Slave Jobs
What slave job was considered the most physically draining?
Mining
What is scurvy?
Name the biggest country in the Caribbean:
Cuba
What item was sold the most by the end of the slave trade?
Enslaved people
What was the purpose of a teeth extractor?
To rip teeth out, so people could force feed slaves
What was the name of the slave whose job it was to breastfeed infants?
What was Dysentry? Name a symptom and how it is caused.
Caused by contaminated water. Diarrhea, accompanied by blood and mucus.
Name 3 states that slaves were exported to:
Maryland, Virginia, Mississippi, South Carolina, Georgia, Alabama, Louisiana
What item was sold the least by the end of the slave trade?
Silver
Why did slaves refuse to eat?
As an act of protest, to look less desired, to die instead of going through more torture.
What was the most mentally taxing slave job?
A Breeding Slave
Rotten meat, yams, rice, oats, beans, corn
What South American country had the most slaves?
Brazil
True or False: Coffee was worth more than sugar by the end of the slave trade?
False!
Where was water stored on ships?
Wooden barrels
What was the responsibilities of a cotton plantation worker?
Cleaning cotton, picking and transporting
How long was a typical voyage across the Atlantic?
6-8 weeks
Name 3 countries in Africa:
Mali, Nigeria, Congo, Angola, Ghana, Cameroon.....
Name 5 items that people traded during the slave trade:
Enslaved people, rice, indigo, coffee, sugar, silver, gold, cotton, tobacco and rum
How much space did slaves have between each other?
16 inches, or the length of the class sword
What slave job involved cooking, laundry and childcare?
A House Slave
What percent of slaves were children?
26%
What country was known for tobacco plantations?
What was Indigo?
What is ivory?
Material taken from elephant tusks