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Triangular trade
The exchange of people who were enslaved and good between Europe, the Americas, and west Africa, using shipping routes across the Atlantic ocean
Overseer
A person who was in charge of the work of enslaved people and who could punish them for disobeying him
Auction
A public sale in which property is sold to the highest bidder
Middle Passage
The voyage of ships carrying enslaved Africans across the Atlantic Ocean
What did Europeans Offer to trade to the people of West Africa?
Europeans offered to trade weapons to the people of West Africa
Where did most enslaved people from the West Indies and British North America work?
Indies and British North America were put to work on sugar and tobacco plantations
What did the enslaved people on ships have a lot of?
The enslaved people on ships have a lot of serious illnesses
After being captured, what was the first thing enslaved people did when they arrived in the American colonies?
The first thing enslaved people did was they were sold at auctions and scrambles
What was an overseer’s main job?
An overseer’s main job is to be in charge of enslaved people,
Why did some enslaved people pretend they didn’t understand the directions they were given
To resiste being enslaved
What were the types of work enslaved people were forced to do?
Cookes, gardeners, coachmen, and personal servants
What did Frederick Douglass Write about?
About his trials as a sllave and escape from slavery and working in all types of weather
