DISEASES
The least deadly disease that was spread among slaves was...
Parasitic Infection
True or False
Slaves worked more than 16 hours a day
True
What do you call a fake noodle?
an impasta
This heroic woman was a leader on the Underground Railroad. She, and other helpers, were known as “conductors.”
Harriet Tubman
This colonial region was known for growing cash crops like tobacco and cotton.
The Southern region
DYSENTERY(known as the FLUX)
What was the most plantation picked by slaves?
Cotton Plantations or Sugarcane
This is the name for the secret passageways and secret helpers that helped slaves escape to freedom.
Underground Railroad
What was the first dilemma?
Trading slaves for guns/power
What was The Middle Passage?
The voyage from West Africa to the West Indies & America
What was the main & deadliest disease of slavery?
Yellow Fever
At what time did slaves get a break from labour?
Around Noon
Slaves were brought to this area before they were brought to America, specifically to work on sugar plantations...
The West Indies
The valuable items traded for enslaved Africans were... (1 of the 2)
guns and tools
What were the 2 ways slaves were sold once they were in America?
scrambles and auctions
What is the estimated percent of how many slaves died from diseases each day?
10 to 25 percent
or
40 to 60 percent
10 to 25 percent.
How many hours did slaves work in the winter?
A) 8 hours
B)10 hours
C)12 hours
D)16 hours
A)8 hours/8 hours
About how long did the middle passage take?
5-12 weeks
What was the transatlantic exchange of goods and slaves called?
The triangular trade
What were 2 of the 3 kinds of work (that we talked about) that people in West Africa did?
farming, mining, trading
what was the most common way to catch a disease in slavery?
Middle Passage
How many meals did slaves get through out all of their labour?
A)2 meals a day
B)1 meal a day
C)4 meals a day
A)2 meals a day
2 meals a day
Roughly how many West Africans made the Middle Passage voyage?
10-15 million
What was west African society based on?
Family
Why did slaves want to try to get a job as a skilled worker?
To try and get enough money to buy their freedom (or to get better clothes or food from the family)