europeans due to existing trade links
- boasted examples of complicated artworks and engaging literature ✓
- had a thriving education system and economy (often based on gold) ✓
- had a weak economy after Mansa Musa collapsed it
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- Why was indentured servitude unable to last for long in the American colonies?
- the fewer enslaved people that could be used on the plantations, the more profit
- the more enslaved people that could be used on the plantations, the more profit ✓
- conditions on the plantations were hard which did not attract workers ✓
- conditions on the plantations were very good which attracted paid workers
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- What was the life expectancy for an enslaved person on a plantation?
- 18
- 26 ✓
- 40
- 80
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Key learning points
- Before the arrival of the Europeans, West Africa was wealthy and central to growing trade networks.
- The arrival of the Europeans de-stabilised West African society and led to the trade in enslaved people.
- Between the 16th and 19th centuries, enslaved West Africans were transported to work on plantations in the Americas.
- Those who were enslaved faced brutal conditions on the plantations and the loss of their freedom.
- The enslaved West Africans brought with them a mixture of language and traditions.
Common misconception
Britain was always involved in the Transatlantic Slave Trade.
Britain became involved in the trade in the 1500s, initially selling enslaved people onto plantations in Spanish and Portuguese colonies.
Keywords
Transatlantic slave trade - the trade from the 16th to 19th centuries that transported enslaved African peoples to the Americas
Plantation - an area of land on which certain crops were grown using forced labour
Enslaved person - a person who has been forced to work without pay, lose their freedom and become the property of another person; sources often refer to them as slaves
Indentured servitude - a system where someone is made to work without pay for a set period of time
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