slavery Flashcards
Who helped in the Haitian Revolution after leaving slavery
Toussaint L’ouverture
Who was a runaway and helped others escape plantations
Harriet Tubman
name the two best selling books from previous slaves
Equiano autobiography
Mary Prince autobiography
Who campaigned in 1770 to stop slavery
granville sharpe
describe the slave trade triangle
In England they manufacture the weapons and goods then a boat goes to Africa and sells weapons for slaves who then travel the middle passage for 8-10 weeks and end up working usually on plantations then the crops are taken back to england
What were the 3 main plantations
Tobacco Cotton and Sugar
What happened before africans were used as slaves
Indentured labour where English men and woman work instead
What was the lifespan on a Plantation
3 years
What happened to tribes who lost in Africa
They were captured and sold as slaves
What two years were the end of slave trade and abolition of slavery in the British empire
1807 and 1833
What saying came from rudyard kipling
‘The white mans burden’
What part did Cecil rhoades play in the british empire
he said that british had a genius for ruling and he captured zimbabwe from the zulu for diamonds and gold
