Questions: When did slavery and the transatlantic slave trade end? (1 point)
eighteenth century
nineteenth century
fifteenth century
twentieth century
Transcript text: When did slavery and the transatlantic slave trade end? (1 point)
eighteenth century
nineteenth century
fifteenth century
twentieth century
Solution
Answer
The answer is nineteenth century.
Explanation
Option 1: Eighteenth century
The eighteenth century saw the height of the transatlantic slave trade, with millions of Africans being transported to the Americas. However, it was not the century in which the trade or slavery ended.
Option 2: Nineteenth century
The transatlantic slave trade was officially abolished in the nineteenth century. The British Parliament passed the Abolition of the Slave Trade Act in 1807, and the United States followed with a similar ban in 1808. Slavery itself was abolished in the United States with the 13th Amendment in 1865. Other countries also abolished slavery during this century, making it the correct answer.
Option 3: Fifteenth century
The fifteenth century marks the beginning of the transatlantic slave trade, not its end. The trade began in the late 1400s with the Portuguese and Spanish exploration and colonization efforts.
Option 4: Twentieth century
While some forms of slavery persisted into the twentieth century, the transatlantic slave trade had already ended in the nineteenth century. The twentieth century saw further efforts to eradicate slavery globally, but it is not the century in which the transatlantic slave trade ended.