Question

the ______ refers to the shipment of african slaves across the atlantic ocean to the americas.
a slave embargo
b triangle trade
c middle passage
d mercantile trade

Explanation:

• The Slave Embargo was a ban on slave trading, not the shipment itself.
• Triangle Trade was the broader three-part trade network between Europe, Africa, and the Americas, not just the slave crossing.
• Mercantile Trade is the general economic system focused on accumulating wealth via trade, not the specific slave shipment route.
• The Middle Passage specifically refers to the brutal voyage that transported enslaved Africans across the Atlantic to the Americas.

Answer:

C. Middle Passage