Basics
What was the name of the system that moved millions of people from Africa to the Americas by the 1800's.
The Atlantic slave trade
They were sold at markets like property.
Name one type of labor that enslaved people had to do on plantations.
Planting
Tending
Harvesting
What did some countries like Britain start to do in the early 1800's?
Ban/outlaw slavery
Name 2 types of crops that were grown on plantations.
Cotton, sugar, and tobacco.
What was the name of the large farms that colonists used enslaved people to provide labor for in order to grow cash crops.
Plantations
How were enslaved Africans taken?
Raids and wars
How long did enslaved people have to work every day?
From sunrise to sunset.
What was the name of the order that helped free slaves in rebellious states?
The Emancipation Proclamation
Name 3 things that enslaved people were forced to do on plantations.
Plant, tend, and harvest crops
What country were slaves taken from and what country were they brought to?
Africa to America
The Middle Passage
What were slaves treated as by their owners?
Property
Which amendment ended slavery in the United States?
The 13th amendment
Why was slavery more common in southern states than in northern ones?
Southern states had climate and land that were good for growing labor intensive crops that needed a lot of people for farming.
Why did the colonies use enslaved labor to grow crops?
They needed a large number of workers to grow the labor intensive cash crops.
Name two things that many people died from during the Middle Passage?
Starvation and disease
What were groups of slaves who escaped and lived together called?
Hidden communities
Name 3 ways that enslaved people were able to keep their culture alive.
Music, stories, and religious practices.
Name 3 other places that enslaved people were forced to work.
Households, ports, and shops
What did it mean that slavery was hereditary?
Where were captured people taken before being shipped to America?
Forts and trading posts
Name 4 ways that enslaved people resisted their treatment?
Working slowly
Pretending to be sick
Running away
Fighting
Name 3 lasting effects of slavery
It changed populations, created deep social and economic inequalities, and shaped cultures.
Name the 3 groups of people who participated in slavery.
Some African leaders, American colonists, and European traders