Question

question 5 of 10
what was the middle passage?

a. a system in which europe, africa, and the americas exchanged goods, raw materials, and enslaved people
b. the route that european explorers had to use to navigate from the atlantic ocean to the pacific ocean near the tip of south america
c. the dangerous journey across the atlantic ocean that kidnapped african people were forced to endure on the way to the americas
d. a system of settling in an area outside of a country’s borders and establishing control over the indigenous peoples already living there

Explanation:

• Option A describes the Triangular Trade system, not the Middle Passage.
• Option B refers to the Strait of Magellan or the route around South America, not related to the Middle Passage.
• Option C accurately defines the Middle Passage as the trans - Atlantic voyage of enslaved Africans to the Americas, which was dangerous due to harsh conditions on slave ships.
• Option D describes colonialism, not the Middle Passage.

Answer:

C. The dangerous journey across the Atlantic Ocean that kidnapped African people were forced to endure on the way to the Americas