The Transatlantic Slave Trade
The stage of the Transatlantic Slave Trade where Africans were forcibly transported across the Atlantic.
What is the Middle Passage?
Enslaved people preserved elements of their culture by blending African traditions with new practices. What is this process called?
What is cultural adaptation?
This individual wrote a famous narrative detailing his experiences as a slave and his journey to freedom.
Who is Olaudah Equiano?
The transatlantic voyage enslaved Africans were forced to endure, often under horrific conditions.
What is the Middle Passage?
The concept describing how individuals and communities perceive themselves based on experiences and interactions.
What is identity?
Guns, textiles, and alcohol were traded for this during the Transatlantic Slave Trade.
What are enslaved people?
This spiritual practice, which combines African and Catholic traditions, developed in Haiti as a form of cultural resistance.
What is Vodou?
Known as the "Moses of her people," she led enslaved people to freedom through the Underground Railroad.
Who is Harriet Tubman?
The 1807 law that ended the British involvement in the Transatlantic Slave Trade.
What is the Abolition of the Slave Trade Act?
This model explains visible and hidden aspects of culture.
What is the iceberg model?
This was the primary purpose of the Transatlantic Slave Trade.
What is to supply labour for plantations and other industries?
Enslaved people resisted oppression in many ways, such as slowing down work, sabotaging tools, or escaping. What are these acts collectively known as?
What is passive resistance?
This British MP and abolitionist was instrumental in passing the law to abolish the slave trade in 1807.
Who is William Wilberforce?
A network of secret routes and safe houses that helped enslaved people escape to freedom.
What is the Underground Railroad?
The concept that identity evolves through experiences and external influences.
What is a developing sense of self?
Loss of population and cultural disruption were consequences of this for African societies.
What is the Transatlantic Slave Trade?
Enslaved individuals often used music, dance, and storytelling to maintain a sense of community and identity. What role did these traditions play?
What is preserving cultural identity and unity?
Ben Ross was an enslaved man who gained his freedom later in life. He supported Harriet Tubman by providing guidance and assistance during her escape and missions.
Who was Harriet Tubman’s father?
Large agricultural estates in the Americas that relied on enslaved labour, particularly for sugar production.
What are sugar plantations?
Our sense of self, and that of others, is continually developing through our different interactions and impacts on how we exist in the world.
Over 12 million Africans experienced this fate during the Transatlantic Slave Trade.
What is being forcibly transported across the Atlantic?
This West African kingdom, known for its advanced art and trade, became a key location in the Transatlantic Slave Trade.
What is the Kingdom of Benin?
This real-life abolitionist, played in Harriet, encouraged Tubman and other freedom fighters in their struggle.
Who is Frederick Douglass?
A famous rebellion in 1839 when enslaved Africans took control of a ship transporting them.
What is the Amistad?
This tool symbolised hidden messages and guidance, helping enslaved people navigate their journey to freedom while preserving cultural connections.
What is the freedom quilt, and how did it reflect identity and resilience?