2. Renaissance and Exploration

Colonial Expansion And Development Of The Slave Trade — Quiz

Test your understanding of colonial expansion and development of the slave trade with 5 practice questions.

Practice Questions

Question 1

What was one major reason European states expanded overseas in the 15th and 16th centuries?

Question 2

Which term best describes the forced transportation of millions of Africans across the Atlantic to the Americas?

Question 3

What was the main economic system that connected colonies to the wealth of European states?

Question 4

Why did plantation owners in the Americas increasingly rely on enslaved African labor?

Question 5

Which crop became especially important in the Atlantic plantation system and helped increase demand for enslaved labor?