This was the name of the trade network that developed between the Americas, Europe and Africa
Triangular Trade
100
_____ labor is the physical work done by hand, like working the fields on a plantation
Manual
100
North America, Caribbean, Latin America
Where were slaves forbidden to learn to read or write?
North America
100
What was the Christian name that Kunta Kinte was forced to take?
Toby
100
This was the name of the person who ran the day-to-day of a plantation, including looking over the slaves
Overseer
200
What religion owned slaves in Western Africa starting around the year 600 AD
Islam
200
Approximately how many slaves were taken from Africa during the slave trade
10-12 million
200
North America, Caribbean, Latin America
Most of the slaves in this area worked on sugarcane plantations.
Caribbean
200
What was the purpose of the manhood training in Episode 1?
To learn to become a warrior in the Mandika tribe
200
This the other name for a large farm in the Americas that grew cash crops
Plantations
300
This were temporary laborers who signed contracts to work for extended periods of time before being granted freedom.
Indentured servants
300
This was was slave ships were also referred to as.
Slavers
300
North America, Caribbean, Latin America
This area first used indentured servants before switching to slave labor.
North America
300
What state did Kunta Kinte's owner have their plantation?
Virginia
300
This was another name for a runaway slave
Maroon
400
How long, in weeks, did the Middle Passage take?
3-6 weeks
400
What was the job of the African middlemen in the slave trade?
To capture slaves to trade to Europeans.
400
North America, Caribbean, Latin America
In this area slaves were treated with laws to protect them, such as allowing them to marry and eventually buy their freedom.
Latin America
400
What was the purpose of putting tar on the backs of the slaves to prepare for the auctions?
To hide the cuts on their back.
400
This was the name of the slave that was captured in Nigeria and wrote his narrative about his experiences as a slave.
Olaudah Equiano
500
Name at least 3 goods that were traded in the Trans-Atlantic trade networks
Slaves, guns, horses, gold, rum, cloth, grain
500
What European country was the first to trade slaves on the West Coast of Africa
Portugal
500
North America, Caribbean, Latin America
In what area were some of the jobs that slaves performed was working on coffee plantations, miners and loggers?
Latin America
500
What was the name of the torture device used to punish slaves in Roots Episode 1?
Thumb screws
500
This was the term given when owners freed their slaves. It was viewed as the honorable thing to do based on the readings of the Qur'an.