Capture & The Middle Passage
What were Africans often exchanged for before being enslaved?
Guns, cloth, and goods
What kind of work did enslaved Africans do on plantations?
Harvesting crops like sugar, cotton, and tobacco
Who were the two main groups in the frontier wars in Australia?
Aboriginal peoples and European settlers
Who was Constable Willshire?
A police officer in Central Australia.
Pi to the 8th Decimal
3.14159265
What was the name of the journey enslaved Africans took across the Atlantic?
The Middle Passage
What were working hours like on plantations?
Sunrise to sunset, very long and harsh
What were settlers trying to take from Aboriginal people?
Their land and resources
What was he accused of?
Killing Aboriginal men.
What is the name of Mufasa's trusted advisor? Hint: Not Monkey
Zazu
Conditions on the ships were…?
Overcrowded, unsanitary, and deadly
Name one way enslaved people resisted
Breaking tools, slowing work, running away, or revolts
Why are the Frontier Wars important to Australian history?
They show the violence of colonisation.
What was the outcome of his trial?
He was found not guilty
What is the acronym for Canberra Grammar School
CGS
About how many enslaved Africans died on the Middle Passage?
Around 1 in 7 (about 15%)
What was a famous slave revolt in Haiti called?
The Haitian Revolution
About how many Aboriginal people died in the frontier wars?
At least 20,000
Whose voices were missing in the trial?
Aboriginal witnesses and victims
If Eugene eats 4/3 of a pizza what is he?
A guy that likes pizza
Why did traders pack so many people on ships?
To make more profit, even if many died
Why was family life often broken on plantations?
Families were separated when sold
Who did Oscar do an amazing impression of?
A Hermannsburg Missionary
What does the case show about justice in frontier Australia?
Courts protected settlers, not aboriginals
What day of the week was 6/7/1967