Impact of the AST on the enslaved Africans Flashcards
Captured africans were…
Taken without warning and transported overland, sometimes for weeks before being incarcerated in slave forts on the west african coast. Millions died from disease or harsh treatment during the journey.
Captured africans also had to endure the…
Middle passage, packed into the cramped hold of the slave ships for weeks and suffering abuse from the ships crew
On arrival in the caribbean the captured africans endured…
The humiliation of being sold as property by auction before being taken to a plantation to work
Captured africans were mostly used as…
Field hands growing plantation crops but some also worked clearing forests building roads and canals down mines and as domestic servants
Captured africans were deprived of their…
Cultural connections with their homeland. They were given new european-style first names and the surname of their slave owner. They were forbidden to speak in their own language and were not allowed to learn to read or write.
The life expectancy of captured africans was…
Dramatically reduced as many died young from the effects of transportation over land and sea and the harsh working conditions on the plantations
