Key Words
Define "slave"
a person who is forced to labor/work against their will
True or False: Africa is a country
FALSE. IT IS A CONTINENT.
List three (3) nations in the Americas where enslaved people lived.
Jamaica, Brazil, USA, Trinidad, etc.
What name was given to the journey that transported slaves from West Africa to the West Indies and North America?
Trans-atlantic Slave Trade
True or False: Slavery is illegal in every country in the world today.
False
What is a natural resource?
Something that is grown in nature.
List three (3) natural resources that were taken from Africa.
Gold, salt, diamonds, slaves.
List three (3) countries that owned slaves..
England, France, Portugal, Germany, Belgium, Spain, etc
What was the name of the rebelling community in Jamaica?
Maroons
Who is William Wilberforce
an abolitionist
define imperialism.
when a strong country takes over a weak country
What ocean was traveled during this era of history?
Atlantic Ocean
what is the key word that is defined as "to get rid of slavery"
True or False:
British slave-owners who were forced to give up their slaves received financial recompensation. (they were paid back for their economic "loss"
True
What was the Middle Passage?
The voyage (journey) taken by slaves. It went from Africa to the Americas.
What time period are we talking about when we discuss the Transatlantic Slave Trade?
18th century
1600 - 1900s
True or False: The following places were all added to the British empire in the 18th century.
-West Indies
-Africa
-Australia
True
In what year did immigration to the UK flourish (grow)?
1960s
Name two people who played a part in bringing about the abolition of slavery
William Wilberforce
Thomas Clarkson
Olaudah Equiano
List three (3) words that are synonyms for "fighting back" that Miss Amreen has used in class.
rebellion
resistance
revolt
Provide two (2) reasons people used to justify slavery.
1 - Some people believed that they were "civilizing" the African people by making them learn English.
2 - Some people believed they were helping the African people by bringing them Christianity.
3- Slavery would be too expensive to abolish.
4. Slavery is legal.
How many islands are in the Caribbean?
Over 600
In what year was slavery formally outlawed in Britain?
1833
Who was Kwame Nkrumah
Ghana's first black president