Black resistance against slavery. Between 9 and 11 million enslaved Africans were bought by European traders from Africa between 1450 and 1870. They were taken across the Atlantic Ocean to work on the European-owned plantations and mines of the Americas. Hence the name the transatlantic slave trade.
How many earthquakes does Alaska have each year? Alaska has 11% of the world's earthquakes, and 3 of the 6 largest in recorded history were located there. Since 1900, Alaska has had 1 magnitude 7 or 8 earthquakes per year, 45 earthquakes of magnitude 6 or 7, and 10,000 quakes overall annually. The most famous earthquake, of course, was the 1964 Great Alaska Earthquake centered near Prince William Sound. With a magnitude 9.2 over 4.5 minutes, this devastating temblor and resulting tsunami took the lives of 100 people and turned the city of Anchorage into a disaster area.
ALASKAN EARTHQUAKES and TSUNAMIGENESIS. The great Alaskan earthquake of 1964 was the largest earthquake in North America and the second largest ever recorded (largest occurred in Chile in 1960).The nine deaths that were due to the earthquake occurred in downtown Anchorage (5), Turnagain Heights (3), and at the International Airport (1).LASKAN EARTHQUAKES and TSUNAMIGENESIS. The great Alaskan earthquake of 1964 was the largest earthquake in North America and the second largest ever recorded (largest occurred in Chile in 1960).