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Slave trading
Life of a slave
(Politics)
Revolts
Bonus (Non related) Questions
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Guns, crafted goods and rum
What did the slave traders give in exchange for the slaves?
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No, most slave traders were "tight packers", and the slaves were often mistreated aboard the slave ships.
Did the slaves have a lot of space and luxury aboard the slave ships?
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1807
When was the slave trade outlawed in both America and Europe?
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An armed uprising by slaves
What is a revolt?
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Slave resistance
Which topic does group 2 have?
200
Mainly America, Europe and Africa.
Which continents were involved in the "Slave trade triangle"?
200
Disease, Starvation and Suicide.
What were the main causes of death aboard the slave ships?
200
How many slaves were removed from Africa? - Millions - Hundreds of millions - Tens of millions
Tens of millions. Around 40 million slaves were removed from Africa during that time period.
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The spanish Slave-ship "Amistad", in 1839
What is The most famous slave revolt and when did it happen?
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Jim Crow
Which topic does group 3 have?
300
Ears were cut off.
How did the slave traders prove the purchase of slaves?
300
After boarding the slave ships, how many percent of the slaves didn't see land again?
20%
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How did the slaves affect the American economy?
The american economy boomed, as business now was better, with cheaper labour.
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Danced and drummed different patterns.
How did the slaves, coming from multiple countries, communicate?
300
Civil rights movement
Which topic does group 4 have?
400
What was the main reason slaves were imported?
The southern American countries figured out that they had the perfect climate for farming sugar cane, cotton and tobacco, which was very labour-intensive. They required cheap labour, and turned to Africa.
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Above deck
Where did they keep children and women?
400
What happened to the economies of African countries, after slave trading was outlawed and why?
The economies collapsed. Missing funding from western countries. No more guns.
400
How was the most famous slave revolt tricked by the crew of the ship?
The crewmen tricked the Revolting Africans into sailing for the West coast of New England, where they were eventually sentenced to jail.
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Story of U.S. documentary/general events during the period
Which topic does group 5 have?
500
What could you also call the slave trade after the fact that slaves were also used in trading guns?
An arms race
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Earlier versions of slavery have been seen in Europe. What differed these types of slavery from the type we saw in America and how was it justified?
In the earlier versions of slavery, some slaves would have the possibility to work their way out of slavery, and even achieve power and own land. This type of slavery was justified by the church, claiming that black people were genetically inferior to white.
500
What ideologies were the effects of the slave trade? Describe them.
Racism.
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How many slave revolts was done on ships?
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Yes. They held slaves.
Did Eric's ancestors have anything to do with slave trading?