S.S CH.8 Flashcards
Enslaved Africans
people from Africa who were forced to give up their freedom and spend their lives working for their masters or owners. Enslaved Africans were treated as property that could be bought and sold.
Dilemma
Situations in which a person is forced to make a decision. Even though there is no good choice to make .
Middle passage
The voyage of slave traders and enslaved Africans across the Atlantic Ocean from Africa to the americas
Plantations
A usually large area of privately owned land where crops were grown with the labor of slaves or workers who lived on the land.
Americas
The continents of North and South America connected by Central America along with nearby islands like those in the Caribbean Sea.
Slave Auctions
A sale in which slaves were sold buyers who bid. Usually a slave was sold to the person who bid the highest.
Overseer
A person who was put in charge of the work of slaves. The overseer had great power over the slaves and could punish them for disobeying him.