1. <span>Captive slaves were taken from the coast of Africa to the Americas. = Middle Passage.
The term Middle Passage refers to the transportation of slaves from Africa to the Americas (the West Indies, to be more precise) which occurred in the 17th century. Many slaves died during this transportation, and many would die in the Americas due to harsh working conditions.
2. </span><span>Sick captive slaves were thrown overboard, since their deaths were covered by insurance. = Zong Ship Tragedy.
This term refers to the event when slavers who were transporting many slaves on the ship decided to kill a large number of them in order to ensure safe retrieval of healthy slaves, as well as to get money from the dead ones because they were insured.
3. </span><span>Raw materials from the Americas were shipped here to be manufactured into finished goods. = Europe.
It was common practice to produce goods in the Americas, and then transport them to Europe where they would be made into actual finished products. The Americas didn't have such sophisticated technology at the time whereas Europe did.
4. </span><span>Slaves on plantations here harvested tobacco, cotton, sugar, and other crops. = the Americas.
Slaves were sent to the Americas to work on plantations of their owners, for which they wouldn't be paid (or they would get limited amount of resources which were enough to keep them alive). They would harvest whatever was needed to make profit at the time.
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Answer:
he said, "If you mess with us your children will die."
Explanation:
<span>Through the colonization as well as intense afflux of immigration, American whites started working with more and more foreigners from all over the world: African Americans, Chinese, Filipinos, European people, Indians and many more. Thus, the working class became multiracia,l but due to strong racist prejudice, strong discrimination was present. In fact, upper levels of working class, usually management and less arduous, but requirening higher education jobs, were made of whites, while in the lower level, more humbling, more physically involving jobs were given to non whites.</span>
President Polk wanted California but knew Mexico would not agree to sell it and his only avenue was to start a war (knowing the US would win it).
You're answers would be A, C and E
