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Definition, Extent, and Justification
Middle Passage
Arrival in the Americas
Ending the Slave
Trade
Miscellaneous
100
What is a barracoon?
A pen to hold slaves; used to be a farmyard for keeping animals.
100
Which ship accounted for one of the worst transatlantic voyages ever made?
The Daniel and Henry.
100
Where is the first place that slaves are brought upon arrival in the Americas?
A customs house
100
Who led the campaign in ending the Atlantic Slave Trade? Why?
Great Britain; 1) they are the wealthiest European nation at this time and could afford its abolishment, 2) strongest navy
100
Who is my favorite Bruins player?
Marchand.
200
Most of the slaves that remained in Africa or the Middle East were women. About how many men were traded across the Atlantic?
2/3
200
Who became an active abolitionist of the slave trade and in 1788 published his anti-slavery treatise entitled "Thoughts Upon the African Slave Trade"?
John Newton
200
Explain why warehouses preferable to barracoons? List all of the reasons.
Because of the better treatment; 1)food, 2) space, 3) mats, 4) clothes, 5) toiletries
200
What is the Enlightenment and how did it affect the slave trade?
The Enlightenment emphasized individual liberties. This lead to the increasing aversion to the slave trade and their poor treatment
200
What was the first black and white film to be colorized?
Yankee Doodle Dandy
300
Define slavery.
The idea that slaves are property, that they are outsiders who are alien by origin (or ethnicity, religion, gender, etc.), coercion can be used at will with them, their labor is at the complete disposal of their master, and they do not have the right to their own sexuality and by extension, their reproductive capacities.
300
What made Equiano fear the white Europeans more?
He witnessed a superior officer unmercifully flog a fellow crewmate so severely, that he died. Equiano came to the conclusion that if they treated themselves in such a brutal manner, he would receive the same treatment or worse.
300
What is the significance of the little slave girl in the Valongo Market?
She created a feeling of sympathy and pity in the observer (relates her to his own daughter), but the color of her skin remained a barrier and did not stir within him a sense of obligation.
300
What factor decreased the demand for slave labor?
Industrial Revolution
300
Who was the only president to be a licensed bartender?
Abraham Lincoln
400
Distinguish the difference between "legal slavery" and "illegal slavery". Why was there a need for these labels?
Legal slavery: prisoners of war, criminals, people willingly sold by family members. Illegal slavery: replacing runaways, kidnapped children, etc. There was a need for these labels in order for the Europeans to "save face"; legal slavery allows them to look noble and illegal slavery allows them to appear as though they maintain Christian morals and values.
400
When observing the stowing of slaves on the 1786 ship "Brooke" of Liverpool, the slave captain used the method of...?
Tight-packing
400
What ensured that slave auctions were successful?
Three things: 1)they advertised in the papers beforehand, 2) they allowed buyers to "inspect" merchandise, and 3) once bought, they were branded.
400
When did Britain enact legislation to abolish the Atlantic Slave Trade?
1807
400
How many vertebrae bones does a giraffe have?
Seven
500
According to Lovejoy's estimates, about how many slaves were brought to the Americas through the Atlantic Slave Trade from the 1450s to 1900?
About 12 million; his exact estimate is 11,698,000.
500
Why did Snelgrave publish "Account of Some Parts of Guinea and the Slave Trade"?
To assist other Atlantic slave crews in their Middle Passage; the article gives tips to others on how to treat the slaves in order to avoid mutiny, and what to do if mutiny occurs.
500
Who was the British clergyman who traveled widely in Brazil in 1828 and 1829, and described the conditions in the Valongo slave market in Rio de Janeiro?
Robert Walsh
500
When did the U.S. abolish the slave trade?
1808
500
What does M&M's stand for?
Mars and Murrie's (candy's founders)