Question

The middle passage referred to

Answer 1

The middle passage was a route for slave trade. 

Answer 2

The correct answer is B) the transportation of slaves from Africa to the New World.

The middle passage referred to the transportation of slaves from Africa to the New World.

Ships full of slaves crossed the Ocean from Africa to the Americas. They were packed below the deck of the ship and traveled with shackles in the most inhuman conditions. The slaves were sold in the Americas to work for plantation owners. The first route or section of trade was known as the Outward passage. It was the route from Europe to Africa. Then, the Middle passage, and finally the Return passage that was the trip from the Americas to Europe.

The other options of the question were A) the creation of the Panama Canal in Central America. C) Lewis and Clark's expedition into the Louisiana Territory. D) the best route over the Rocky Mountains to get to California.