Plantations Flashcards

1
Q

Name 4 plantations slaves worked on:

A

Tobacco
Rice
Sugarcane
And cotton

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2
Q

What is a cash crop?

A

Crops that are only grown to be sold

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3
Q

Define labour intensive:

A

Needed a lot of labour

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4
Q

Why did the Europeans capture Africans

A

Captured Africans because thought they would be used to the tropical climate
Capture and forced into slavery

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5
Q

Why was it not successful with the enslaved European people

A

Not used to climate
Many died from sicknesses
Ran away with colonists

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6
Q

What did the Americans do after being enslaved

A

Ran away and came back with more people to punish those who enslaved them

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7
Q

Where did the Africans work

A

Where in fields or houses

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