Slavery Flashcards
Definition
Legal property of another or others and is bound I absolute obedience
Slavery Abolition
Slave Trade in 1807 and slavery in 1833
Triangular Trade
Weapons to Africa, Middle Passage, Plantations, Cotton, sugar, tobacco
Africa in 1600
Barbarous Uncivilised Prosperous Kings Regional religions South- little villages North- a few Muslim towns
Middle Passage
The journey of slaves from the west coast of Africa to the Americas. Slaves were chained up and gathered in small spaces and were in extreme conditions of sanitation and diet. Many of them lost their lives along the way. The ill were also thrown into the sea and the bad were punished or whipped to death. The slaves were treated badly in the plantations as well.
Olaudah Equiano
A former slave who got out of slavery by paying for his freedom. One of the most important abolitionists.
Types of auction
High bidder auction
Candle Lit Auction
Grab and Go Auction
Before selling
A meal before being sold Washed, shaven and oiled Thoroughly examined Deals Anus filled with ropes to prevent illness
Life on the plantation
Small numbered communities
Some entertainment in the communities: music, dancing
Whipping
Overseer
Plantation
Rules set by each island in West Indies for punishments.
