Trade
Transported on ships rom Africa
what are enslaved people?
Ashanti and Dahomey.
Name two African kingdoms that grew wealthy from the slave trade.
Around 38 days
About how long did the Middle Passage across the Atlantic take?
Liverpool
Which British city became the biggest port due to the slave trade?
The name of the triangular trade journey that transported slaves from Africa,
What is the Middle Passage?
Guns and manufactured goods
What goods did African rulers trade from Europeans?
Dysentery and smallpox.
Name two common diseases on slave ships.
Tobacco
What product did Glasgow trade in most?
A fortified holding area where enslaved Africans were kept before being shipped
What was a "factory" in the context of the slave trade?
Up to 30 million
How many people is Africa estimated to have lost due to the slave trade?
Attempted uprisings, refusing to eat, or jumping overboard.
How did enslaved Africans resisted on ships?
Plantations
What were the large farms called?
These goods were transported from the Caribbean.
What is sugar, cottons, and tobacco?
They couldn’t compete with cheap European imports.
Why did African crafts decline during the slave trade?
Auctions and scramble sales.
What were the two main ways enslaved people were sold in the Caribbean?
Lloyds and Barclays
What were the banks and insurance companies that gained from the trade?
Kidnapping, being sold by family, or as punishment for crimes
How did Africans became enslaved?
Kidnapping, being sold by family, or as punishment for crimes.
How did Africans become enslaved?
Flimsy huts and overcrowding
What were housing conditions like for enslaved people on plantations?
Arawaks
What was the native tribe that was wiped out?