Chapter 9 Flashcards
What is slave trade
human beings are bought and sold instead of goods.
Where were cotton,tobacco , sguar and coffee grew from
North and South America
How does the slave trade triangle work
Stage 1: Trader leave Europe in a ship, it might be loaded with goods, such as pots, alchohol,guns and cloth
Stage 2:Ship would sail to African coast.Kidnap local African men, Women and Children.
Stage 3:Ship’s captain might meet with local African tribesmen and swap the goods for prisoners from other captured tribes
Stage 4: Ship would be loaded with slaves. Taken on a journey
Stage 5: When slaves arrive, they were cleaned, sold ad put to work
Stage 6:Slave traders bought load of sugar, cotton or tobacco and loaded it onto their empty ship.
Who was the first slave trader
John Hawkins
What was the royal connection with Slavery?
Queen Elizabeth for example, got involved and was a business partner of John Hawkins.
Charles II was a partner in Royal African Company
Many of the slaves were branded with the letters ‘DY’ when they were captured-after the man King James II brother of King Chales 2 ran the company
Give information on the slave ship
They were very overcrowded and the men, women and children were kept in appalling conditions. They were given food regularly, but it wa usually poor quality. They were also taken up on deck for exercise. Slave traders wanted their slaves to be in an acceptable physical condition
Slaves who died on the journey or were near death were throw in the sea. Some commited suidcide by starving, hanging or jumping off
Describe how slaves were auctioned
Slaves were paraded infront of buyers and examined like cattles. They stand on auction box and buyer bid for them. Then sold to the person who bid the most.Unhealthy and unsold slaves would be left to die without food or water
Scramble: buyers would pay the slave trader money. The buyer would get a ticket for each slave they bought. The buyer would grab the slaves they wanted when the bell rung and slave cage is opened
What does branding mean
Putting on a mark
Where was sugar grown
West Indies
Where was cotton grown
North America
Where was tobacco grown
North and South America
Essay topic on Plantation slaves
Describe a slaves life
They worked in forests cutting down trees,unloading ships,making sails or worked on huge farms called plantations
Some worked in the plantation owner’s house as cleaners, cooks or servant but mostly out on the fields.
Three to four years olds would work as water can carriers. As they grow older, they would work longer in the field with adults
Older Slaves often do less physical jobs, such as gardening,cleaning or nursing.
Describe the Rights of a Slave
Slave had no legal rights.Weren’t allowed to learn to read or write, marry or have own property.Runaway slaves who were caught were severly punished
Slave Rebellions
Antigua 1736-plot to steal gunpowder and blow the Controlled island of the plantation owning families
Jamaica 1760- rebel slaves seized guns and took over plantations
Saint-Domingue 1791-Took over an island
Barbados 1816-slaves burned a quarter of the British controlled island’s sugar crop
