Vocabulary
private ownership of people
Chattel slavery
financed several Atlantic voyages to West Africa, played a large role in developing the Atlantic slave trade
Prince Henry of Portugal
What was the main cash crop in areas colonized by the Spanish and Prortuguese
Sugarcane
What were the 3 legs of the triangle trade
raw materials and goods, finished goods, and enslaved people
How did New England colonies benefit from slavery even if they did not use enslaved workers in large numbers?
They benefited from the triangular trade, especially the export of rum. Used enslaved people sparingly.
good transported by ship
cargo
brought a group of imprisoned Africans to Virginia. _________ traded these people for food
Dutch Pirates
Why did the owners of plantations enslave African People?
to be profitable and plantations required many workers
How were enslaved people captured?
They were either kidnaped by Europeans or taken prisoners of war by other Africans
What was the Germantown Quaker Petition?
A document that protested slavery in Pennsylvania
areas around the equator that remain warm all year
tropical latitudes
One of the leaders of Massachusetts Bay Colony
John Winthrop
What did the Spanish use enslaved labor for?
To mine gold and silver in Mexico and Peru. They also farmed sugar plantations in the Caribbean
How were the conditions on the slave ships?
were treated like cargo not people. They were crowded and chained, it was hot, and disease spread quickly.
What happened to enslaved families once bought and sold?
Many families were often broken up
to gain possession
procure
wrote about and described the awful condition aboard the shop during the Middle Passage (hint: was 11 years old)
Olaudah Equiano
What other Europeans used slavery?
The Portuguese used slavery in Brazil, and the English used slavery in their Caribbean colonies
What was the trip across the Atlantic Ocean that enslaved people endured called?
The Middle Passage
Enslaved people were brutally punished, had no rights, couldn't travel without permission, could not testify in court and weren't allowed to read/write
inhumane
Countries that were involved in the Atlantic slave trade before the English
Portuguese and Dutch
Who were the first Euorpeans involved in the Atlantic Slave Trade
Portuguese
How were enslave people transported?
They were marched in chains to a seaport where they board a packed ship and sailed across the Atlantic. If they survived they were sold at a slave market in the Americas.
How did enslave people create their own community and keep their culture alive?
They shared stories and folktales hand down from generations, kept African music and dance alive, held on to their religious beliefs/practices, and blended the African and American culture together.