Labor, Slavery, and Caste in the Spanish Colonial System

AP US History· difficulty 3/5

Africans Disembarked in the Americas (millions) 5.0 2.5 0 1501-1600 0.3 1601-1700 1.9 1701-1800 5.6 1801-1850 3.4

Which conclusion about the Atlantic slave trade is best supported by the chart?

  • A

    The volume of trade was roughly equal across all four periods

  • B

    The trade declined steadily after Columbus's arrival

  • C

    The eighteenth century saw the peak volume of forced African migration

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  • D

    Most Africans were transported during the sixteenth century

Explanation

The chart shows the 1701-1800 bar as the tallest at roughly 5.6 million Africans disembarked, confirming the eighteenth century as the peak of the trade.

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