Before the Trans-Atlantic
Slave Trade
Slave Trade
This is the reason Natives were not used for labor permanently in the Americas.
Disease
True or false - the northern colonies had slaves
TRUE, but the work was often different due to the lack of plantations
The New World, Europe, and Africa each formed a "point" of the network known as...
Triangular Trade
This man led a slave revolt in Virginia where over 50 whites were killed. Over 50 slaves were executed and 120 blacks were killed in retaliation for the rebellion. He was eventually hanged after hiding for over two months.
Nat Turner
religion
This type of agriculture necessitates the need for huge amounts of human labor.
Plantation
In the British colonies this cash crop was the biggest reason they wanted slave labor.
Tobacco
The trip from Africa to the New World, known for its horrific and dehumanizing conditions is known as the...
Middle Passage
Slave revolts would often lead local white populations to passing harsher versions of these...
Slave Codes/Laws
When slaves ran away, many ran ________ distances as a way to withhold their labor.
short
This crop was the single biggest reason Europeans STARTED the mass importation of African Slaves to the Americas
Sugar
In 1619, the first African slaves were brought to the British Colonies in this location.
Jamestown
Kingdoms in Africa participated in the slave trade because...
They wanted European goods to compete with other local African Kingdoms
This man was a carpenter and African-American leader in Charleston, SC. He was convicted and executed for planning a major uprising and his church was destroyed.
Denmark Vesey
Restrictions on slaves included laws outlawing them from learning how to...
read and write
What two groups made up the labor force in the colonies PRIOR to the arrival of African Slaves?
Native Americans and Indentured Servants
Laws in America meant "chattel slavery" existed - which means that slaves were considered...
The Trans-Atlantic Slave trade had this demographic effect on Africa.
Took millions of young males from Africa, creating a massive gender gap
The German Coast Uprising took place in what is now this US state.
Louisiana
Slaves would often do this as a way to slow down work during the day.
Feign illness, break tools, theft, sabotage
Slaves in human history before the Trans-Atlantic slave trade were enslaved NOT because of race but because of...
Their social status (prisoners of war, criminals, etc.)
An estimated 40 to 60% of African-Americans can trace their ancestry back through this city, where slaves often arrived in the British Colonies
The forced migration of Africans during this era of world history is known as the...
African Diaspora
This slave rebellion happened in South Carolina in 1739 and was led by a slave named Jemmy, also known as "Cato"
The Stono Rebellion
These communities were set up away from established societies where runaway slaves could live on their own
Maroon Communities