The authors of this selection discuss the “Middle Passage” of the three-part transatlantic trade route. They are referring to the
A. common shipping route between the Americas and European ports.
B. export of agricultural products such as sugar from the Americas to home ports in Europe.
C. artificial passage of an essential route between the Pacific and Atlantic oceans.
D. transport of enslaved African people across the Atlantic Ocean to North America.
The correct answer is D. transport of enslaved African people across the Atlantic Ocean to North America.
The “Middle Passage” specifically refers to the brutal journey that enslaved Africans endured while being transported to the Americas as part of the transatlantic slave trade. This route was a key leg of the three-part trade system connecting Europe, Africa, and the Americas.