The Slave Trade and Exploration

Question 1

Define strait

Answer 1

A waterway that cuts through land, usually connecting two other bodies of water

Question 2

Define hardtack

Answer 2

A hard, dry biscuit made of flour and water

Question 3

Define mutiny

Answer 3

A rebellion against a leader

Question 4

Define armada

Answer 4

A fleet of ships

Question 5

Define cartography

Answer 5

The study of maps, mapmaking

Question 6

Who is Magellan and what is he known for?

Answer 6

He was a Spanish explorer known for setting out to find a way through the Americas. One of his five ships, the only one to return, became the first to circumnavigate the globe.

Question 7

Who is Christopher Colombus and what is he known for?

Answer 7

He was a Spanish explorer who is known for setting sail to find a way to India and instead landing in the Caribbean in 1492- “discovering” the Americas.

Question 8

What does OPCVL stand for?

Answer 8

Origin, purpose, content, value, and limitations.

Question 9

What should origin of a source include?

Answer 9

Document’s name, author, credentials, date, publisher, location, what kind of document, primary or secondary, effect on the document.

Question 10

What should purpose of a source include?

Answer 10

Private or public consumption/intended audience, why it was created, hidden meanings/persuasion.

Question 11

What should content of a source include?

Answer 11

What information is given, what can be learned (date, location, people, experience, etc.), how is it useful?

Question 12

What should value of the origins and purpose of a source include?

Answer 12

What does it help you understand, why is it valuable for research, does it reveal something about author/time/circumstance, is it primary/secondary and why that is helpful, etc.

Question 13

What should limitation of the origins and purpose of a source include?

Answer 13

What part of the story is missing, what don’t we understand, is the author biased (if so, how?), inaccuracies, secondary/primary source, is anything left out/not addressed on purpose, what do we still need to research?

Question 14

During the triangle trade, what did West Africa export and where?

Answer 14

Slaves to the West Indies; gold, ivory, spices, and hardwoods to England.

Question 15

During the triangle trade, what did Boston export and where?

Answer 15

Whale oil, lumber, and furs to England.

Question 16

During the triangle trade, what did New York and Philadelphia (northern US) export and where?

Answer 16

Rum, iron, gunpowder, cloth, and tools to Africa; fish, flour, livestock, and lumber to the West Indies.

Question 17

What did the West Indies export and where?

Answer 17

Slaves to Charleston; slaves, sugar, and molasses to the northern cities of America (Philadelphia, New York, Boston); sugar, molasses, and wood to England.

Question 18

What did Charleston export and where?

Answer 18

Rice, silk, indigo, and tobacco to England.

Question 19

What did Bristol and London, England export and where?

Answer 19

Manufactured goods and luxuries to the northern US; guns, cloth, iron, and beer to West Africa.