APWH- Slave Trade Flashcards
What country started the slave trade and in what year?
Portugal (1600)
Where did most of the slaves go?
Brazil
What country produced most of the slaves (26%)?
Angola
From 1690-1807, who was the leading carrier of slaves?
England
What was the life expectancy in Brazil in the 19th century?
23-male
25.5-female
Slavery has been about ____ up until 1500? And from 1500 on it was about ____?
Religion; skin color
How many slaves reached the Americas between 1450 and 1850?
11 million
Caribbean received __%, Brazil __%, and Spanish America __% of slaves?
35%; 40%; 15%
Gender balance–> east coast had more _____ and west coast had more ______?
Males; Females
Brazil was the principal source of what during the 1600s?
Sugar
1700s- ____ ______ surpassed Brazil with sugar production.
West Indies
What were some effects of plantations?
Deforestation & erosion
How long does it take sugar cane to be ready for harvest?
14-18 months
Even though slavery took millions of people, African population increased due to ________ ________?
Columbian exchange
90% of the population were _____ on islands.
Slaves
Creole is mix of what languages?
European and African languages
What did slave owners force slaves to do to avoid unity between them?
Slaves were forced to learn colonial language.
____ coast of Africa joins the Atlantic slave trade later.
East
_____ African slave trade traded domestic servants, concubines, & plantation workers to ______ & Persian Gulf.
East; Arabia
In the late __ century and early __ century slave trade increased.
18; 19
French sugar and coffee plantations by Indian Ocean cause what slave trade to get involved?
East African slave trade
Brazil wasn’t getting enough slave labor from ____ slave trade so the _____ slave trade got involved.
Atlantic; East African
For CCOT, list possible changes.
East&West were separate Smaller scale Slavery became about skin color Leading carrier Portugal --> England Main destination Brazil --> W. Indies
