6 Phases Flashcards
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What is Initial capture about
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Europeans arrive in Africa and attempt to capture Africans
- sometimes African slaves were sold into slavery
- once the slaves are gone they begun to capture those they originally befriended
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What are the six phases of slavery
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Initial capture Imprisonment Loading Crossing the Atlantic Auctioning Relocation
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What is imprisonment about
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Once captured slaves traveled to the coast Africa
- there they were held in bondage
- sometimes would sit in these holding cells as long as 6 months
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What was loading about
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If newly captured slaves survived the first two phases they were loaded onto cargo ships
- very tight meant that slaves lie on their sides
- ship would make several stops along the way picking up cargo for several areas
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What was crossing the Atlantic about
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- slaver ship
- 6-10 week journey
- exercising the cargo
- close quarters
- raping of women
- food and religion
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What’s was auctioning about
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- Sold as though they were livestock
- Isepected by interested buyers
- man were worth more in South America
- women were worth more in both America
- went to the highest bidder
- families were not kept togther
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What was relocation about
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One or two possibilities
- slaves were sold from the Caribbean islands/ South America and relocated to North America
- slaves orginal brought to North America and then traded to different plantations within the colonies
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What does dehumanizations mean
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Making a person feel less then a human begin
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What does diaspora mean
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Taking of people from their homes
