History Flashcards

1
Q

When did the first Europeans arrive in West Africa

A

In the 1400s

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2
Q

Where was there civilisations before 1400s

A

empires of Maili,Ghana and Songhai

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3
Q

What did they farm North America

A
tobacco
cotton 
rice
indigo
sugar cone
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4
Q

Farmers hire what type of people to work in fields

A

Britain
germany
Scotland

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5
Q

What is snuff

A

it is finely ground tobacco which is sniffed through there

nose

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6
Q

labour intensive

A

many workers required to get a job done

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7
Q

Carpenters

A

people make stuff out of wood

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8
Q

Auctioneers

A

people who sell goods to people who pays the highest

amount

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9
Q

Name the three step of the trading triangle

A
  • From West Africa slaves go to North America
  • From North America raw material goes Britain
  • The manufactured goods go to West Africa
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10
Q

What sluggishness

A

they did everything slowly

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11
Q

What passivity

A

they just accepted pain and humiliation

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12
Q

What indifference

A

they did not care about anything

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13
Q

What shirking

A

they avoided their duties

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14
Q

What alcoholism

A

they drank to much do get over their troubles

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15
Q

What flight

A

they ran away because they could not bear the pain

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16
Q

What suicide

A

they killed them self

17
Q

What arson

A

set there owners buildings on fire

18
Q

What murder

A

they killed them self

19
Q

What did Nat Turner do

A

He killed solider who look after the slaves

20
Q

how many slaves were taken from West Africa

A

12 million

21
Q

how many southerners died

A

260,000

22
Q

how many northerners died

A

365,000

23
Q

How much per cent Britain’s income came from tax in 1750 to 1780

A

70 per cent

24
Q

Who where the people that was very wealthy

A

-slave owners
-slave ship traders who bought slaves in West Africa
and sold them in America
-Factory owners who had a market for goods which were
exchanged for slaves
-Bankers who charged interest to lend money to merchants
for the long transatlantic voyages
-Ordinary people who had more jobs in the factories and
mines that supplied goods for the transatlantic slave trade

25
Q

By who was was Nat Turner captured

A

A white solider with a gun

26
Q

What was the Underground Railway for

A

so the slaves can run away to a safe place

27
Q

Who where the head rebellions

A

Nat Turner,John Brown,Joseph Cinque

28
Q

Who was involved in the Underground Railway

A

Harriet Tubman

29
Q

How many years ago did Egyptians use slaves

A

3500 year ago

30
Q

Between what time did 1\3 of the population of been enslaved

A

1235 and 1645

31
Q

When did Nat Turner led the rebellion against slavery

A

1831

32
Q

Where did they buy there slaves

A

Auctions