Civics Flashcards
A system in which European nations enslaved persons from the Americas and Africa and considered them their property.
Slavery
Why were these persons enslaved?
To be used as laborers on the sugar plantations which was a profitable business.
What is apprenticeship?
The stage between slavery and full freedom.The idea was that the slaves were ‘learning’ how to be free.
When was emancipation granted?
1834
What was the semblance of freedom?
An apprenticeship system was introduced.
What was the system affected by ?
Laws
The system success depended on?
The island’s continued economic growth.
The apprenticeship system started and ended when?
1834 to 1838
When British territories emancipated?
1834
Who did not want to let go of the profitable business?
The whites
Who did not trust the newly emancipated Africans.
The whites
How many more years for persons who worked on the field?
6 years
For four more years who were still controlled by the Europeans under the apprenticeship system?
Africans
