Modern Slavery
What is human trafficking?
The illegal abduction and forced labor of individuals, often across borders.
What is trade?
The action of buying and selling goods.
Who was John Hawkins?
The first English slave trader who captured slaves in Africa and sold them in the Caribbean.
What were slave ship conditions?
Overcrowded, with poor food quality and appalling sanitary conditions.
What does "abolish" mean?
To formally put an end to something.
What is forced labor?
Work that people are forced to do under threat of violence or punishment.
Why did settlers want slaves?
To farm profitable crops like sugar, tobacco, coffee and cotton.
What was the Royal African Company?
A trading company involved in the slave trade, established to exploit African resources and slave labor.
How were enslaved Africans sold?
They were cleaned up with water, then oil was applied on their skin, then they were sold through auctions or scrambles.
When was the slave trade abolished?
In 1807, the British Parliament abolished the slave trade.
What is debt bondage?
A situation where an individual is forced to work to repay a debt, often passed down through generations.
What is the slave trade?
The business of capturing, selling, and buying enslaved people.
How many Africans were transported?
Approximately 3.1 million Africans were transported to British colonies between 1562 and 1807.
What was a slave auction?
A public sale where buyers bid on enslaved individuals.
Who was Olaudah Equiano?
- One formerly enslaved person who campaigned tirelessly to convince British people that the slave trade was wrong.
- He wrote his life story and turned many people against slavery
What is child labor?
The exploitation of children in work, often in dangerous or inhumane conditions.
Why was the slave trade profitable?
Due to the high demand for agricultural products and the cheap labor provided by enslaved people.
Who partnered with John Hawkins?
Queen Elizabeth I was a business partner with Hawkins in the slave trade.
What were the jobs of slaves?
Most enslaved people worked in fields, some worked in households, and various other labor-intensive roles.
Why was slavery declared illegal?
Due to growing moral opposition, economic changes, and successful campaigns for abolition.
What are forced marriages?
Marriages conducted without consent, often to settle debts or for servitude.
Why is it called triangular trade?
Because it involved a three-stop journey across the Atlantic between Europe, Africa, and the Americas.
What was the profit from the slave trade?
The British trade in African slaves generated approximately £12 million in profits.
What happened after slaves were sold?
They became personal property, often branded and forced to work without rights.
What did the enslaved people do in Saint-Domingue?
- Killed many of the plantation owners and set fire to the sugar cane fields
- They kept control of the island despite attacks from both French and British soldiers.
- In 1804, the Saint-Domingue was renamed Haiti, and the people there declared independence and outlawed slavery.