Plantations Flashcards
1
Q
Name 4 plantations slaves worked on:
A
Tobacco
Rice
Sugarcane
And cotton
2
Q
What is a cash crop?
A
Crops that are only grown to be sold
3
Q
Define labour intensive:
A
Needed a lot of labour
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
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
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
7
Q
Where did the Africans work
A
Where in fields or houses
