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Provide an alternative name for “the triangular trade"
Transatlantic slave trade
Name all the continents that was part of the Trans Atlantic slave trade (4)
North America, South America, Europe, Africa
Shells used as currency in the slave trade
Cowrie shells
What causes Scurvy?
Vitamin C deficiency
What is meant by the term “indigenous people”?
Groups of people who are the first or original inhabitants of a particular land or region
In what year did the trading company established a refreshment station at the Cape?
1652
Name the groups of indigenous people living in the Cape.
San and Khoikoi
What did Africa gain from the TA Slave trading?
Manufactured goods from Europe such as rum, cloth, guns, metal goods and trinkets
Before the arrival of the Europeans, there were already ___________ groups of indigenous people living in the Cape.
two
Which trading company used this trading route?
The VOC / Dutch East India Company
A large farm for growing crops like sugar cane, coffee, and cotton
Plantation
The religion that slaves brought to the Cape
Islam
Why were African slaves wanted in America?
Not enough Europeans
Native Americans to perform hard labour on large plantations in South America.
Give a reason for the trading company’s decision to use the Cape as a stopping point
It is exactly halfway between the Netherlands and Batavia
Someone who works on contract for a period of time
Indentured labourer
List the things slaves on the West Coast of Africa were allowed to do, which slaves in America were not allowed to do (4)
marry; own land; inherit property from their masters; have their own slaves
Name the plantation crops that North America sold to Europe. (7)
Tobacco, rice, indigo, molasses, sugar, coffee and cotton
Slaves are listed as items of trade. What does this tell you about the attitudes towards slaves at the time?
No rights were afforded to them; they had the same value as plantation crops / manufactured goods.
Africans enslaved and captured people...
When, who and, how?
When and Who: During raids and tribal wars. Some were condemned criminals or those that owed money. Some that were accused of witchcraft.
How: Chained around the neck and forced to walk 100s of kilometers to the coast.(death marches)
GROUPS of 3:
Explain how African slaves were captured and what hardships they faced before being forced to work on plantations in the Americas.
African slaves (adults and children) were captured during tribal wars and raids. They had to endure death marches, during which they were chained around the neck and had to walk hundreds of kilometres to the coastal forts, where they were auctioned off like cattle. From there, they would be loaded onto ships and transported across the Atlantic to perform hard labour on plantations in the American South.
GROUPS of 3:
“A slave’s journey from West Africa to an American plantation was a long and painful experience.” Do you agree with this statement? Give four reasons for your answer.
Slaves were forced to endure difficult conditions on the ships during the long journey to the American colonies, such as: lack of space, poor sanitation, no proper food, cramped below deck, frequent illnesses (scurvy, dysentery), which often led to death.
Groups of 3
Some historians say that the slave trade overall improved the standard of living in West Africa. Do you agree? Justify your answer.
Yes – a number of people in West Africa became rich; opened West Africa up to trade and goods from Arabia and Europe; slaves were traded for weapons, better agricultural implements, blankets and cloth, which improved people’s lives.
No - trade meant millions of strong young men (and women) were taken away, so there were not enough people to work and develop West Africa. The slavers caused wars and killed lots of people in slave-capturing raids and so people suffered and communities were destroyed. Instead of developing their economies, many people depended on the slave trade. In the long term, it increased racism against Africans around the world because slaves were seen as inferior.
Groups of 3
Write about the slaves in the Cape.
Include their arrival, living and working conditions, legacy, and resistance against slavery.
What was one of the cruelest things to happen at these slave auctions concerning families?
Families, including mothers and their children, were separated, and would often never see each other again.