Before the 1400s, how was slavery often practiced within some African societies?

It was a system where people were enslaved for life with no chance of freedom.

It was mainly a way to supply workers for European factories.

It was often a consequence of warfare, with captured enemies being enslaved.

It did not exist in any form on the African continent prior to European arrival.

Which statement best defines the transatlantic slave trade?

The movement of goods and resources between Europe and Africa.

The forced migration of millions of Africans to the Americas to work as slaves.

The trade of enslaved people from Africa across the Sahara Desert to the Muslim world.

A system where Africans willingly migrated to the Americas for paid work.

It decreased significantly as Europeans opposed the practice.

It remained about the same size but changed trade routes.

It grew from a smaller, regional practice into a vast, brutal system.

It shifted to involve only the trade of skilled artisans and craftspeople.

Small family farms where crops were grown for local use.

Fortified trading posts established along the African coast.

Large farms, often growing cash crops like sugar, that required many workers.

The ships specifically designed to transport enslaved people across the ocean.