The Slave Trade Flashcards
What is the slave trade
The capturing, selling and buying of enslaved people
When was slavery abolished
1807
The main ports slaving ships sailed from
London
Bristol
Liverpool
What was traded for the slaves
Cloth
Hats and caps
Iron bars
Hardware
Guns
Salt
Beads and belts
What was one of the ports in Africa
Benin
Where were the slaves sold
In America, or Barbados and Jamaica in the West Indies to work on plantations (mostly)
What were the slaves bought with
Money
Sugar
Rum
Cotton
Tobacco
Why may a slave trader not be able to sell his goods for a profit
Because there is a glut in the system
What is the journey across the Atlantic Ocean called
The middle passage
What did many people claim about the enslaved working
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
What did the enslaved do to make the masters waste money
Replace damage
Find them when they ran
Buying new slaves because they committed or ran
No plantations means….
No need for slaves = no money for the slave traders
No profit leads to….
Closing down
When did the price for sugar drop
1770s
Who started the slave trade
Europe ( Portuguese and Spanish) in the 15th century
When did England start trading slaves
In the 16th century with Sir John Harwkins
What was the name of the second leg of the triangular trade
Middle passage
What happened before the slaves were sold
They were cleaned
Who was the British MP who campaigned for the end of slavery
Wilberforce
Who and when was the first English trader to sell African slaves in the New world
John Hawkins in 1562
What was the average number of slaves per ship
295
What percentage of slave trade was carried out by Britain
22%
What did Britain take to Africa
Weapons, clothes and trinkets
What was taken from the third leg back to Europe
Sugar, rum, cotton and tobacco
What happened when they got on the boats
They were stripped and men and women were put separately and men were chained women and children were usually unchained
How did slaves rebel
Killed themselves
Took weapons
Freed other slaves
Ran to mountains
Fought against masters
Why were slaves sold and brought
For profit and to work on plantations
Why was the Slave trade abolished in 1807
Economic reasons - if you have free worker their happier
Rebelling from the slaves
Government realising it’s the right thing to do - William Wilberforce
