Transatlantic Slave Trade

Question 1

How did the trade triangle work?

Answer 1

1. England has alcohol, pots and pans which they would give to Africa
2. Africa gave people to take as slaves to America/West Indies
3. America/West Indies would make the enslaved people work for them on plantations
4. America/West Indies had tobacco, sugar and cotton which they would give to England

Question 2

What year did European exploration of the Americas begin?

Answer 2

1492

Question 3

When did the first African slaves arrive in America?

Answer 3

1619

Question 4

Who was the first British slave trader?

Answer 4

John Hawkins

Question 5

Who did John Hawkins try and persuade to join the slave trade?

Answer 5

Elizabeth I but at first she refused but later on accepted

Question 6

What caused more violence in Africa during the slave trade?

Answer 6

England was supplying them with more guns so it would have lead to more wars

Question 7

Which three places in England were heavily involved in the slave trade and why?

Answer 7

Bristol, Liverpool and London because they are al near the coast so it would have been easier for transportation

Question 8

What shows that enslaved Africans were desperate during the Middle Passage?

Answer 8

They tried to end their own lives by jumping off the ship before they arrived. In some cases they had to place a net on the side of the ship to prevent this

Question 9

What were the conditions on ships like?

Answer 9

• Very small space, treated like commodities
• Due to this is was very unhygienic
• They were forced to exercise daily
• They were made to dance so the crew members could ridicule them
• They had a very poor diet and were stripped of their clothing

Question 10

What were some of the diseases spread on the ship?

Answer 10

Smallpox, yellow fever, malaria and dysentery

Question 11

What were the two types of resistance?

Answer 11

Active and passive

Question 12

Give some examples of active resistance

Answer 12

• They would burn the plantations
• Arson
  _ they would run away (but were often caught and punished)
• Attacked the plantation owners

Question 13

Give some examples of passive resistance

Answer 13

• They sang songs to keep their culture alive (they sometimes had secret messages in them)
• They would work slower on purpose
• They would fake being ill

Question 14

How long was the Middle Passage?

Answer 14

3-6 months

Question 15

What did Harriet Tubman do?

Answer 15

She led slaves to freedom along the Underground Railroad

Question 16

Who were the Maroons?

Answer 16

A group of slaves in Jamaica who ran away and successfully fought the British

Question 17

What are barracoons?

Answer 17

Wooden cages that help enslaved people on the coast of Africa

Question 18

Who abolished slavery first?

Answer 18

Britain in 1833

Question 19

When was the slave trade abolished?

Answer 19

1807

Question 20

Who lead the campaign for the abolition of slavery?

Answer 20

William Wilberforce

Question 21

Why did slave owners fright against the abolitionists?

Answer 21

They needed labour for their plantations

Question 22

What is one technique William Wilberforce used for the abolition of slavery?

Answer 22

He persuaded people with the use of religion and how slavery was against God’s word

Question 23

Give four reasons slavery was abolished?

Answer 23

• Economic reasons
• The actions of enslaved people
• The formerly enslaved in Britain
• Anti slavery campaigners

Question 24

What were the two ways slaved were sold?

Answer 24

slave auction
slave scramble