Enslaved people Flashcards
outward passage
Merchants from Britain and other European countries trade manufactured goods with African Tribes in return for slaves.
middle passage
Enslaved Africans were transported from West Africa across the Atlantic to the Caribbean and North America.
auction
The slaves were then sold by the merchants at auction to plantation owners, and then taken to work on the plantations.
return passage
Merchants would journey back to Europe bringing back crops such as sugar, tobacco, rice and cotton. Due to the high demand for these goods the merchants could make a large profit. Sugar was known as white gold.
What were the similar conditions for enslaved African-Americans
Slaves were the property of their owner and could be punished
Under the law slaves had no rights
Men and women expected to work the same hours. Even pregnant slaves worked up to the birth
What were the different conditions for enslaved African-Americans
House/Domestic Slaves would have moderately better conditions, treated to better clothing and food
Some slave owners conditions were far harsher or slightly better than other slave owners
Some House slaves received a basic education
What was the significance of Thomas Clarkson?
(British abolition): One of the first men involved, collected 20,000 slave stories and made them public
What was the significance of Olaudah Equiano?
(British abolition): Published his autobiography about his experiences
What was the significance of William Wilberforce?
(British abolition): An MP who made speeches in parliament and attempted to introduce a law every year between 1790 and 1807
What was the significance of Harriet Tubman?
(US abolition): Organised the underground railroad
What was the significance of Abraham Lincoln?
(US abolition): President who passed the 13th Amendment
How did the lives of former slaves improve after abolition?
Slaves legally free and had the right to move and work where they wanted to.
They also had the right to vote
Schools were set up to help education Black children. Over 4000 schools were set up to teach over 250,000 black students.
By 1870 21% of freed slaves could read and write
How did the lives of former slaves remain the same after abolition?
Jim Crow laws tried to stop Black people having rights. Black people in the south were prevented from using the same facilities as white people, as well as prevented from voting.
Many continued to work on plantations
Black people faced violence and intimidation from groups such as the KKK
