Year 8 Oct Mid Unit Flashcards
Name one African tribe/kingdom from before the Transatlantic Slave Trade.
Benin
What other European countries were involved in the Transatlantic Slave Trade?
Portugal France and Denmark
What area of Africa did the British sail to to trade for slaves
West Africa
What did the British trade for slaves?
Guns metalware clothing and textiles
What goods did British ships bring back from Caribbean islands?
Sugar rum coffee tobacco mollases
What is the difference between ‘tight’ and ‘loose’ pack on a slave ship?
The ways to get the most profit from shipping slaves to the Americas.
How much room did a slave have on the Middle Passage on a ‘tight’ pack ship on a journey lasting weeks-months?
Approx 1.5 m square
When did the Zong court case take place?
1781
How many dead slaves did the Zong owners claim for when the case came to court
159
What happened to the Zong’s slave captain?
Nothing but the insures didn’t pay out