Welcome to your Grade 8 Social studies chapter 5
After carefully reading the following 30 questions, choose the correct answer.
1.
Most African slaves taken during the Trans-Atlantic trade came from:
2.
Why did European colonizers turn to Africa for slave labor in the 16th century?
3.
Who were the main agents of the slave trade within Africa?
4.
The first African captives transported directly across the Atlantic were sold in:
5.
Which items were typically shipped from Europe to Africa during the slave trade?
6.
What was a social impact of the slave trade on Africa?
7.
The Trans-Atlantic slave trade primarily affected which age group in Africa?
8.
Colonialism in Africa was largely driven by the European need for:
9.
In which conference did European countries agree to divide Africa?
10.
Which two African states remained independent during the colonial era?
11.
French colonialism predominantly dominated which of these areas?
12.
Who was the first president of independent Ghana?
13.
The Organization of African Unity (OAU) was founded in:
14.
Where was the OAU (Organization of African Unity) formed?
15.
One of the main objectives of the OAU was to:
16.
Which summit adopted the African Union (AU) Constitutive Act?
17.
The idea of the African Union (AU) originated in which city?
18.
Which African leader urged for a strong Union similar to the United States?
19.
What is the guiding vision for the African Union Agenda 2063?
20.
After WWII, what was a common result for African countries regarding colonialism?
21.
Which European country was a major slave trader?
22.
Colonialists administered Africa through two main types of rule:
23.
The slave trade led to an increase in dependency on which goods?
24.
African opposition to colonialism included the establishment of:
25.
Which summit drew the roadmap for the implementation of the African Union?
26.
Slaves were no longer treated as human during:
27.
What name did the Gold Coast adopt after achieving independence?
28.
African languages were often mixed with which language group due to the slave trade?
29.
The plantation system for growing sugar cane was started in the 14th century by:
30.
Which group rarely sold people from their own society into slavery?
