Slaves from Africa
Which part of Africa were most slaves from?
West Africa
What was cotton known as?
White Gold
Who was the slave who led a revolt?
Who was one leader of the Underground Railroad?
Harriet Tubman
How old was Kunta Kinte when he saw the slave traders?
16
How long did the trip take from Africa to the Americas?
6 weeks
How many slaves did big plantations have?
over 100
How many plantation owners and family members did N. T. and other slaves kill?
57
What was the Underground Railroad?
It was secret trails and hiding places to help slaves escape.
Kunte Kinte ran very fast. Did he escape from the slave traders?
no
How many centimeters of space did each slave have on the ship?
46 cm. by 46 cm.
Who invented the cotton gin?
Eli Whitney
What happened to N. T. and the slaves who helped him?
They were caught and killled.
Where were the slaves trying to escape to?
The Northern U.S. and Canada.
What did the slave traders put on Kunta Kinte's wrists?
chains
What percent of the slaves were brought to the U.S.?
4%
What percent of the world's cotton came from the southern states?
75%
How many slaves did NOT revolt or run away?
3,000,000
How many times did H. T. return to the South to help slaves escape?
13-17 times
Some of the slaves were put into wooden boxes. What is one of those boxes called?
a cage
Between 1540 and 1888, how many slaves were taken from Africa?
over 15 million
How did plantation owners treat their slaves?
Like property
Many slaves did not revolt or run away. They became ________________ and had hope for a better life.
Christian
How many slaves did H. T. help to escape?
300
Where did the slave traders take Kunta Kinte and the other African people they captured?
To a slave ship.