Slave Trade Flashcards
1
Q
What is an Empire?
A
A group of countries/states under the control of a single ruler/country
2
Q
Between which years did the British Empire rapidly get bigger?
A
1715 and 1890
3
Q
Which three places were in the Slave Triangle?
A
Britain, Africa and USA
4
Q
What did Britain offer?
A
Textiles, Copper and Silk etc
5
Q
What did Africa offer?
A
Slaves
6
Q
What did USA offer?
A
Sugar, Spices and Tobacco etc
7
Q
Reasons for trade:
A
- Other countries couldn’t conquer the places you did
- People wanted to spread Christianity
- Whoever took over the most of Africa had the best Empire
8
Q
How did the Africans get to America?
A
They would have been captured and made to run miles to the coast where they were packed onto ships and sent to America.
