History (Slavery) Flashcards
How Many Marks Do You Get From a Describe Question and Equally how Many Sentences Should You Aim For (Minimum)
4
How Many Marks Do You Get From a Explain Question and how Many Sentences Should You Aim For (Minimum)
5 marks, 10 Sentences
What is meant by the Phrase Flogging?
A whipping
Why Would Someone Become a Slave?
Capture/kidnap by rival tribe, if they broke the law
What are Slave Factories?
A place where slaves where held while waiting for ships to take them across seas.
What was Traded With the Africans for Slaves?
Iron, Cotton and Weapons
How Long Could a Trip Across the Middle Passage Take?
Between 6-12 weeks
What was the Middle Passage?
The transatlantic voyage between West Africa and the New World.
What Were Slaves Fed on the Middle Passage?
Cheap, nutritious food which were heavily salted to last the whole journey.
What Were Slaves Made to do to Keep Them Tired and Prevent Rebellion on the Middle Passage?
They were made to dance above deck.
What Would Happen to the Sick on the Middle Passage?
They were drowned to prevent the diseases spreading.
What was Common Amongst the Desperate on the Middle Passage and How was it Resolved?
Suicide was common so captains put nets around the ship to stop any people jumping of the boat,
What Disease Were the Slaves Checked for at Slave Auctions?
Scurvy
Where Were the Slaves Kept Once They Arrived in the New World.
In Holding Pens
What was Done to Slaves to Make Them look Fitter?
They were covered in tar
Why were the Slaves Pocked and Prodded at Slave Auctions?
To see how fit they were
What Would Often Happen to the Slave Families After Slave Auctions?
They would be separated
Where Did the Slaves Live on the Plantations?
In small, wooden huts
How Many Hours Did the Slaves Get to Rest on Plantations?
2 hours
What May Have Happened if You Were Late too Work on Plantains?
You may get whipped
What Were Some Ways that Slaves Rebelled on Plantations?
Complaining and being disrespectful to and about overseers behind their back and to their face. Working slowly. Suicide. Stealing Food. Running Away. Attacking an Overseer and full on Rebellions.
What Did the Branks Do?
A leather covering for the face and made it hard to eat and talk and humiliated the slaves.
What Was the Sugar Boycott?
The act of trying to convince the general public of Britain to not buy sugar from the West Indies as they used Slavery and instead buy their sugar which used no slavery to produce
