Atlantic slave trade

Question 1

Why did the slave trade started

Answer 1

Britain wanted spices and goods but nobody wanted to work long days in america for little pay so they started getting slaves.

Question 2

The route of the trade and what goods were traded

Answer 2

Britain to Africa: Britain traded guns for slaves (sometimes just stole them)
Africa to America: slaves for money
America to Britain: money for sugar/cotton etc

Question 3

Impact of the slave trade in Africa

Answer 3

12 million africans became slaves, local industries collapsed cause towns taken over, they got guns and money for the slaves.

Question 4

What is the middle passage and what were some conditions

Answer 4

middle passage was the journey from Africa to America and the slaves were stuck in basement of ship
tight pack or lose pack
hot 
lived in own feces
crammed 
buckets for toilets
shackled
embarrassing 
15 to 20 percent of slaves died

Question 5

How were slaves sold

Answer 5

Slaves were sold by 3 methods
Auction
Scramble
Pre order type method

Question 6

Describe life on a plantation

Answer 6

Boring

repetitive

Question 7

How did slaves resist

Answer 7

active and passive.
active; stealing weapons to fight, refuse to follow instructions, poising the master, setting slaves master home on fire, running away

passive; misunderstanding orders on purpose, using their african names, pretending being ill, working slowly or ridiculing the master

Question 8

What were slave punishments

Answer 8

rape, death, burgulary, whipped, arson

Question 9

Impact of slave trade on Britain

Answer 9

money for indusries, ship yard, iron, government , transportation ans financial sector

Question 10

origins for the abolitionist movement

Answer 10

slavery is a breach of a persons human rights. slave trade broke rules and commandments

Question 11

main abolitionists

Answer 11

henry dundas 
James stephan
William Pitt
Olaudah Eqiuano
Thomas Clarkson

Question 12

arguments against the slave trade

Answer 12

trade in india was growing so didnt need it. People became aware of what the middle passage was like. Would have to treat slaves better because couldnt buy new ones, ible says treat people with love and kindness

Question 13

methods of the abolitionists

Answer 13

sold sugar from Jamaica, sold teacups with slaves on it, had posters with slaves saying am i not a man, petetions, held meeting and showed people smelly slave ships

Question 14

How did the abolitionists campaign in parliament

Answer 14

13 percent of male population had signed a petetion to abolish it and presented to king and queen. Debates

Question 15

Why did it take so long to abolish the trade

Answer 15

People feared slaves would attack us. Bristol and liverpool had a campaign against it because they had ship yards. War with France. Many people made a lot of money of the trade.

Question 16

why was the trade finally abolished

Answer 16

Because they made a law that you cant go across an ocean with somebody elses flag so you couldnt get to slaves.

Question 17

How do you get slaves ready to be sold

Answer 17

They got made to walk around the ship to make them healthy, were fed fruit, scrubbed with oil to make them look healthy, covered whip scars and other features with tar.