Triangular Trade Flashcards
What were the three points of the triangle
Britain
Africa
West Indies
What was stage 1
Britain would give guns, alcahol, clothes and textiles to African tribes
What was stage 2 of the triangular trade
African slaves would be shipped to the west indies
What was Stage 3
The West Indies would grow tobacco sugar cotton and coffee to be sold in Britain
How long did the middle passage last
2-3 months
Negative effects on the caribbean from the slave trade
Racial terms brought to island
Economic instability (relied too much on the trade for profit)
Disease brought by british people killed many natives
Rebellions damaged the land
The natives lived in fear of rebellions
Why did it take so long to abolish slavery
Wealthy people paid for a campaign against abolition
Most MPs were supporters of the trade
Merchants were supporters of the trade
Many companies relied on the funds from the ST
Carry size of slave ships
200-700
Conditions on the middle passage
Unsanitary
Disease
Lack of food
Women and children separated drom the men
Methods of resisting in the muddle passage
Hunger strikes
Jumping overboard
Infantcide
Self mutilation
After the middle passage
Slaves were washed, shaved, rubbed with oils and any cuts were filled with rust
Punishments on the middle passage
Whipped
Thumbscrews
Speculum Oris (force feeding tool)
Forms of Resistance on the plantation
Playing instruments
Poisoning
Arson
Religion
Running away
Breaking tools
How were slaves captured
Made a deal with tribal chiefs who sold away all their criminals and people feom other villages
Conditions on the plantations
Hours of work in heat
Small sheds for housing
Bland meals
Tattered clothing
