Kidnaping Flashcards
Who did European slave traders use to kidnap Africans
Middlemen
What happened to Africans after they were kid
Marched them to coastal ports where they were sold and shipped off to the Americans
Where were slaves captured
Far in land
What collected the slaves when they were captured
Coffle systems
What were free Africans employed by and what was their job
Slave catches, guarded the coffles
Describe a coffle system
Y shaped stick fastened with fork around the neck of a slave walking in front and stem resting on the neck of a slave walking behind.
They were used to March Africans and Africans could not escape
Where were captured Africans held
Held in force called slave castles. Forced on board the slaver