Slave Trade

Question 1

Name one African tribe/kingdom from before the Transatlantic Slave Trade

Answer 1

Songhay, Benin, Malian, Ashanti

Question 2

What other European countries were involved in the Transatlantic Slave Trade

Answer 2

Portugal, France, Denmark

Question 3

What area of Africa did the British sail to to trade for slaves

Answer 3

West Africa

Question 4

What did the British trade for slaves

Answer 4

Guns, metalware, clothing/textiles

Question 5

What goods did British ships bring back from Caribbean islands

Answer 5

Sugar, rum, tobacco, coffee, molasses

Question 6

What is the difference between ‘tight’ and ‘loose’ pack on a slave ship?

Answer 6

The ways to get the most profit from shipping slaves to the Americas.

Question 7

How much room did a slave have on the Middle Passage on a ‘tight’ pack ship on a journey lasting weeks-months

Answer 7

Approx. 1.5 metres square

Question 8

When did the Zong court case take place

Answer 8

1781

Question 9

How many dead slaves did the Zong owners claim for when the case came to court

Answer 9

159

Question 10

What happened to the Zong’s slave captain

Answer 10

Nothing but the insurers didn’t pay out