Agricultural Revolution
In what centuries did the Agricultural Revolution occur?
Mid 17th - Late 19th
What was one important invention that started the Industrial Revolution?
The Steam Engine
Which coast of Africa did slaves usually travel from?
BONUS: Name a country on this coast.
The West Coast
(Senegal, Sierra Leone, Congo, Angola)
Who captured slaves in Africa?
Other African people, usually trading for materials.
How were slaves sold?
In auctions
What is an enclosure?
Fenced off areas of land used to create large private farms.
Where did most people work during this time?
In factories
Where were slave ships travelling to?
North, South & Central America
Where did slave traders come from?
Europe
What was given to slaves once they were sold?
New names.
Give an example of a new farming technique/technology developed during this time.
Crop rotation, selective breeding, iron plough, seed drill
Name two cities in England whose population density increased during the Industrial Revolution.
London, Leeds, Newcastle, Manchester, Bristol
Which ocean were slave trips crossing through the 'middle passage'?
Atlantic Ocean
Name three exports from the Americas back to Europe.
Tobacco, Sugar, Rice, Whale Oil, Lumber, Silk, Indigo, Molasses, Wood, Furs
What kind of slaves were the most desirable to slave traders?
Women of childbearing age and strong young men.
What was a negative aspect of enclosure acts for farmers?
Farmers were put out of work because of new technology
Farmers wages decreased to increase profit for landowners
Why were children employed?
They didn't cost as much - they could be paid less.
Name a disease that slaves died of during their journey.
Measles, Dysentery, Scurvy, Smallpox
Name one material African leaders traded slaves for.
Guns, Cloth, Iron, Alcohol
What were people who were anti-slavery called?
Abolitionists
What synthetic farming material was invented during this time?
Fertiliser
What happened during this time that created the need for convicts to be sent to Australia?
Increased crime - overcrowded prisons.
What's the difference between 'tight packing' and 'loose packing'?
Tight Packing = lots of slaves in small space, crowded
Loose Packing = fewer slaves, more chance of survival
The Triangular Trade
What country was Olaudah Equiano from?
Nigeria