Question

Which of the following best describes the Middle Passage?

Answer 1

For question 1, the correct answer is option A. The best description of the Middle Passage is the one that states that it was the middle leg of a three-legged journey, a leg in which slaves were transported from Africa to the Americas. The Middle Passage was a forced voyage of enslaved Africans across the Atlantic Ocean. The trip not only consisted of transporting the slaves but also different goods, like knives, ammunition, cotton and tools.

For question 2, the correct answer is option A. The statement that most accurately describes the toll of the Middle Passage is the one that says that it involved the mistreatment of millions of slaves captured over the course of 300 years. From about 1518 to the mid-19th century, millions of African citizens were captured and forced to take the 19 to 90 days trip across the Atlantic Ocean. The ships, in which the slaves were transported, were overcrowded, and the men, women and children, were treated miserably during the voyage.

Answer 2

The right answer for the question that is being asked and shown above is that: (1) B)It refers to the transportation of African slaves across the Sahara to the Muslim states of the Middle East. (2) C) More slaves continued to be transported to the lands of the Middle East than to the Americas.