Chapter 26 Review Africa and the Atlantic World

Chapter 26 Review Africa and the Atlantic World

Name two types of syncretic religions in Africa and the New World. • Antonian Movement • Voodoo

This voyage went from W. Africa to the Americas and had terrible cramped conditions • Middle Passage

The Middle Passage Below: The triangular trade sent European goods to Africa, African slaves to the Americas, and cash crops to Europe. Above: Slave ships tightly pack Africans either in prone or sitting positions (as depicted). Diseases claim the lives of up to 50% of the passengers on the 4 -to-6 -week voyages.

The Dispersal of Africans across the Globe • Diaspora

These people were escaped slaves • maroons

This Queen led her people in resisting the Portuguese but was defeated • Queen Nzinga

What factors led to the abolition of the slave trade? • Too expensive to hire security to control prevent slave revolts • Sometimes slaves were unenthusiastic workers

Where were most of the Africa slaves sent to in the Americas • The Caribbean and Brazil

African slaves were in demand for the New World because A. so many Native Americans died from imported diseases. B. native peoples frequently escaped into the hinterlands. C. sugar plantations in the Caribbean required considerable labor. D. Spanish and Portuguese conquerors disdained manual labor E. All of the answers are correct.