Bacon's Rebellion
Who joined together in Bacon's Rebellion?
Poor white and black farmers
What continent did slaves come from?
Africa
What is the Middle Passage?
The journey enslaved Africans took across the Atlantic Ocean.
What three continents were involved in the Triangular trade route?
Africa, Europe, North America
What is Bacon's Rebellion?
Bacon's Rebellion was a rebellion joined by poor white and African American farmers because the landowners owned all the land and money. They also treated the poor white and African farmers poorly.
In Africa, were there already slaves before European contact?
Yes
What were the conditions of the Middle Passage?
Slaves were chained and put lying next to each other. They did not have room to move or turn over. They were not allowed to use the restroom.
What did the United States transport to Europe?
Timber, cotton, tobacco
What settlement did Bacon's rebellion destroy?
Jamestown
Why did African Kings need more guns?
To get more land, power, and slaves from other kingdoms.
What ocean did slaves cross to get to America from Africa?
Atlantic Ocean
What did Europe bring to Africa to trade?
Guns, Rum, Iron
What was the effect of Bacon's Rebellion?
Rich landowners got together and passed laws to divide the poor white and African American farmers. They made African Americans automatic slaves.
Why did colonists prefer African slaves to Native Americans?
They thought Native Americans died too quickly or resisted. Slave traders brought Africans because they were used to the hot weather and farming. The slave laws also made it legal to use African slaves.
To this day, sharks still travel the course of the Middle Passage. Why is that?
If a slave were sick, injured, or disobedient, they would be tossed overboard.
What did Africans trade with Europeans?
Slaves for guns
What laws were passed because of Bacon's Rebellion?
Virginia Slave Laws of 1705
What did the Europeans bring to trade with African Kings?
Guns, Rum, and Iron
How many months did it take to cross the Middle Passage journey?
2-3 months
In exchange for guns and ivory, what did African kings give to trade with Europeans?
Slaves