Slave Trade Flashcards
1
Q
How did they sell slaves?
A
Auction
2
Q
How did it happen?
A
Laid on top of each other Dance for exercise In a boat Captured Brought
3
Q
What was life below deck like?
A
Compact Dark Death-defying Sad Sticky Hot Bad smell
4
Q
What was life above deck like?
A
Fresh Singing Fun Beautiful Energetic
5
Q
What were some punishments given to the slaves?
A
Wiping
Being hung by the ribs with a hook
Being chased by dogs
6
Q
What was life like in Africa before the slave trade?
A
- Muslim
- lived in tribes - elders
- mud hut houses
- skills not guns
- not many clothes
- men choose baby names
7
Q
Things transported in the trade triangle were…
A
From Africa Slaves From America Raw cotton Sugar Rum Tobacco From Europe Cloth Guns Iron Beer
