transatlantic slave trade Flashcards
what is the transatlantic slave trade?
is many black Africans would travel to Africa to south Africa and the Caribbean between the sixteenth and nineteenth centuries. once they reached there destination they were sold and put to work for the rest of their life
describe the life of a enslaved person
they had very dirty living conditions
. they went on slave ships
. over crowed with men women and children.
. there were given food regulary
.they were taken up deck for exersize
they did it so they would be in good shape for slave traders.
they were shackled togther in rows lying ethier on their backs like spoons
how was the life on a plantation of an enslaved person?
. lived in small shacks with dirty floors and little or no furniture.
. They slept on a pile of rags or straws.
. Some were given a blanket; many were not.
. House slaves often lived in the plantation house.
. They might have had a space to sleep near the kitchen, laundry, or stable
how was slavery abolished?
slave trade was abolished in 1807 by the British parliament
they made it illegal to buy and sell slaves.
slaves helped out by lawyers who were against slavery went to court to claim their freedom
more and more judges were impressed by the slaves’ arguments allowing them to go free.
