Vocabulary
What vocabulary words matches the definition?
"To SEND goods for sale or exchange to other countries"
Export
What three continents are a part of the Triangular Trade system?
Europe, Africa, and North America.
What was the "Middle Passage"?
The journey over the Atlantic Ocean, leaving from West Africa and arriving at North America.
What was the process called for buying and selling slaves?
Slave Auction
What were the homes that slaves lived in?
What vocabulary words matches the definition?
"To BRING goods IN for sale or to buy something from another country."
Import
What type of goods does Europe trade to the Colonies and Africa?
Manufactured goods.
What were the conditions of the slave ship like?
Crowded, tiny sleeping/living space, enslaved Africans chained to the floor, hot and humid, smells horrific and harsh punishments.
How were the slaves better presented for auctions?
They were washed, covered in oil in some cases, dressed in nice clothes, and were told to smile.
When did enslave people work?
From sunrise to sunset, Monday-Saturday
What is the definition of the word "raw good"?
Natural resources that are not made into a finished product, such as trees or cotton.
What type of goods do the Colonies trade to Europe and Africa?
Raw goods.
Why were slaves thrown overboard?
If they were sick, dead, or were trying to escape.
True
What type of work did enslave people do on plantations?
Backbreaking work- move tons of dirt to build rice fields and irrigation canals. Plant, tend, and harvest cash crops
What is the definition of the word "manufacture"?
To make something into a finished product using raw materials.
What does Africa trade to the Colonies?
Enslaved people.
What slave ship broke records for carrying the most slaves in one journey?
The Brooks Slaveship
True or false: Slave auctions were held in secret.
False: they were advertised in the newspapers.
What type of buildings can be found on a plantation?
The mansion, ice house, meathouse, wash house, slave quarters, etc...
What is the definition of the word "mercantilism"?
A way for a country to make money through controlling trade by importing cheaper and a lesser amount of goods (raw goods) and exporting more expensive and a greater amount of manufactured goods.
A way in which goods and enslaved people were traded among the continents of the Americas, Europe and Africa.
How long did the passage take?
3 weeks to 3 months.
Tools and animals.
According to Slave Codes, what were enslaved people not allowed to learn?
They were not allowed to learn how to read and write.