AP African American Studies Practice Quiz: Diasporic Connections: Slavery and Freedom in Brazil

Correct Answer: C

The text explicitly states, 'More enslaved Africans disembarked in Brazil than anywhere else in the Americas. Approximately half of the 10 million Africans who survived the Middle Passage landed in Brazil.'

Correct Answer: B

The text states that 'During the nineteenth century in Brazil, the number of enslaved Africans steadily decreased as Brazil’s free Black population grew significantly because of the increased frequency of manumission.'

Correct Answer: B

The text explains that in the U.S., the enslaved population 'increased steadily... as children of enslaved people were born into enslavement themselves.' In contrast, in Brazil, 'the number of enslaved Africans steadily decreased... because of the increased frequency of manumission.'

Correct Answer: C

The text introduces these examples by stating, 'The massive number of African-born people who arrived in Brazil formed communities that preserved cultural practices. Some of those practices still exist in Brazil, such as capoeira... and the congada.'

Correct Answer: C

The text directly states, '...by 1888, when Brazil became the last country in the Americas to abolish slavery...'

Correct Answer: C

The text lists 'sugar plantations, gold mines, coffee plantations, cattle ranching, and the production of food and textiles for domestic consumption' as enterprises using enslaved labor. Shipbuilding is not mentioned in the provided content.

Correct Answer: C

The text specifies that 'Brazil’s free Black population grew significantly because of the increased frequency of manumission (release from slavery).' It attributes this to the influence of Iberian laws and the Catholic church.

Correct Answer: B

The text states that in Brazil, manumission was a result of 'the influence of Iberian laws and the Catholic church.' This led to a decreasing enslaved population and a growing free Black population. In contrast, the U.S. system is described as one where children were 'born into enslavement,' causing the enslaved population to grow, implying a different legal and social framework.

Correct Answer: B

The text clearly states that 'the number of enslaved Africans in the United States increased steadily throughout the nineteenth century as children of enslaved people were born into enslavement themselves.'

Correct Answer: B

The text says, 'by 1888... approximately 4 million people in Brazil with African ancestry were already free, and Brazil’s abolition freed the approximately 1.5 million Africans still enslaved at that time.'

Correct Answer: C

The text states that by the time of the Emancipation Proclamation, '4 million Africans remained enslaved in the United States—about 50 percent of all enslaved people in the Americas.' If 4 million is 50 percent, the total number would be approximately 8 million.

Correct Answer: C

The text defines capoeira as 'a martial art developed by enslaved Africans that combines music and call and response singing.'

Correct Answer: C

The text states, 'Approximately half of the 10 million Africans who survived the Middle Passage landed in Brazil,' which calculates to 5 million people.

Correct Answer: B

The text indicates that at the time of abolition, there were 'approximately 4 million people in Brazil with African ancestry [who] were already free,' compared to the '1.5 million Africans still enslaved.' Therefore, the majority were already free.

Correct Answer: C

The text provides a direct comparison between Brazil and the United States, highlighting different demographic trends (decreasing vs. increasing enslaved populations) and different legal/social mechanisms (manumission vs. hereditary slavery), supporting the argument that their trajectories varied significantly.