Facing Slavery #1
On average, how many hours a day did slaves work planting and picking crops?
16
When one West African King refused to take part in the slave trade, who had another group of West Africans go to war against the king and capture his people?
Europeans
The smell and heat inside the ships were unbearable, and the ships were crawling with ____, _____, and _____?
Lice, Fleas, and Rats
Which colonies depended on the labor of enslaved Africans?
Southern Colonies (Georgia and Virginia)
True or False: Slaves in West Africa could gain their freedom one day through work or marriage, while slaves in North America, for the most part, could not.
True
Slaves were herded into a large yards and buyers rushed in to grab the ones they wanted. These types of sales were called?
Scrambles
Many slaves worked hard and did what they were told in hopes that their masters would make them _____ or ______?
House Servants or Skilled Workers
In the first year on a plantation, slaves were given new names, began to work, learned about new tools, and were punished when they did not understand. This period of time was referred to as ______ or ______?
Seasoning or Breaking In
Sales in which slaves were sold to buyers who bid on them were called?
Slave Auctions
Overseer
European traders introduced these items to trade for slaves. They changed life in West Africa forever. What was the item they traded for slaves?
Guns
True or False: Most West Africans in the 1500s lived in captivity as slaves.
False
The voyage that brought enslaved Africans across the Atlantic Ocean to North America?
Middle Passage
What percent of West Africans died during the voyage to the Americas?
10%-20%
In 1839, a successful revolt was led by slaves who triumphed over the captain and crew of this ship?
Amistad
Slaves in West Africa could own this, while slaves in the North America could not?
Land
True or False: Slaves in West Africa could earn money and become skilled workers, while slaves in North America rarely received this privilege (if at all).
True
Slaves lived in small cabins with a dirt floor. Often ____ or more people lived in one small cabin.
8
Because many West Africans had never seen white skinned men before, they were frightened and thought that the white men would eat them. As a result, many West Africans ______ or _______?
Jumped Ship or Refused to Eat
West Africans learn about their culture and history through _____, _____, and _____?
Fables, Legends, and Myths
Enslaved Africans were forced to make difficult decisions even though they did not like any of their choices. What word is used to describe this situation?
Dilemma
People from Africa who were forced to give up their freedom and spend their lives obeying and working for their "owners"?
Enslaved Africans
Europeans traded cloth, rum, guns, and other goods for what?
Slaves
Huge farms that require a large labor force to grow crops?
Plantations
The continents of North and South America are know as what?
The Americas