Vocabulary
Rebellions- to go against
Uprisings
The _____________________ was the slaves' terrifying journey to America.
Middle Passage
Slaves were sold at ______________.
auction
Name 3 cash crops grown on plantations in the South.
tobacco
rice
cotton
Slavery was a _______________.
brutal system
The slaves' terrifying journey to America
Middle Passage
African people were captured, _________________, and packed onto boats.
chained together
Enslaved Africans had few _____________________.
basic rights
Enslaved Africans often lived together in ____________.
large communities
Slaves were kept from learning to ________ and ________.
read and write
The system in which people are bought and sold as if they're property
Slavery
Africans lay in darkness for months and _______________________.
didn't know where they were being taken
A few African Americans were able to buy their ___________.
freedom
sold or separated
Enslaved people found ways to _____________.
fight back
A public sale where products are bought and sold to the highest bidder
Auction
Many Africans died, others ___________________.
wished for death
Free African Americans were always in danger of being ______________________.
kidnapped and returned to slavery
Why were there more slaves in the South than in the North?
Southern plantations required many workers.
How did slaves use songs?
A group's way of life
Culture
Name one thing that often happened to captured Africans on their journey
1. They were thrown overboard for being sick or defiant
2. They were shaved and branded
3. They had their ear cut off to mark them as property
What were common jobs for slaves in the North?
What did large communities and families provide?
What year was the Stono Rebellion in South Carolina?
1739