The Slave Trade Flashcards

1
Q

What is the slave trade

A

The capturing, selling and buying of enslaved people

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2
Q

When was slavery abolished

A

1807

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3
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The main ports slaving ships sailed from

A

London
Bristol
Liverpool

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4
Q

What was traded for the slaves

A
Cloth 
Hats and caps
Iron bars
Hardware 
Guns
Salt
Beads and belts
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5
Q

What was one of the ports in Africa

A

Benin

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6
Q

Where were the slaves sold

A

In America, or Barbados and Jamaica in the West Indies to work on plantations (mostly)

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7
Q

What were the slaves bought with

A
Money
Sugar
Rum
Cotton
Tobacco
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8
Q

Why may a slave trader not be able to sell his goods for a profit

A

Because there is a glut in the system

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9
Q

What is the journey across the Atlantic Ocean called

A

The middle passage

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10
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What did many people claim about the enslaved working

A

That they didn’t work hard enough because they had nothing to work for - no reward
Might as well pay someone to sido it and do it well

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11
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What did the enslaved do to make the masters waste money

A

Replace damage
Find them when they ran
Buying new slaves because they committed or ran

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12
Q

No plantations means….

A

No need for slaves = no money for the slave traders

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13
Q

No profit leads to….

A

Closing down

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14
Q

When did the price for sugar drop

A

1770s

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15
Q

Who started the slave trade

A

Europe ( Portuguese and Spanish) in the 15th century

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16
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When did England start trading slaves

A

In the 16th century with Sir John Harwkins

17
Q

What was the name of the second leg of the triangular trade

A

Middle passage

18
Q

What happened before the slaves were sold

A

They were cleaned

19
Q

Who was the British MP who campaigned for the end of slavery

A

Wilberforce

20
Q

Who and when was the first English trader to sell African slaves in the New world

A

John Hawkins in 1562

21
Q

What was the average number of slaves per ship

A

295

22
Q

What percentage of slave trade was carried out by Britain

A

22%

23
Q

What did Britain take to Africa

A

Weapons, clothes and trinkets

24
Q

What was taken from the third leg back to Europe

A

Sugar, rum, cotton and tobacco

25
Q

What happened when they got on the boats

A

They were stripped and men and women were put separately and men were chained women and children were usually unchained

26
Q

How did slaves rebel

A
Killed themselves
Took weapons
Freed other slaves
Ran to mountains
Fought against masters
27
Q

Why were slaves sold and brought

A

For profit and to work on plantations

28
Q

Why was the Slave trade abolished in 1807

A

Economic reasons - if you have free worker their happier
Rebelling from the slaves
Government realising it’s the right thing to do - William Wilberforce