In Ancient Times
Punishment for crime
To pay off debts
Captured in War
Sold themselves or their kids
What is Mansa Musa famous for?
Richest person to ever live
When did the Trans-Atlantic Slave trade take place?
15-19th century
Late 1400s - Mid 1800s
What rights did slaves have under U.S. law?
None, they were considered property, not people.
What does abolition mean?
Formally putting an end to something, particularly slavery
Name all the continents where slavery existed
Africa
Asia
North/South America
Europe
Today, Africa is made up of how many countries?
54
How were African kingdoms affected by the Trans-Atlantic Slave trade?
First- made a lot of money
At the end- lost money, lost people, political instability, economic instability, vulnerable to European colonization
What kind of work did enslaved people do besides farming? Name 2 jobs
- Factories
-Workshops
-Mills
-Tailors, shoemakers
-Iron workers, wood workers
-Artists/Crafts people
-Loggers
-Miners
Name 3 ways people resisted slavery
-Verbal and Physical confrontation
-Theft
-Property Damage
-Resisting Work
-Running away
-Maintaining strong family bonds
-Violent Revolt
-Culture, religion, music, education
How old is the institution of slavery?
over 5,000 years old
What is one reason we have limited knowledge about West African kingdoms?
Books were burned/stolen over time
The Middle Passage refers to what?
Refers to the stretch of journey slaves made across the ocean from West Africa to the Americas
Enslaved people generally were provided terrible living conditions EXCEPT for this part of life
Food - They were generally given enough to eat- not out of kindness- but they needed strength to do their jobs
Name 2 famous abolitionists.
Sojourner Truth
Frederick Douglass
Harriet Tubman
William Loyd Garrison
Harriet Beecher Stowe
Where does the word "slave" originate from?
From the word "Slav" - meaning Eastern Europeans in ancient times
Describe Mali's capital city Timbuktu during its golden era.
-Wealthy
-Educated
-International
the sale / purchase and transport of African people to the Americas as slaves by Europeans between the 15th century and the 19th century is known as what?
The Trans-Atlantic Slave Trade
What were some restrictions on free black people in the North and the South?
-segregation
-restricted from certain jobs
-could not vote
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Describe how slaves used property destruction to resist slavery.
Broke tools that they needed for working
Overworked field animals so less work could be done
Vandalized wagons, so no transport
Set fire to barns and stables
30-50%
About how many ethnic groups are there in Africa?
Over 3,000
Describe the Middle Passage
-dirty
-smelly
-crowded
-dying people
They treated them like children to try to make them feel dependent on the slaveowner.
Describe one way people used family or culture to resist slavery.
-Named babies after lost family members
-Running away to visit each other at night
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