REV1 T3-TRANSATLANTIC SLAVERY Flashcards

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Transatlantic slavery

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A form of slavery that involved trafficking African people

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Enslaved person

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A person who has been enslaved (also its better then calling them slaves)

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Plantation

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A large farm focused on growing one crop,e.g sugar or Cotten

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Middle passage

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The middle leg of the transatlantic triangle

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Cat oโ€™nine tails

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A whip used to punish disobedience with 9 pronged tails

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Speculum Oris

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a torture device used to feed if they went on hunger strikes

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Phrenology

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when a persons character is can be used to justify the enslavement of African people

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The curse of ham

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A section of the Old Testament,claimed that some men were destined for work and others were not,to justify slavery

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Slave Holler

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a song created by enslaved people to sing on plantations which built a sense of culture

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Boycott

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Refusing to fund or buy a product or service as a protest against it

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Abolition

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The act of abolishing something r.g making it illegal

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what was the first step to the transatlantic triangle?

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European sending guns hardware or materials to West Africa in exchange for enslaved people

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What was the second step to the transatlantic triangle?

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This enslaved people will be shipped to North America to work on plantations

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What was the third step to the transatlantic triangle?

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When the enslaved people had made enough crops, they would send the crops back to Europe and the cycle would begin again

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How are people treated below deck?

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They were stored below deck as cargo lying down and shackled together.in a total 2 million died on the journey

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How are enslave people treated on plantations?

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They were auctioned to work on plantations and were in harsh conditions

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where were men and women meant to work?

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Healthy men:as field slaves
young,elderly or sick:cleaning,guarding or driving away birds
women:domestic slaves

18
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How did enslaved people resist?

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Pretending not to understanding instructions working intentionally slowly and taking more food than allowed๏ฟผ.

19
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What was the most known revolution?

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The Hatian revolution

20
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How did abolitionists fight against slavery?

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One of the reasons was due to enlightenment when people started to question traditions and ideas and the second reason was a man named Granville Sharp who campaign from 1787 and set up the politician committee with 12 influential men

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What did Granville Sharp and his 12 influential men do?

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They travelled over 35,000 miles around Britain holding meetings and giving lectures