Slavery 1
The horrible, cramped and unsanitary part of a slaves journey was called...
The Middle Passage
True or false: Some slaves tried to jump overboard from slave ships to escape the horror.
True
What would happen if a slave tried to revolt on a slave ship?
They were punished
This heroic woman was a leader on the Underground Railroad. She, and other helpers, were known as “conductors.”
Harriet Tubman
This colonial region was known for growing cash crops like tobacco and cotton.
The Southern region
What was the third dilemma?
Arrival in America
Slaves were taken from this area to work in the Americas, mostly on plantations...
West Africa
This is the name for the secret passageways and secret helpers that helped slaves escape to freedom.
Underground Railroad
What was the first dilemma?
Trading slaves for guns/power
What was The Middle Passage?
The voyage from West Africa to the West Indies & America
Some of the natural resources sent from the colonies to England and other countries in Europe were... (name 2 of the 3)
cotton, tobacco, and indigo
What was a scramble?
All slaves were sold at the same price
Slaves were brought to this area before they were brought to America, specifically to work on sugar plantations...
The West Indies
The valuable items traded for enslaved Africans were... (1 of the 2)
guns and tools
What were the 2 ways slaves were sold once they were in America?
scrambles and auctions
Most slaves worked how many hours a day?
16
What was the person who supervised slaves in the field and punished them if they stopped working?
Overseer
About how long did the middle passage take?
5-12 weeks
What was the transatlantic exchange of goods and slaves called?
The triangular trade
What were 2 of the 3 kinds of work (that we talked about) that people in West Africa did?
farming, mining, trading
What was the first year of work for a slave called? (1 of the 2)
Breaking in period (or seasoning)
Slavery lasted a long time within the Americas before it was abolished, about how many years?
246
Roughly how many West Africans made the Middle Passage voyage?
10-15 million
What was west African society based on?
Family
Why did slaves want to try to get a job as a skilled worker?
To try and get enough money to buy their freedom (or to get better clothes or food from the family)