Which of the following describes what African American Studies explores?

How did enslavers use the law and white supremacist doctrine against enslaved Africans?

How did slavery foster economic interdependence in the United States?

What changes occurred in the design of slave ships in response to Africans’ resistance?

How did Partus sequitur ventrem influence the legal responsibilities of male enslavers towards children they fathered with enslaved women?

What was a significant motivation for African American emigrationists to support building new communities outside the United States during the 19th century?

According to Douglass, how did the 19th century progress?

The economic interdependence between the North and South in the United States was fostered by:

By 1860, what percentage of the Black population in the United States was free?

Instructions Answer each free response question below.  Make sure to support your analysis with specific examples, evidence, and your understanding of African and American geography and history. Your answers will be graded with the SAQ rubric.  SAQs Analyze the scope and impact of the transatlantic slave trade on the demographic and cultural landscape of the Americas, particularly what became the United States. In your response, address the following: The scale and duration of the transatlantic slave trade, including key statistics on the number of Africans forcibly transported to the Americas and specifically to what became the United States. The primary European nations involved in the slave trade and the main African regions from which enslaved people were taken, with a focus on those brought to mainland North America. The long-term demographic and cultural consequences of the slave trade on the Americas, with particular attention to its impact on what became the United States.