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.
History of Earthquakes in Alaska. The 1964 Good Friday Great Alaskan Earthquake was not an isolated event. Many earthquakes have occured in Alaska in the past, and continue to occur today. Three of these earthquakes have caused tsunamis that resulted in death and destruction all over the Pacific Ocean.(5) Even though Hawaii is 2,200 miles to the southwest of the Alaskan Plate boundary where these earthquakes occur, is has been especially hard hit.(4)