The Middle Passage refers to the leg of the Atlantic slave trade that connected Africa with which region?

• A. Europe
• B. Asia
• C. Atlantic Islands
• D. Americas

Answer: (D)

The Middle Passage is the voyage that carried enslaved Africans across the Atlantic to the Americas. It’s the middle link in the triangular trade: Europe sent manufactured goods to Africa, Africans were transported across the Atlantic to the Americas, and the Americas sent raw materials back to Europe. Because the enslaved people were taken to colonies and settlements in the Caribbean, Brazil, and what would become the United States and other parts of the Americas, this leg connects Africa with the Americas. Europe isn’t the destination for this leg, Asia isn’t part of this main route, and Atlantic Islands were often waypoints rather than the primary destination.