Transatlantic Slave Trade Flashcards
What good we’re traded from Britain to Africa ?
Guns,Textiles,Money
Who was the first British man to trade slaves
John Hawkins
When did the first British slave ship set sail
1562
What were the peak years of the slave trade
1760s. 80,000 slaves per year
What are the main killers on slave ships
Disease and psychological trauma
How were Africans distributed on slave ships
Packed together like cargo. Chained together
How long was the Atlantic crossing
6-8 weeks
What was the march to the coast
Slaves were marched to the coast for 8 hours whilst being chained together
How long did slaves work per day
16 hours
At what age did children work
4 years old
Which gender got better jobs
Men
What were the dangers with boiling sugar
Slaves didn’t have the right equipment and would therefore get badly burned
Name some jobs of slaves
Fisherman waterman ploughman shepherd cook
Driver butcher field hand laundrymaid
What were some punishments
Whipped for disagreeing. Body parts amputated for trying to escape. Runaways also got hanged. Some slaves were sold away
What did people do in their free time
Practise religion in secret. Tell stories. Go to church at 5 am. Sundays off. They sold spare crops
How many slaves were transported in total
12 million
What were some contemporary justifications
It gave them a job, saved them from war, gave them a place to live. Enslaved anyway. God hasn’t stopped them. They work cheerfully and sing
How many sailors got jobs
15000
How much profit did Britain make per year of sugar
1.5 million pounds
Who published the “ am I not and a brother” slogan and when
The British abolitionist movement in 1787
What was also made to represent women by the British abolitionist movement
The “ am I not a woman and a sister” slogan
What was the problem with British abolitionist movement slogans
They showed slaves as weak and defenseless even though they often fought for themselves
When was the slave trade illegal
1807
What is gradualism
Slaves had to be prepared for freedom by being educated and becoming Christian. Abolitionists thought that is the trade was illegal slaves would be treated as more valuable and there fore better
How did women help in ending slavery
They boycotted slavery mad esugar and bought French sugar which was cheaper and made without slaves
What was the rebellion in Jamaica
In 1831 50,000-60,000 slaves rebelled against their owner’s, torched fields and buildings and caused 1 million pounds of damage
What did former slaves do
Ther wrote literature to show how cruel slavery was
