Middle passage
What is the term for people from earlier generations of our families?
Ancestors.
Name one European country that established colonies in the Caribbean.
Spain, Britain, France or the Netherlands.
Why did plantation owners seek large amounts of labour?
Plantation crops such as sugar required substantial labour to cultivate and process.
What does colonisation mean?
The process by which one country or group establishes control over another territory and its people.
Give one reason European powers came to the Caribbean.
To expand their empires, increase trade, seek wealth/resources and establish colonies.
What was the Middle Passage?
The transatlantic voyage during which enslaved Africans were forcibly transported to the Americas and Caribbean.
What is the difference between enslavement and emancipation?
Enslavement involves being forced into slavery and denied freedom; emancipation means being freed from slavery.
What was a plantation?
A large agricultural estate where crops were grown, often for sale/export.
What does emancipation mean?
Freedom from slavery or bondage.