Georgia
When was Georgia founded and who founded it?
James Oglethorpe founded Georgia and it was founded in 1732!!
How was this land acquired?
King George II gave this land to eight English Nobles.
Did European plantation owners rely on slaves for their main income?
Yes!
What was molasses made into
Rum
Where were the survivng slaves sold too
The west indies
what natural resources were there in Georgia?
Rice and tobbaco
What natural resources were there in the Carolinas?
Indigo plant, Lumber, Tobacco, Grain
What was strictly outlawed for slaves to learn?
Slaves couldn't learn to read or write.
Who were the yankees?
They were the hard working merchants who shipped fish and lumber to the West Indies.
Was the Journey Undemocratic
Yes
What were the land that slaves grew crops on called
Plantations.
What is the indigo plant
A blue dye
What were the main crops that slaves had to tend to in plantations?
Slaves have to tend to many crops but the most well-known and valuable are rice and indigo.
Where was the molasses sold to the yankees
The west indies
how many people were brought on board
292
What were the two main things georgia grew.
Rice and Tobacco
What thing did both Georgia and Carolina grow
Tobacco
What were some of the brutal conditions that slaves had to endure on slave ships?
What materials were traded for slaves in west Africa
(You don't have to name every single item, just name at least two)
Yankees traded the rum, guns, gunpowder, cloth, and tools
Where were the slaves put to have room for more slaves
Shelves that were two feet tall and seven inches.
What were the crops that the south grew called
Cash crops
What conditions did plants like the indigo plant and valuable rice thrive in
Swampy weather
What was the ratio between enslaved people and free Europeans in the Southern colonies?
Southern wealth relied heavily on forced labor from slaves to grow their crops which created the ratio 2-1.
What did the Yankees bring to the West Indies
Name 2
Fish and lumber
What was the middle passage?
The middle passage was when the enslaved people were transported and they had no freedom and were banned from reading and writing.