Slavery Flashcards
Who were the slaves sold to?
The plantation owners.
How were slaves captured in Africa?
They were caught with a net and hit to make them not fight back.
What did priests do to the slaves?
They christened them.
Where did the slaves sleep on the boat.
Below the deck.
How did the sailors maximise fear when the slaves boarded the ship?
They throw them roughly on board.
Who did the sailors feed?
The healthy slaves.
What happened to the unhealthy slaves?
They were chained to heavy steel balls and thrown to the bottom of the sea to drown.
What did some people see the slave auctions as?
A day out.
How were slaves sold?
They were auctioned like cattle.
List eight things that the sailors did to prepare the salves for sale.
The slaves were: Washed Deliced Plugged Greased Clothed Dusted Beaten Separated
What is meant by the term ‘Washed’?
The slaves were cleaned after the horrific journey across the middle passage.
What is meant by the term ‘Deliced’?
Slaves often got lice on board the ship so they had to get rid of them.
What is meant by the term ‘Plugged’?
Slaves with dysentery were plugged.
What is meant by the term ‘Greased’?
Slaves were greased to make them look more muscular.
What is meant by the term ‘Clothed’?
Slaves were given clothes to make them look more presentable.
What is meant by the term ‘Dusted’?
Slaves had their scares and other injuries filled in with a special paste.
What is meant by the term ‘Beaten’?
Slaves were beaten to maintain fesr.
What is meant by the term ‘Separated’?
Salves were separated into groups of about five or six.
What is active resistance?
Resistance which involves physically breaking the rules. This usually involves violence.
What is passive resistance?
Resistance that is a bit more laid back.
List five examples of active resistance.
Poisoning the master Setting fire to the house Running away Rebelling and taking weapons Suicide Glass in food
List six examples of passive resistance.
Working slowly Injuring plantation animals Pretending to be mad Slave women taunting the overseers or slave owners Misunderstanding orders Faking illness.
What was the ‘Triangular Trade’?
The route that the sailor took from Europe to West Africa to pick up slaves and give away guns and brandy. The sailors would them take the slaves to the Caribbean and sell them to buy cotton, sugar and tobacco. They then sailed back to Europe to sell their goods.
What things did a field slave have to do?
Work from sunrise to sunset (18 hours in the harvest seasons) Live in cramped shacks Have Sundays off Go hunting or fishing in spare time In summer, didn't have to work from 12-2
What things did a house slave have to do?
Cook Clean Dust Had an education Eat leftover food
Name four famous abolitionists.
Grandiose Sharp
William Wilberforce
Olaudah Equiano
Josiah Wedgewood
What did Josiah Wedgewood do?
Gave away free plaques about the slave trade.
What did Granville Sharp do?
Defended slaves in court.
What did William Wilberforce do?
He made speeches in Parliament.
What did Olaudah Equiano do?
Phenomenon wrote a life story which became a best seller.
