Name one word about how the treatment of slaves can be characterized.
Brutality, dehumanization, and the denial of basic human rights
Say two reasons why the treatment of slaves was better in the Bay of Honduras than the rest of British Carribean.
Food provision, Economics investment
Name one of the weekly food given to slaves in the British Caribbean?
5 lbs of salt pork and 7 lbs of flour (pork and dough), along with sugar, yams, plantains, rice, and salt.
Why did the Baymen in the remote forest camps have to handle their slaves very carefully?
Risk of escape, financial investment, living and working conditions, social dynamic.
What tools did the slaves carry that made their masters handle them carefully in the remote forest camps?
Axes, machetes, and guns.
What are some similarities and differences that influenced the treatment of slaves in the Bay of Honduras with those that might have influenced the treatment of slaves in other British Carribean colonies.
Similarities: Economic value, fear of rebellion.
Differences: Proximity to escape routes, Nature of work, settler mentality, power dynamics.