7 Steps To Dehumanisation

Question 1

Name the 7 steps to dehumanisation.

Answer 1

1. The Kidnapping
2. The Journey to the Coast
3. The Negotiation
4. The Middle Passage
5. The Seasoning
6. The Auction
7. The Slave Naming

Question 2

Explain the first step of dehumanisation.

Answer 2

The slaves would be captured by African kings and merchants.

Question 3

Explain the second step of dehumanisation.

Answer 3

The slaves would be chained and marched for many days to the west African coast.

Question 4

Explain the third step of dehumanisation.

Answer 4

The slaves would be advertised like prizes to the Europeans and traded for processed goods.

Question 5

Explain the fourth step of dehumanisation.

Answer 5

The slaves would be packed onto ships and sailed for many weeks to the Americas. This stage was one of the worst because of poor conditions, and the slaves often tried to kill themselves instead of going through such an awful process.

Question 6

Explain the fifth step of dehumanisation.

Answer 6

The slaves would be dropped off at a camp where they would be tortured until they agreed to the idea of being a slave.

Question 7

Explain the sixth step of dehumanisation.

Answer 7

The slaves would be auctioned off to American production farm owners to work. They worked with cash crops (tobacco, cotton).

Question 8

Explain the seventh step of dehumanisation.

Answer 8

The slave owners would rename their slaves because they could not bother to learn their African names.